Off-Road Trails in Michigan

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Learn more about U.P. 419/Juniper Trail - Part 1
U.P. 419/Juniper Trail - Part 1

U.P. 419/Juniper Trail - Part 1

This Route is part 1 and starts out on U.P. 419 to Juniper then Coalwood ORV Rail Trail. The trail is mostly good road dirt/sand. You can Stop in Shingleton Michigan for gas and food.…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Udell Fire Tower- FS 5207
Udell Fire Tower- FS 5207

Udell Fire Tower- FS 5207

This is a well maintained gravel road that sweeps through the Manistee National Forest. The route leads to the last standing fire tower in the lower peninsula of Michigan. As you ascend the 315 ft…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Union Creek
Union Creek

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
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Upper River Road
Upper River Road

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
6.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Ups, Downs, and Arounds
Ups, Downs, and Arounds

Ups, Downs, and Arounds

This trail is a combination of routes that go up, down, and loop back to themselves. Located on a decent-sized hill with some of the terrain being sand-based, this can be a fun, yet potentially…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Vermeersch Trail
Vermeersch Trail

Vermeersch Trail

This fun out-and-back trail through the Atlanta Forest Mgmt Unit starts as an old logging road that transforms into a bumpy dirt two-track. This seldom traveled trail is rocky in spots with its share of…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about W-10 Trail
W-10 Trail

W-10 Trail

W-10 Trail is a fun and easy offroad trail halfway between the towns of Mesick and Buckley. The trail can be run in either direction and is found directly off North 13 Road, making this…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Walker Trail
Walker Trail

Walker Trail

Walker Trail is a great trail but with water, it is very challenging. We entered the Pins trailhead and this will take you to multiple trails. The trail has rock and mud. At the halfway…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Wallin Part 2
Wallin Part 2

Wallin Part 2

Wallin Road Part 2 is a one lane two-track. This trail is managed by the Traverse City Forest MGMT unit and it looked like they had just side-trimmed the trail. This trail was great for…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Wallin Road
Wallin Road

Wallin Road

Wallin Road is a one-lane two-track seasonal road. This trail is managed by the Traverse City Forest MGMT unit. The trail is a good solid road but as always things can change with bad weather.…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Wallin Road Part 3
Wallin Road Part 3

Wallin Road Part 3

Wallin Road part 3 Trail runs through narrow areas of trees and brush, It also offers up a little different terrain supporting small hills, curves, and tight turns. It is a solid surface throughout. This…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Wallin Road Part 4
Wallin Road Part 4

Wallin Road Part 4

Wallin Road Part 4 starts out as a narrow single-lane two-track. The trail is mostly sand and dirt and is thick with fern brush. The trail widens into a two-lane trail ending at CR669. This…
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Total Miles
2.0
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Ward Hills Loop
Ward Hills Loop

Ward Hills Loop

This is all the trails and seasonal roads around Ward Hills. The main road into Ward Hills is accessed off of US10 in a large piece of Manistee National Forest. There are many different trails…
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Total Miles
11.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about WARN Valley
WARN Valley

WARN Valley

This route is a difficult rock crawl with rocks similar to the size of VW Bugs or a Honda Civic. The rocks start out smaller at the beginning of the trail and gradually get bigger…
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Total Miles
0.1
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Washburn Trail
Washburn Trail

Washburn Trail

Washburn Trail is a fairly straight trail but it's fun. It is also a sandy and hilly trail. The trail width varies from tight for a full-size vehicle to being two vehicles wide. There are…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Waters Edge Loop
Waters Edge Loop

Waters Edge Loop

This is a nice, short, scenic trail that takes you around the edge of a water hole or small pond at the park. It is located next to the Holly GLen track at the front…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
Learn more about Weber Lake Area
Weber Lake Area

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
6.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Welcome Trail
Welcome Trail

Welcome Trail

This trail begins at the Lower Level Parking Lot and is a connector trail between one of the main roads that runs through the park and the parking lots. There are very few elevation changes.…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about West 2 1/2 Road
West 2 1/2 Road

West 2 1/2 Road

This trail is a single lane dirt track through the Manistee National Forest. It is a lightly traveled trail so the trees can be tight so pinstripes are possible. There are minor elevation changes that…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about West Cannonsville Road
West Cannonsville Road

West Cannonsville Road

West Cannonsville Road is a very fun and fast sandy two-track the beginning of the trail is a long hill and is relatively sandy. After driving through the woods a little ways it will open…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
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