Trail Status Live — SE Michigan MTB

What is this?

Real-time trail conditions for mountain bikers in SE Michigan. Every trail is checked against current weather data — recent rain, temperature, and the forecast ahead — so you can decide whether it's worth the drive before you leave the house.

Conditions update every 20 minutes. If a trail has a known closure or special situation, the local coordinator can post a manual override that takes precedence over the weather model.

Reading the conditions

Open Dry enough to ride. Soil has had enough time to drain and firm up after the last rain.

Caution Rideable but soft in places. Consider skipping if you're on a heavy bike or the trail is clay-heavy.

Too Wet Recent rain and not enough drying time. Riding now causes ruts and lasting damage — please wait.

Rain Actively raining or rain expected imminently. Check the forecast tab for when it clears.

Closed Official closure — seasonal, maintenance, or a known trail issue. Tap the trail for details.

RainSense™

Most weather apps tell you there's a 90% chance of rain — but not whether that's 0.05" or an inch. RainSense™ always shows the actual amount in inches. Colour encodes probability: light blue means unlikely, dark blue means near-certain.

10% chance 50% 90%+ chance

0.05"

25% chance · trace

0.8"

25% chance · significant

0.05"

90% chance · trace

0.8"

90% chance · significant

A 90% chance of 0.05" is a dark blue near-nothing — annoying but not trip-cancelling. A 25% chance of 0.8" is a light blue tall bar — low odds, but worth watching.

How to use this site

1

Trail List — Trails are sorted by distance from your location. Green is good to go. Anything else, check the details.

2

Tap a trail — Opens the Today page: current status, temperature, hours since last rain, and a 12-hour window forecast.

3

Weekly Planner — From any Today page, tap Weekly Plan to see a 7-day forecast and the best riding window ahead.

4

Map View — See all trails at a glance. Marker color matches current status. Tap any marker for a quick summary.

About

I'm Jon Barks, aka Woof. I'm an avid mountain biker with a fascination with weather. I'd constantly check weather apps and social media reports to plan when to ride — trying to figure out if a trail was actually rideable without causing damage.

This site is a combination of those two passions: a decision tool that brings everything into one place. Weather data comes from Open-Meteo, with drying models tuned to each trail's soil type and drainage. Official NWS weather alerts for SE Michigan are shown automatically when active. No ads, no accounts, no tracking.

Questions or corrections? Drop me a note →

How you can help

Refine the drying model. Every trail drains differently. If you ride a trail and find it dries faster or slower than the conditions shown here, please let me know — those reports directly improve how the model is tuned for that trail.

Request a feature. If there's something you'd like to see — a new trail, a different way to view the data, anything — I'd love to hear it.

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Support this site

If this site saves you a wasted drive or helps you catch a perfect window, consider buying me a coffee — it keeps the servers running and the model improving.

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