This Figure-8 route takes you to some of the smaller forest roads in Waterloo State Park which provide a great contrast to the more open farm roads we get in the rest of Washtenaw county. Passing through Chelsea and Dexter along the way provides ample opportunities for resupply.

On the way back to town, the route adds on a victory lap up Tubbs Road, one of the prettier gravel climbs near Ann Arbor. But you can easily skip this and just continue back up Huron River Drive.