Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Hancock, Michigan

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. There are 2 trestles that have been removed, and these account for the only hills on the trail. Otherw...
Learn more about Bill Nicholls Trail (UP3)

This is a shortcut road that is more than a shortcut. If you are looking for an iconic photo road, this is it! During the fall color season, you will find a lot of traffic taking in the colors while others are simply shortcutting to the Lake Superior Shoreline. The road is generally two vehicles wid...
Learn more about Covered Drive

ORV Route B is an open segment that measures approximately 3.24 miles in length. The route has a width greater than 12 feet and features a surface composed of dirt, sand, gravel, and native material. This route follows a former railroad bed that has been converted into an ORV trail. It connects Elec...
Learn more about Soo Line Railway bed: ST17 / ORV Route B

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 to the Bill Nicholls trail. The trail is mostly gravel, relatively flat, and pretty wide for most of it.
Learn more about Globe Mine Trail

ORV Route BD, known as the ST-3 Railway portion, is an open segment measuring approximately 10.08 miles in length. The route has a maximum width of 72 inches and features a surface composed of dirt, sand, gravel, and native material. This route follows a former railway bed that has been converted in...
Learn more about ST3 - ORV Route BD

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 trail is easy on the North end but has a couple small water crossings on the South end that vary...
Learn more about Mill Mine Trail

This is a railroad grade-like trail, that is anything but flat. There are many rough spots and dips in the trail with a mixed bed ranging from gravel to medium rip rap. The trail leads through the edge of town allowing you to turn off the trail easily for fuel or food.
Learn more about Calumet Cruiser

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 crowning the road for drainage. It may stay this way or it may return t...
Learn more about Freda Crosscut

This is a short 1-mile two-track that leads out to a secluded beach with unique polka-dotted red rocks. It is just wide enough for a full-sized rig to avoid pin striping, and there isn't anywhere to pass. The surface is rock and dirt, and there are multiple mud puddles, but they have hard bottoms a...
Learn more about Red Rock Beach Trail

The Keweenaw State Trail can take you all the way from Calumet to the end of the Peninsula. This is one short segment of that trail that is easy to navigate with a solid trail bed, but numerous water holes when it has not been graded. The water holes are not terribly deep, but some have larger sharp...
Learn more about Keweenaw State Trail Segment 1

Copper County State Forest Road is a non-DNR road under private ownership. The surface consists of dirt, sand, and native material, and the overall condition is considered fair. Since it is not a DNR road, ORV use is subject to local government laws. The road remains open under the current closure c...
Learn more about Copper County State First Route

The trail is mostly hard-packed rock with some areas of loose dirt. The trail will take you from Gay, Michigan to Mohawk-Gay Road where you can make some decisions on direction. The trail is easy to navigate for riders of all experience levels and will be a short trip through the woods.
Learn more about Mohawk-Gay Cut Across

A 2 lane gravel road that winds through the forest of the Western Peninsula. This road is a scenic drive that accesses several lakes, rivers, national and state trails, and public hunting lands. Be aware that the road is often closed in early Spring due to the muddy conditions and frost heaves.
Learn more about Pike Lake Road

The trail is a seasonal road that is not snowplowed by the road commission but is graded during the warm months. Spring conditions may have patches of snow and mud until the thaw ends. The trail is mostly comprised of a gravel surface that rises and falls gently across the ridge until you reach the ...
Learn more about Garden Rd

Silver Falls Road is a state owned/ locally maintained, Level-2/ Level-3 forest access route with a surface composition of sand, dirt, gravel, and native material (ex: leaves, pine needles, pine cones, sticks, branches). This route branches off of Skanee Road, traverses through the Baraga Forest man...
Learn more about Silver Falls Road

Arvon Road is a state owned/ locally maintained, Level-2 forest access route with a surface composition of sand, dirt, and native material (ex: leaves, pine needles, pine cones, sticks, branches). This route offers access to forested "Two-Tracks" and footpaths within the deep wilderness south of Hur...
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Dakota Farm Road is a state owned/ locally maintained, Level-2/ Level-3 forest access route with a surface composition of sand, dirt, and native material (ex: leaves, pine needles, pine cones, sticks, branches). The southern leg of this route becomes a portion of the ORV Route MA of the Western Uppe...
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L'Anse Reservation Spur is a state owned/ locally maintained, Level-2/ Level-3 forest access route with a surface composition of sand, dirt, gravel, and native material (ex: leaves, pine needles, pine cones, sticks, branches). This route spurs off of Silver Falls Road, traverses through the Baraga F...
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Mount Arvon is the highest natural point in Michigan. Mount Arvon is located in L'Anse Township. When you arrive, make sure you take time for the view, especially with the fall colors. While exploring, you will need to use the onX offline mapping. The track is an out-and-back.
Learn more about Mount Arvon Overlook

ORV LB Route - Plains Cutoff portion, of the Upper Peninsula's multi segmented ORV LB Route is a designated off-road vehicle (ORV) : ATV/ off-road Motorcycle trail offering a mixture of sandy soil, rocks and hard-packed dirt through heavily wooded forests. The trail is known to be sandy as well as r...
Learn more about ORV LB Route - Plains Cutoff

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. There are 2 trestles that have been removed, and these account for the only hills on the trail. Otherw...
Learn more about Bill Nicholls Trail (UP3)

ORV Route B is an open segment that measures approximately 3.24 miles in length. The route has a width greater than 12 feet and features a surface composed of dirt, sand, gravel, and native material. This route follows a former railroad bed that has been converted into an ORV trail. It connects Elec...
Learn more about Soo Line Railway bed: ST17 / ORV Route B

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 to the Bill Nicholls trail. The trail is mostly gravel, relatively flat, and pretty wide for most of it.
Learn more about Globe Mine Trail

ORV Route BD, known as the ST-3 Railway portion, is an open segment measuring approximately 10.08 miles in length. The route has a maximum width of 72 inches and features a surface composed of dirt, sand, gravel, and native material. This route follows a former railway bed that has been converted in...
Learn more about ST3 - ORV Route BD

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. There are 2 trestles that have been removed, and these account for the only hills on the trail. Otherw...
Learn more about Bill Nicholls Trail (UP3)

ORV Route B is an open segment that measures approximately 3.24 miles in length. The route has a width greater than 12 feet and features a surface composed of dirt, sand, gravel, and native material. This route follows a former railroad bed that has been converted into an ORV trail. It connects Elec...
Learn more about Soo Line Railway bed: ST17 / ORV Route B

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 to the Bill Nicholls trail. The trail is mostly gravel, relatively flat, and pretty wide for most of it.
Learn more about Globe Mine Trail

ORV Route BD, known as the ST-3 Railway portion, is an open segment measuring approximately 10.08 miles in length. The route has a maximum width of 72 inches and features a surface composed of dirt, sand, gravel, and native material. This route follows a former railway bed that has been converted in...
Learn more about ST3 - ORV Route BD