Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Custer, Michigan

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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 trail is a point-to-point dirt route with sections of gravel that connects Free Soil, Michigan to the Emerson Lake area via Lanager Run in Branch, Michigan. It includes numerous side routes leading east toward…
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Little "O" is a 50-inch ORV trail that lends itself more towards a Motorcycle single track. The Trail is generally a easy well burmed flowing trail that has few obstacles and limited whoops. The catch…
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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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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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Forest Service Road 8259 is located in the Manistee National Forest. This trail runs from its intersection with Old Stonarch Road to East County Line Road. The trail is located on the Western Edge of…
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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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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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South County Line Road runs from the intersection of Rybicki Road and East County Line Road to the intersections of FS M10, and North Campbell Road. South County Line Road, as the name implies, runs…
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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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NFS 5451 is a seasonal bidirectional trail located within the Manistee National Forest. Starting from the south end at 96th Street, the trail begins on a gravel, sand, and dirt combination surface with plentiful Pine…
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Michigan's Cross Country Cycle Trail (MCCCT spoken as "M Triple C T") is a dirt bike-specific trail that runs approximately 1,200 miles of cross-country trails throughout the state of Michigan. This portion of the MCCCT…
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NFS 6050 is a neat offroad trail near Walgamor Corners. The trail is a combination of sand, dirt, and grass, and roams through a delightful section of the Manistee National Forest. There's a lot of…
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National Forest Service Trail 6336 is an easy and fun off-road trail. Located just west of Big Star Lake, this route is easily accessible. This trail is easy with nothing technical. Most of the trail…
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The Big O East is one of Michigan's lesser-known single-track opportunities. This trail section requires a bike plate and registration through the Secretary of State (SOS). This requirement automatically limits the traffic. This 24-inch trail…
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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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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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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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