Island Lake Recreation Area is a 4,000-acre park in Livingston County that offers an "up north" experience without leaving southeast Michigan. The terrain is a mixture of open brush land to mature hardwood forest, with some pockets of open meadows mixed in. There are several mountain biking loops: East/Yellow Loop, five miles. The West/Blue Loop, Trail Length: nine miles and the Paved Bicycle Trail: four miles.
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