Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Pentwater, Michigan

This trail is an easy drive through the Manistee National Forest. There are some dispersed camping sites along the trail. It is possible to access the trail from both sides. From the west side of…
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FS 5011 is a primarily sandy and rocky trail that traverses the Manistee National Forest. This trail has many mud holes that can range up to 20 inches deep depending on recent rainfall. There are…
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This is a fun little gateway to LP191 off West Garfield. It's a seasonally accessible road that can get muddy at times, but for the majority of the year, it does stay dry due to…
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This access trail is found in the southwest Manistee National Forest area with natural terrain and beautiful forest views. It is a mix of deep forest trails and some open sandy trails. It's a great…
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Forest Service Road 9292 is an easy, fun off-road trail for beginners. Located less than 3 miles from US-131 Highway in Rothbury, Michigan, this route is easily accessible. There is a sandy section near the…
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Horseback riding, hiking, and hunting are all options here.Forest Service Road 6325 is part of 2 unique trails in the area that offer wonderful views of the tall red pine and hardwood trees along a…
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Whelan Lake Trail (NFS 6661/6716) is an easy off-road trail located just a few miles south of U.S. 10, making this route easily accessible. The trail is an out-and-back route that twists through the Manistee…
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Lake Trail is an out-and-back route that gets its name from the lake that the trail ends at. This route is mostly sandy with some small mud holes. This trail is notable for the great…
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Forest Service Road 6290 is a unique trail that offers wonderful views of the tall red pine and hardwood trees. The trail encounters a few mud and water holes that can get deep and rutted…
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This is a two lane dirt road that does have a couple of areas where it narrows down to one lane. There is one area that is a little low and could be muddy in…
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Forest Service Road 6506/6507 is an easy, fun off-road trail for beginners. Located just a few miles south of U.S. 10, this route is easily accessible. The trail winds through a beautiful part of the…
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Forest Service Road 6293/6294 is an easy off-road trail located only a few miles south of U.S. 10. The trail takes you up and down through some gorgeous tall Michigan pine trees, and is very…
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The trail is sandy and fairly short. The trail is lined with tall trees and fern ground cover. It's just wide enough for one vehicle. Located in the Manistee National Forest not too far from…
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Forest Service Road 6505 is an easy trail located just a few miles south of U.S. 10, making this route easily accessible. The trail winds through a scenic part of the Manistee National Forest and…
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NFS 6816 is a cruising logging road trail located near Pine Haven Campground. This bidirectional trail is very easy with nothing technical. Most of the trail is a combination of gravel, sand, and dirt, and…
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Aspen Trail (NFS 6295) is an easy off-road trail located just a few miles south of U.S. 10. This route has nothing technical and weaves through a gorgeous section of tall Michigan Red Pine Forest…
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Forest Service Road 6296 is an easy off-road trail located just a few miles south of U.S. 10. This route has nothing technical and weaves through a scenic section of the Manistee National Forest. Along…
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NFS 5201 is a fun off-road trail located between North 192nd Avenue & North Maple Island Road. This trail is typically easy with nothing technical, just a few rutted spots that can become muddy and…
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This trail will take you through the "White River Special Area" within the Manistee National Forest. Starting this route on 168th Ave, you will be on a hard-packed gravel road, which will pass by a…
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This is a nice quiet Forest Service Road located just outside the town of Whitehall in the Manistee National Forest. The trail is fairly narrow in the summer months with overgrowth, and some pinstriping is…
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NFS 5200 is mostly a logging road located on the border of Oceana & Mason Counties. This bidirectional trail is very easy with nothing technical. Most of the trail is a combination of gravel, sand,…
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NFS 6619 is a fun and muddy off-road trail, located off NFS 6645 in the Manistee National Forest. This trail is mostly easy with nothing technical other than mud holes. Like most of Michigan trails,…
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This forest road is mostly sand and dirt based. Trail does have a nice camping spot toward the middle of the route. Very easy with one section that does have some shallow tree roots that…
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NFS 5149 is one of the best trails in Michigan due to its diverse scenery. This trail starts very bumpy over some large tree roots in a washed-out section. During inclement weather, this section could…
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Pine Needle is a trail through Manistee National Forest. It gets its name from the many pine groves that you will drive by. The trail is mostly sandy with some small inclines with exposed tree…
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This is a trail from here to there with offshoots that can lead everywhere. It's a midwest Michigan seasonal road/forest road, which means it's basically a non-maintained dirt county road/trail. It's mostly flat sand and…
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NFS 6645 is a beautiful and easy logging trail located within the Manistee National Forest. Starting from the eastern end, it's mostly a sweeping gravel road/trail until the bend at mile marker 1.5. Here, the…
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Podunk River Access/Forest Road 5302/9359 is a short loop with boat access to the White River in the Huron-Manistee National Forest. This is an easy trail but features some tight spots and ruts. It's mostly…
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The forest road is mostly sand with a little mud in spots. The road becomes very uneven and forces lower speed. A lower clearance vehicle may damage the front facia. When you get near the…
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The trail has mild trails with a few wet areas. The trail passes next to the White River in places close to Horseshoe Lake. There are a few boondocking spots where you can camp along…
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