Michigan · Mountain biking

Tough Nuts

1.6 mi
round trip
225 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Apr–Oct
best months

Tough Nuts is a short, moderate mountain biking ride of about 3.2 miles out and back on county land in Michigan's Local Forest. The climb is gentle, with a high point of about 905 feet and an elevation gain of about 32 feet from the route's lowest point at roughly 880 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.4 miles, with a grade of about 4 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Gladwin run to highs around 82°F in July and 73°F in September, while winter brings highs in the 20s and several snowy days each month from December through February. The ride sits among a cluster of other mountain biking spots. Flowtopia and Cut Your Bars are each about 0.1 mile away, They Paved Paradise is about 0.2 mile away, and Shangri-La is about 0.3 mile away.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Tough Nuts

    Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      29° / 13°

      11 wet · 8 snow

    2. Feb

      32° / 13°

      9 wet · 6 snow

    3. Mar

      43° / 20°

      9 wet · 4 snow

    4. Apr

      55° / 31°

      10 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      68° / 43°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 53°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      82° / 57°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 55°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 47°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      60° / 37°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      46° / 28°

      11 wet · 3 snow

    12. Dec

      34° / 20°

      11 wet · 6 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gladwin, MI, 3.7 mi away at 775 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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