The helmet cam takes us to the northeast suburbs of Grand Rapids to the tiny township of Cannonsburg, named after eastern capitalist LeGrand Cannon (no idea what an eastern capitalist is but looked it up). The trail has come a long way (for the better) since I last rode it about a decade ago. More miles have been added (about 10 total, lot of flow) and alternate loop direction based on the day of the week have reduced trail wear.
trailhead
For metro Detroiters, it's about 19 miles north of Lowell so get off at the Lowell exit and your idiot phone will send you the rest of the way. For west siders, West River Drive off of US-131, north of Grand Rapids, eventually becomes Cannonsburg Rd after about 10 or so miles to the east and the idiot phone will take you from there.
Park at the ski lodge and the trailhead entrance heads south from there. Head towards the yellow tube on the side of one of the ski hills. I'm going off of memory but believe the yellow flow was Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; red flow the others.
positives
The re-do of the trail has made for a great flow. I didn't ride on Tuesday but hear their evening "taco Tuesday" ride/gatherings are a treat and bring the crowds.
negatives
No negatives. Northeast Grand Rapids is a beautiful area.
Cell phone users may need to click the link to view the attached video. The squirrel parade is at about the 1:20 mark.
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Trail Head
