Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Hartland, Michigan

King Brighton Trail is a really fun and exciting 2-mile bidirectional trail right outside the Brighton State Rec Area. Located just west of Chilson, right off Brighton Road, this trail is easily accessible. Starting from…
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Brighton Trail is an exciting and fun bidirectional 3-mile road just outside of the Brighton State Rec Area. Located just south of both Coon and Pardee Lake, this trail is easily accessible. Starting from the…
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Rec Trail is a very fun and scenic 3-mile bidirectional road within the Brighton State Rec Area. Located west of King Road, this trail is easily accessible. Starting from the east end at the intersection…
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Brady Trail is an easy one-mile bidirectional road, yet scenic in its own way. Located within the Brighton State Rec Area south of Genoa Charter Township, this trail is easily accessible. Starting from the southern…
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Chambers Trail is an easy and scenic 2.5-mile bidirectional road within the Brighton State Rec Area. Located just north of Rush Lake Road, this trail is easily accessible. Starting from the southern end of the…
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The Endurance Trail begins at the intersection in the middle of the park. It is a ONE-WAY trail. It starts with a short hill climb on the edge of the Flat Top area and then…
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South Rim is the main hall road that runs from the middle of the park to the back area. Many trails branch off of this road. There are some areas that are rutted and muddy,…
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This trail runs along the entire base of Mount Magna. It is a trail that gives access to anyone who wants to try the many routes to the top of Mount Magna. Mount Magna is…
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This is an intermediate trail with a hill descent or climb and a little off-camber areas. It is a multi-directional trail. One end can be found on Skyline Drive and the other can be located…
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Gawkers Pass is a short incline/descent trail that runs between Mount Magna and Soggy Bottom Loop. It is steep and can get washed out easily. There are also a few rocks along the trail. This…
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Noyes Boulevard is a main road that connects the front of the park with the Mount Magna area and the back of the park. There is a westbound and eastbound road, and they are directional.…
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This trail starts in the Northwest Corner area or off of West Side Drive. It is a multi-directional trail that runs through the trees with a couple of hills. If you're a full-size vehicle and…
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This trail is an easy trail that connects to the middle of The Troubles trail. It runs along the hillside where you can find the Sloppy Joe trail and connects to the Catwalk. This trail…
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This trail is multi-directional, steep, and with large bumps causing your vehicle to articulate. Either entrance to this trail can be located along the South Rim Trail. The trail is very rutted. There was standing…
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This is a nice beginner trail that offers a birdseye view of the park. It's also a nice route to consider when trying to make your way to the middle of the park without all…
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Soggy Bottom Loop is a moderate trail that runs through an area that can be very wet. There are tracks going through the water in some areas of the loop. The recorded track is a…
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The trail is multi-directional and can be picked up near the bottom of Sloppy Joe or off of The Troubles. This trail is an intermediately steep trail and rutted. As with any of the Holly…
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This sandy trail runs between Catwalk and Sweet Water. Once you get near The Sloppy Joe Bypass, the trail turns uphill and becomes a rock crawl. 12" and bigger rocks closely layered together making for…
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This trail is sandy with little rocks and loops around the far back area of the park. It's easy to drive and in most areas wide enough for two vehicles. There is a section near…
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This sandy trail can be found at the bottom of the Electric Slide and runs to the back portion of the park. It is sandy and there is a small rock in the middle of…
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This track is for dirt bikes and quads only and it's gated to limit access to anyone other than those vehicles. It is a short loop with moderate hills and small banked turns. The track…
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Work Around is a very short trail that runs along the edge of the property and backs up to the area that is still being mined. It can be picked up at the end of…
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This sandy hall road runs through the middle of the front of the park and gives the rider access to the majority of the trails in that area. The trail ends in the middle of…
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This is a fun moderate trail that gives the riders a bird's eye view of the front of the park. It starts behind the Sandbox area (which is for dirtbikes only) and is directional. It…
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Rim Cut is a short sandy connector trail that can be found at the end of Skyline Trail. It is next to Top Line and Rat's Nest. It also loops at the top of the…
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This course is for dirt bikes ONLY! It can be found near the intersection at the end of the entrance haul road. It is an intermediate course with a couple of fun hills, both banked…
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This is an easy trail that loops around the wall edge of the open riding area in the far back corner of the park. The open riding area can be very mucky if it's been…
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This moderate trail is sandy. It is multi-directional and can be found at the end of Skyline Drive, or at the top of the Electric Slide. This trail also runs next to Rats Nest and…
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This is a short sandy trail that can be found at the end of Skyline Ridge and is a connector trail to Rim Cut. There are no elevation changes, but it does drop into the…
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There are three entrances to this short trail off of Skyline Drive. It is directional. There are some small rocks along the trail but nothing a stock vehicle can't handle. This route is a good…
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