Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Falmouth, Michigan

This is a continuation of County Line Road that turns to 60th Avenue, a single-lane seasonal road. This short trail is a fun side path for those looking for some quick mud. This seasonal road…
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Take a quick shortcut to Temple, Michigan, through this scenic trail that begins near Marion, Michigan. This trail passes through the Gladwin Forest Management Unit and also many Consumer Energy paths that are interconnected throughout…
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This is a standard Michigan seasonal road that passes through the Gladwin Forest Management Area. If you travel too far south, you'll eventually leave the system of trails. This seasonal road will reconnect you to…
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This is a beautiful and fun trail that runs through the Floodwood Swamp Reservoir in the Gladwin Forest Management Area, offering some obstacles and amazing wildlife spotting opportunities. It's a full-width trail with mixed traffic.…
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This is a direct line to the Leota High Banks on the north side of the Muskegon River. This will take you through a mix of recently forested and older-growth forest. Along the way, you…
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This trail begins on a standard dirt road with great views of the windmills and farm fields. The elevation lowers as you approach the entrance to the seasonal road, where you will enter a thick…
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This is a Seasonal Road that leads back to an area known as the High Banks. This used to be a State Forest Campground accessible to full-size campers. The State has since installed gates to…
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The trail is nicely wooded with soft-packed sand, with a few sandier sections at intersections and in the corners. In August, mudholes are still possible. Little Leota has many intersections to hop back onto the…
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On the border of Wexford and Missaukee Counties lies a seasonal road that turns into a forest management road. It passes through the Cadillac Pathway hiking trail area, allowing access to the hiking trail, camping,…
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This short trail goes through the beautiful Cadillac Forest Management area. It offers multiple access points to the Cadillac Pathway footpath as well as camping. It is not a through road and has a turnaround…
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This is a combination of ORV route and Forest Service roads. The trail can have numerous chatter bumps if it hasn't been groomed recently. There are some great views of the Muskegon River at 3…
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This spur connects Johnson Road and North Missaukee Route. From the Johnson Road side, the trail begins with a persistent mud hole and continues with a mix of mud and hard-packed sand, with several pull-off…
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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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This section is technically 50 inches wide -- legal for most ATVs and dirt bikes. You can get a quad through, but there are a few spots where overgrowth and tighter trees make it a…
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This trail is in the middle of the trail system, so if you have made it here, you will be fully capable of making it down this trail. The end we started on was at…
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North Missaukee Central Singletrack is a fun and unique trail that offers a different flavor than your typical Michigan singletrack. The combination of loose sand and tight, twisty sections creates a riding experience that's both…
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The North Missaukee Singletrack Spur offers a quick change of scenery and terrain, making it a fun and dynamic ride. It runs mostly through pine woods and features a tighter trail layout with frequent quick…
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This is a scenic ORV route near the St. Helen Motorsport Area. The trail features sandy terrain with occasional deep ruts (from ATVs and razors) but nothing a Jeep couldn't manage. When going around the…
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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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This is a mostly meandering dirt trail until you reach the upper lip; then the trail narrows and climbs. This trail is a loop that can be navigated either way. The elevation changes dramatically near…
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The north side of the trail starts tight but continues to get wider until eventually it's wide enough for approximately 3 feet of clearance on each side of a full-size rig. The terrain is sandy…
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This is a dead-end forest road that leads back to a swampy / pond area that would be ideal for camping. There are several places along the water to set up for the night. The…
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Beautiful, sandy, winding trail through the woods. This trail is open to mixed traffic. The trail begins in the snowmobile staging area off of Old 131/BUS 131. There is a large parking lot and a…
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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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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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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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This is a nice wide trail that winds its way through part of the Cadillac Forest from Evert to Sunrise Lake. It can be run in either direction north or south. There is some mud…
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While it seems like a straightforward trail, there are many overgrown trees, which we attempted to groom back, and towards the end (depending on the direction you go) there is a little bit of an…
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This loop is less traveled and there is plenty of mud and foliage to navigate through. There are also off-camber obstacles. These are completable by all off-road vehicles, however, the mud obstacles may be difficult…
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This trail includes 2 large bowls that can be climbed into and out of from many different paths. My trail only shows 1 of the options, but almost all are accessible in one way or…
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