Dirt Bike Trails Near Mohawk, Michigan

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Seven Hour Plane Crash Trail

The Seven Hour Plane Crash trail can be run from Crandon, Wisconsin, or from Copper Harbor, Michigan, and travels all the way to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. A particularly quiet trail, you can expect ruts, lots…
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Total Miles
233.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

The Cliffs

One of the hardest trails in the area, the Cliffs rewards you with a beautiful overlook of the Keweenaw Peninsula. This trail is not easy to navigate in a full-size vehicle and is best for…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Copper Falls Mill Trail

This two-track trail starts off easy but turns rocky and mildly steep as it goes on. If you can find it, there is an old Copper mine entrance where Owl Creek flows out of the…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Delaware Crosscut

This is a gently rolling and twisty gravel road that is perfect for taking the road less traveled. Don't let the typically dry and flat conditions fool you as the spring and late fall conditions…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Bill Nicholls Trail (UP3)

This is one of Michigan's ORV Routes that is open to all licensed vehicles and ORVs. It runs from Houghton to Greenland at roughly 40 miles in length, utilizing the old Copper Range Railroad grade.…
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Total Miles
39.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mill Mine Trail

This trail runs along an old railroad grade off the Bill Nicholls trail back to the Bill Nicholls trail. It is an alternative to running through the towns of Painesdale, Trimountain, and South Range. The…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa / Wi

Old M-26 Trail

This was a paved Highway until 2006. It was abandoned and left to become an offroad trail for residents of the area. The trail has a short but steep climb that will be muddy if…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Globe Mine Trail

Short and easy is how this trail is described. It does get narrow and has a few water holes to navigate but they have a hard bottom. This makes for an easy escape or entrance…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Lake Eva Loop

The loop will take you around Lake Eva in Houghton County. Looping from M-26 to Misery Bay Road on a network of old logging roads and improved county roads the loop takes you through the…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Old Clark Mine

The Old Clark Mine is located roughly 2.5 miles south of Copper Harbor on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the U.P. Michigan. There are very few remnants left from the mine which closed in 1901, however,…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Freda Crosscut

A gentle winding trail through the Michigan Woods. This trail used to be very narrow, unmaintained, rutted, and muddy. Recently the logging companies have been using it and made significant improvements by grading, widening, and…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

High Rock Bay

This is a classic UP trail that was once used to access a rocket range site on the tip of the Peninsula. Lots of water crossings that can vary in depth depending on the recent…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Horseshoe Harbor Road

This is an out-and-back trail that is very narrow and not recommended for full-size rigs. Overall the trail has a firm base of gravel and solid bedrock. It starts off as a well-maintained road that…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Union Creek

This is a hilly out-and-back trail with a creek crossing and viewpoints of the Keweenaw Ridge. Many years ago, this used to be a bypass to taking the Mandan Road to High Rock, but it…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Soggy Bottoms

This is a short, wet, and fun trail that cuts from Horseshoe Harbor Trail over to Mandan Road. This is a mixed-use trail that Mountain Bikers use to access the Keweenaw Point Trail Phase 2…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Schlatter Lake

This is an easy trail that offers great vistas, camping areas, and fishing opportunities. It's a nice scenic ride along Schlatter Lake at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. This is a great option for…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Northpoint to Rocket Range

This trail is very narrow for full-size vehicles. Jeeps, smaller SUVs, and high-clearance vehicles are needed. It's a narrow track with very few places to pass. This is the shortcut from the Horseshoe Bay Northpoint…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rocket Range

This is a spur trail off the High Rock Bay trail that takes you to a small rocket launch site on the shore of Lake Superior. This is not a popular trail, so it is…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Baraga Plains North Loop

Park at Baraga Plains Trailhead. The north loop is a two-track flat trail. There is plenty of sand, roots, and puddles, but no whoops or hills. It's a wonderful place for kids and less experienced…
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Total Miles
20
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Baraga Plains South Loop

Baraga Plains South Loop is not bidirectional. From the Baraga Plains trailhead, cross the street where the two-track trail will begin. There are posted signs "Start" and "End." This trail is a mix of hard-pack…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Caledonia Road

This is an overall mellow trail with a fair amount of elevation change for the area. Mostly a gravel base there is some mud, a stream crossing, and one long steep climb/descent depending on which…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Porterfield Lake

Porterfield Lake single track has dark, packed soil with plenty of roots and rocks between tight trees. The entire trail system is made up of switchbacks. Much of the trail is very overgrown. Taking the…
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Total Miles
21.5
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Hemmings Lake Road

Hemmings Lake Road is a nice easy drive through Gwinn Forest Management Unit. The road mostly travels east and west. On the west end of the trail, it is two vehicles wide on the straight…
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Total Miles
8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Beaver Dam Run

This trail is accessed by County Road NC off of 480. This trail has a bypass on your left before you come to the gatekeeper at the snowmobile crossing. The bypass can be run by…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Bass Lake

Bass Lake has a mix of trees, wide-open ferns, and pine regrowth single track. You can either start from the trailhead or start from Bass Lake State Campground. Starting from Bass Lake State Campground, taking…
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Total Miles
22.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Camp Four Trail

This is a very cool trail that runs between Magnum Road and Yalmer Road. The trail can be traveled from either direction. The trail goes through the Gwinn Forest Management Unit. There are many other…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Barrens Loop

This is a twisting trail through the stunning Barrens Nature Area. This trail's surface is a lot like most other trails in this area and is made up of rocks and sand. There are several…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Wi / Fa / Sp

Old Camp Four Trail

Old Camp Four Trail is an easy rocky two-track trail that winds through Gwinn Forest. The trail is plenty wide for all vehicle types. It isn't quite two vehicles wide, but there are spots to…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FS 2000

FS 2000, also known as Billie Helmer, is a single-lane two-track winding through the Hiawatha National Forest with some waterholes but nothing too deep. The trail opens up to a single-lane dirt road with some…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FS 2004

FS 2004, also known as Silver Falls South, is a single-lane two-track with multiple mud holes and tree branches hanging low, making the trail appear narrow. It's a great trail for all off-roaders. This trail…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa