HomeAll TrailsMount Pleasant to East Lansing Ride
Moderate
Cycling
🇺🇸 United States
Recorded Trail

This track was recorded on the ground by an actual expedition vehicle.

ID: US-MI-02

Mount Pleasant to East Lansing Ride

Added on 29 Sep 2026
Logged by @trailxon14 September 2017

Long flat farm-country ride from Mount Pleasant south to East Lansing.

Trail Map

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Trail Profile

General Instructions

Long day on country roads; watch for trucks and carry food.

Weather check

At Start
245m

Sampling Micro-Climate...

43.5891, -84.6988

Slide to preview conditions across the entire route • Point: 43.5891, -84.6988 @ 245m

Quick Stats

Distance
127.46 km
Type
Cycling Sector
Elevation Range
204m - 264m
Max Elevation
264 m
Max Gradient
10%
9.2%

Highlights

  • Central Michigan farmland
  • Michigan State University

Field Radio Protocol

VHF-UHF Communication

Emergency Simplex
146.520MHz
Team Coordination
446.006MHz
Scout Primary
146.400MHz

Propagation Telemetry

Ridge Line

92%

Gorge Floor

18%

Sector Relay: Sector Alpha Relay• 12-18 KM Range

Regulatory Compliance

VHF/UHF frequencies are for monitoring and emergency coordination only. Transmitting on these bands may require an Amateur Radio License or regional government permits. Check local telecommunications laws before operation.

Technical Analysis

Total Ascent

+110 m

Total Descent

-94 m

Ruggedness Index

Terrain Roughness Index

Vertical displacement per km. Typical range: 0 (Smooth) to 100+ (Extreme Mountain).

0 (Smooth)50 (Steep)100+ (Extreme)
1.6

1.6

Tortuosity Index

Route Curviness Index

Ratio of actual path to straight line. Typical range: 1.0 (Direct) to 3.0+ (Switchbacks).

1.0 (Direct)2.0 (Winding)3.0+ (Serpentine)
1.31

1.31

Gradient Distribution

Flat (0-3%)91%
Moderate (3-8%)8%
Steep (>8%)1%

Surface & Hydrology

Paved48%
Unpaved52%

Surface Spectrum Analysis

Asphalt
48%
Gravel
10%
Dirt Track
42%
Water Crossings

Includes only technical water fords where the vehicle actively enters a stream or riverbed. Permanent bridges are excluded from this count.

0

Difficulty Analysis

SCORE: 39

Difficulty is determined by a technical multi-vector analysis of elevation profile, surface quality, and topographic intensity.

Resulting CategoryModerate

Bounding Box (WGS84)

MIN LAT: 42.733559
MAX LAT: 43.590007
MIN LON: -84.707869
MAX LON: -84.462996

Point Spacing: 63.3 m • Engine: TrailX Precision GPX ANALYTICS v1.0.0

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