The Loop

The Loop is a multi-use skate and recreational trail at LaSalle Landing waterfront in LaSalle. The trail is part of the redevelopment of the waterfront area located along the Heritage Detroit River. It will transform the area into a vibrant, year-round destination. For more details on this evolving project visit the LaSalle Landing Waterfront web page. 

Winter Use: The Loop functions as an ice skating loop during the colder months, with ice plant mechanical equipment to keep the trail frozen. The ice skating trail is expected to be usable between December and February.

Summer Use: In warmer months, The Loop will serve as a concrete recreational trail for walking, jogging, biking, and in-line skating. 

Water Feature: Located next to The Loop, the Rotary Circle, sponsored by the Rotary Club LaSalle Centennial, includes water jets bubbling from the concrete, offering a playful water feature for use in the warmer months.

Accessibility: Designed to be inclusive, the trail and surrounding amenities aim to be accessible to people of all ages and abilities.

Fun facts about the main trail loop:

• The Loop is approximately 250m in length
• The trail loop took approximately 400 cubic meters of concrete, which equates to about 50 truckloads.
• There are approximately 21 km of refrigeration piping in the concrete loop.  For a comparison, this would stretch down Laurier Drive, from the LaSalle Boat Ramp to Howard Avenue, and back to the boat ramp.
• There are approximately 31 metric tons of reinforcing steel to be placed in the concrete loop.  This is equivalent to the weight of about 31 fully mature Clydesdale horses.
• The concrete loop is supported by about 76 foundations/footings installed perpendicular to the trail, 4.8 m apart.