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Flow, Marquette, Michigan >

This hardy college town of 25,000 on Lake Superior’s south shore has quietly become a destination for Midwest singletrack seekers. A seemingly limitless number of excellent trails rise out of town and extend into the surrounding rock-strewn forests. Buffed epic singletrack, huge hucks or mellow two-track—Marquette has it all. Flow is one of several trails, including Your Mom, Back 9 and Bertha, that begin from the top of Benson Grade, just south of Marquette. Dropping and twisting several hundred feet through a mile of Upper Peninsula hardwoods, this is the type of trail where the harder you stomp it, the smoother it gets. Chocked full of gnarly rock drops, skinny wooden bridges, roots and arm-pumping, bermed turns. Flow will leave you hungry for more, which is fine because you could ride these woods for years, and never see it all. This seven-year-old trail has adapted to time, loggers and stunt-removing zealots to find its own Zen-like way, as its name would suggest. Some make a day of shuttling the long climb to the top for multiple runs on these trails, but core locals still grind it out. —Dan Powell


TRAIL FACTS >

The Trail

Skill Level: Advanced
Trail Type: Downhill
Length: 1.4 miles
Elevation Gain:
Elevation Loss: 389 feet


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Location

Trail Name : Flow
City(s) : Marquette
County : Marquette County
State : Michigan
Country : USA
Trail GPS Cords : 46.513338,-87.41787

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE >

 

Directions

Places to Eat

The Border Grill is the place for a post-ride burrito
(906)228-5228
180 S Mcclellan Ave,
Marquette, MI 49855
http://bordergrill.com/

Check out the Rice Paddy for homestyle Thai food,
(906)225-0368
1720 Presque Isle Ave
Marquette, MI 49855

Places to Stay

Holiday Inn of Marquette
1951 U.S. 41 West
Marquette, MI 49855
906-225-1351

Local Bike Shops


Quickstop Bike Shop,
(906) 225-1766
1100 North Third Street,
Marquette, MI 49855
www.quickstopbike.com

Lakeshore Bike,
(906)228-7547
505 Lakeshore Blvd
Marquette, MI 49855

   

2 comments

 
stu wrote 10 weeks 1 day ago

some changes

places to eat:
The Rubaiyat
119 W Baraga Ave
Marquette, MI 49855-4744
(906) 228-7800
great middle eastern food. really good co-op next door, AWESOME bakery next door.

Bike Shops:
Downwind Sports
514 N 3rd St
Marquette, MI 49855-3518
(906) 226-7112
all sorts of sports: hiking, skiing (downhill and XC), biking, and more.........great place for anything you might need.

This is a great town with TONS of options for biking, hiking, running, eating, or just hanging out. I visit Marquette at least 5 times a year.

 
CR Freeride and... wrote 23 weeks 2 days ago

www.crfreeridedownhill.com

Awesome trails guys... :( makes me jeallous, I used to live in WI...and always went to the upper peninsula to snowboard...I will have to take my bike next trip when I pay a visit to my school peers... :)

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