Dirt Bike Trails Near Alden, Michigan

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Kalkaska ORV Trail - North

Kalkaska ORV Trail is a 50-inch trail designed to be ridden by 50-inch ATVs, dirt bikes, and quads. The general makeup of this trail is loose sand. There is deeper sand in fresh timber-cut areas…
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Total Miles
26.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

North Missaukee Trail - 14478 & 14167

North Missaukee Trail - MCCCT Sections 14478 & 14167 is a section of the 750-mile Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail (MCCCT). This 7-mile section consists of a groomed 50" ORV trail. Like most lower Michigan…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

MCCCT - 66 to North 7 Mile

MCCCT - 66- 7 Mile North is a section of the 750-mile Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail. This 9-mile section consists of a groomed 50 ORV trail. Like most lower Michigan trails this is made…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

West Missaukee Trail Loop

West Missaukee Trail loop is a dirt bike only ride. The northern half of this trail is 24 inches wide winding trails through pine forests, while the southern half of this loop widens to a…
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Total Miles
11.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

East Missaukee Trail Loop

This is a bit of a longer adventure. Clocking in around 40 mile of single track this trail will take some effort to complete the entire loop. There are four sections to this ride. Two…
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Total Miles
16.4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Frederic Route

This route is an ORV route connector between the Grayling & Kalkaska ORV trail. This route runs through the Frederick ORV trail, often intersecting it. This offers many opportunities to jump on a 50-inch trail…
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Total Miles
12.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Fredrick ORV West

Fredrick ORV Trail is a 50-inch trail designed to be ridden by 50-inch ATVs, dirt bikes, and quads. The general makeup of this trail is loose sand. There is deeper sand in fresh timber-cut areas…
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Total Miles
10.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

High Rollway Scenic Overlanding Trail 1

This is an "out and back" trail with some accessible side trails that can be taken. The trail begins where the pavement of West 4 Road meets the dirt at High Rollway Scenic Overlanding Trail…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

The Desert

This area is a wide open sand lake bed right in the middle of the woods of Michigan. The area is several acres of loose sand with several large loose sand hills to climb. The…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

West Higgins Trail - North Border, 14485, and 14487

West Higgins Trail is a 50-inch trail designed to be ridden by 50-inch ATVs, dirt bikes, and quads. The general makeup of this trail is loose sand. There is deeper sand in fresh timber-cut areas…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

West Higgins Trail - North Cutoff, 14488, 18136, 14483, and 14484

West Higgins Trail is a 50-inch trail designed to be ridden by 50-inch ATVs, dirt bikes, and quads. The general makeup of this trail is loose sand. There is deeper sand in fresh timber-cut areas…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Hartwick Pines to CR 612 Pipeline Trail

The Hartwick Pines to CR 612 Pipeline 4x4 Trail is a challenging but rewarding off-road experience located in Crawford County, Michigan. The trail is approximately 5 miles long and features a variety of terrain, including…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Beaver Creek MCCCT-Trail 14808

This section of Beaver Creek serves as a portion of the original Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail (MCCCT). The trail is well-loved and ridden by a lot of dirt bikes. Made up of primarily well-established…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Tomahawk B Loop - Blackberry Ridge Section

Single track segment of Tomahawk B Loop Motorcycle only. This track travels through mostly wooded areas filled with tight and sometimes technical areas and then opens to a very overgrown area of Blackberry bushes. Riders…
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Total Miles
27
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Beaver Creek - MCCCT Hero Line

This section of Beaver Creek serves as a portion of the Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail (MCCCT). It is one of the newest sections of single track in the state of Michigan. This section of…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Springvale Road/Chandler Hills Scenic Loop

This scenic loop is a combination of trails, seasonal roads, and country roads. It has rolling hills with some standing water after rain it passes by a rv/campground with a small store. The trail parking…
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Total Miles
13.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Beaver Creek MCCCT - 66775, 66776, 14894, and 16099

This section of Beaver Creek serves as a portion of the original Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail (MCCCT). That being said, the trail is well-loved and ridden by a lot of dirt bikes. This leads…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Weber Lake Area

This trail has a beautiful hidden lake and state campground on Weber Lake at one end of this trail. Plus a wildlife observation area adjacent to the lake. There are lots of deer and turkey…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Beaver Creek MCCCT - W Seven Mile Rd - Stephan Rd

This section of Beaver Creek serves as a portion of the original Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail (MCCCT). That being said, the trail is well loved and ridden by a lot of dirt bikes. This…
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Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Marl Creek Road 765/760

This trail starts as 765 and then turns into 760 south of North County Line Road. There is a sand bowl on the trail immediately after North County Line Road. Then it turns into Marl…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

MCCCT - West 30 to West 38

MCCCT - West 30 Road to West 38 Road is a section of the 750-mile Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail. This 8-mile section consists of a maintained 24-inch motorcycle trail. This section is a great…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FS 5224

This a beautiful and easy drive through Manistee National Forest. This trail is primarily two vehicles wide with a very fast and well-graded trail. This trail is a great drive with all the terrain and…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

LP 76/7

LP 76/7 is two trails combined, but they split about a mile in. It is a very well-maintained sand trail. All downed trees are cut and pulled out of the immediate way. In some areas…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

LP 767

LP 767 is a very well-maintained sand trail. All signage is very clear and main intersections are well parked. In some areas the sand gets a little thick, but nothing that any stock all-wheel drive…
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Total Miles
12.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FS 5162

This trail is located within Manistee National Forest and is a mix of sandy and muddy terrain. From sandy to slick mud and mud holes on this trail, the terrain is constantly changing. It is…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Fine Line Trail - FS 5775

Fine Line Trail is a lightly traversed out-and-back trail. The trail spurs off FS 5162. At the start of the trail, there is a small stretch of deep sand. After you get through that section…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Hunters Road

Like many "roads" in Michigan, this is a two-track trail. It is sandy, mild, and enjoyable. The last section of the trail north of Wolverine Road is pretty tight. A full-size vehicle can fit, but…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Fortine Road

This is a moderate route that cuts through the Traverse City Forest Management Unit. The trail is primarily sandy with some areas that have a rocky base. There isn't any specific obstacles other then some…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Upper River Road

Upper River Road travels north and south through Manistee National Forest alongside the Manistee River. On the south side of the trail, there is a trailhead parking for the nearby hiking trails. On the north…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Crapo Creek Trail

Crapo Creek Trail (Pronounced Crap-oh) is a fifty-inch trail designed to be ridded by dirt bikes and quads. The general make up of this trail is black dirt with some sandy spots in fresh timber…
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Total Miles
16.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa