Review Date
August 24, 2009

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: onlycrimson ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Island Lake is a very beautiful park with nice rolling hills. The trails are hard packed for the most part with some areas of sand. The trail is mostly flat on the blue loop with a few climbs and a fun downhill that is a little off camber on the side of a hill. The yellow loop is slightly more technical with a few climbs and some fast descents. Overall the trail is very fast and has lots of good high speed corners. Also, there are very clearly visible mile markers.

Recommended Route:
I would recommend riding the Blue Loop first and then riding Yellow. The trail markings can be a little confusing. The trails crosses roads and paved paths. Every time you come to a road or path you will end up crossing it. Some of the road crossings require jogging a little ways left or right. Follow the blue or yellow colored posts and the arrows on them.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Maybury, Highland, Pontiac Lake

Review Date
June 11, 2008

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 1 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 1 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: murderface ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
This trail is best riden with a road bike. The most refined and smooth trail in Michigan, the best part is the quasi-jump in the parking lot. Honestly, my carbon Zurich has riden it twice!

Recommended Route:
Loop the yellow. Blue is sandy and offers very little flow.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Pontiac Lake, Highland Rec,

Review Date
September 19, 2006

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: Duco ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Blue: Very Sandy at the corner of turns and base of climbs.

Recommended Route:
For an advanced rider, ride it for aerobic and Fun.
For a Beginer, its not bad, but youll get the taste for what a harder trail takes to get through.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Poto, Novi, Pont. Lake, etc. etc. etc.

Review Date
October 31, 2005

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: bheldke ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Fast and relatively long--an hour of a good cross country ride and some single track. It's what I would consider one of the beginner places, since a lot of the trail is open cross country track.

Recommended Route:
Blue then yellow. Blue is relatively flat and fast. Yellow is a bit more in the woods.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Poto, Maybury, Brighton, Highland, Pontiac Lake

Review Date
September 22, 2004

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: sideshu ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Fast and fun trail, well marked. A few tachnical spots with short climbs and downhills. This is a well maintained trail with that gets used. After work and Sat/Sun mornings are busy.

Recommended Route:
There are two loops that can be ridden together. The blue route is the longer and easier of the two. The yellow route is shorter and a bit more difficult.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
If you get a 1/2 day, make sure your bike is in good shape, pack some food and hit the Potowatami Trail near Dexter/Pinckney, MI