Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Marengo, Wisconsin

This is a gravel forest road starting on State Highway GG, right outside of Mellen, and ending on County Highway C in Highbridge. These forest roads have some nice scenic views as you make your way through the tall pine trees, past rivers and creeks, and along a few farm fields.
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This backwoods trail features the Mellen Lookout Tower at the top of Mount Whittlesey and a few old Berkshire Mine Ruins. The trail offered a few steep hill climbs, rutted-out and rock-filled sections, and a few rock gardens. The bugs were annoying, and cell service was minimal. A chainsaw or simila...
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The Timber Trail which combines with Randysek Road starts out like a normal trail with some narrow and mostly dirt terrain. However, as you get closer to the cable this intersects with Randsek Rd. and turns to a wide gravel road shared with automobiles. This is great access to Cable where you can fi...
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This is a short loop trail that connects Camp 38th to Randysek Road allowing you to get off the automobile-shared route. There are a few more narrow spots where meeting another machine will require someone to give way to the other. The trail surface is pretty typical for northern Wisconsin with a di...
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Trail 8 is a long dirt/gravel mix trail connecting 2 roads that could be used for access. It is mostly a dirt trail, and it is easy to navigate with plenty of spots to pull off to the side for a trail break. No area should really be an issue to pass another machine on the trail but prepare for plent...
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Trail 17 from Hurley to Mercer is an easy, railroad-grade trail that's well maintained. The trail follows most of the snowmobile trail 17, with some exceptions where it follows dirt or paved road for short sections. A great family ride. Tons of places to visit and explore along the way. Signs along ...
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Trail 77 is a gravel connecting route from Trail 8 to County Road OO or Trail 31. It is one of the longer connecting trails and has nice easy rolling terrain to get you over to the town of Phipps and ultimately will get you to Hayward using Trail 31 and 30.
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The Tuscobia State Trail runs a total of 74 Miles. This leg is 19 miles but connects to a massive trail system that you can jump onto at a bunch of different intersections. There are a few more stops than normal due to all of those intersections, but it is worth it if you want a day of exploring the...
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Trail 31 is the perfect go-to for a relaxing afternoon drive between Chippewa Trail & Thannum Fire Lane and joins Phipps Fire Lane for a short stretch. This trail is accessible to all vehicles except for dirt bikes. Near the Chippewa Trail end, there is a generous cul-de-sac with pit toilets, a pavi...
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Segment 2 of Trail 31 is the perfect go-to for a relaxing afternoon drive and lies between Phipps Fire Lane and Thannum Fire Lane. T-Mobile seems to have good service most of the time, but it's unclear how well other providers work. It is well-marked with signs and poses no threat to the casual offr...
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This is a beautiful, winding gravel road through Northern Wisconsin that gives a beautiful view without significant danger to your vehicle. This trail is lined with a lovely variety of northern hardwoods and evergreens. Wildlife here is plentiful and it is very likely that you may see a few whitetai...
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Trail FDR400 is located in Ontonagon County, M,ichigan near the Town of Bergland. This trail begins at its southern trailhead located off Highway M-28. The trail travels north until its endpoint at its intersection with FDR 630. This forest road is wide and well-maintained. It has excellent sight li...
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This is Trail P, Fdr 502. This trail is located in Ontonagon County, Michigan, northeast of the town of Bergland. Trail P runs from its intersection with Trail SB Bergland to its intersection with FDR 400 Bergland. This trail travels through a very dense forest within the Ottawa National Forest. The...
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This is Stage Coach Road. This trail navigates from its intersection with East Shore Rd on the Southern end of Lake Gogebic, to US Highway 2/ Trail SI Right-of-Way. Stage Coach Road is a wide and well-maintained gravel road that can be used by all; however, it is specifically valuable to the ATV/ Sx...
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Trail 4 can best be described as a "breather trail." It's relatively flat, smooth, loamy, and about as flowy as it gets at Alger Grade. There are a couple of sections that have tight trees, but there are no serious technical obstacles to cross. Use this trail to cool down after trail 3 and to prepar...
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Trail 1 begins smooth and loamy as it winds through the pine trees before the rocks and roots increase in number. There are no especially technical obstacles, but the rock/roots serve as a good primer for what to expect in the rest of the system. All of the trails at Alger Grade are tight and narrow...
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Trail 10 is best considered easy to intermediate. The terrain is relatively flat and does not include any major technical features, steep climbs, or difficult rock sections. However, riders should still expect the usual Alger Grade mix of roots, rocks, and tight trees, which makes it more involved t...
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This Section of Trail SI is located in Gogebic County, Michigan. It begins at SI's intersection with Old US 2 West and ends to the east at its intersection with Old US 2 West, where the trail becomes paved for roughly 2 miles. This trail is an old converted railroad grade. The trail is just over one...
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Parliament is the main access trail for the M25 loop and the trail system as a whole. It takes you from the gravel pit staging area to where the M25 loop splits left and right on top of a large flat rock. Parliament is not technical, but it can be a little rugged in some spots. Expect some rocks, up...
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This is FDR 6930, located in Ontonagon County, Michigan. This trail begins at its northern Intersection with Old M28, and travels south to north, where it ends at its intersection with Two Mile Rd. This trail, if traveled north to south, begins in farm country, surrounded by open fields and prairies...
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This is a gravel forest road starting on State Highway GG, right outside of Mellen, and ending on County Highway C in Highbridge. These forest roads have some nice scenic views as you make your way through the tall pine trees, past rivers and creeks, and along a few farm fields.
Learn more about GG to Highbridge

This backwoods trail features the Mellen Lookout Tower at the top of Mount Whittlesey and a few old Berkshire Mine Ruins. The trail offered a few steep hill climbs, rutted-out and rock-filled sections, and a few rock gardens. The bugs were annoying, and cell service was minimal. A chainsaw or simila...
Learn more about Berkshire Tower Ruins

The Timber Trail which combines with Randysek Road starts out like a normal trail with some narrow and mostly dirt terrain. However, as you get closer to the cable this intersects with Randsek Rd. and turns to a wide gravel road shared with automobiles. This is great access to Cable where you can fi...
Learn more about Bayfield Timber Trail

This is a short loop trail that connects Camp 38th to Randysek Road allowing you to get off the automobile-shared route. There are a few more narrow spots where meeting another machine will require someone to give way to the other. The trail surface is pretty typical for northern Wisconsin with a di...
Learn more about Trail 57

This is a gravel forest road starting on State Highway GG, right outside of Mellen, and ending on County Highway C in Highbridge. These forest roads have some nice scenic views as you make your way through the tall pine trees, past rivers and creeks, and along a few farm fields.
Learn more about GG to Highbridge

This backwoods trail features the Mellen Lookout Tower at the top of Mount Whittlesey and a few old Berkshire Mine Ruins. The trail offered a few steep hill climbs, rutted-out and rock-filled sections, and a few rock gardens. The bugs were annoying, and cell service was minimal. A chainsaw or simila...
Learn more about Berkshire Tower Ruins

The Timber Trail which combines with Randysek Road starts out like a normal trail with some narrow and mostly dirt terrain. However, as you get closer to the cable this intersects with Randsek Rd. and turns to a wide gravel road shared with automobiles. This is great access to Cable where you can fi...
Learn more about Bayfield Timber Trail

This is a short loop trail that connects Camp 38th to Randysek Road allowing you to get off the automobile-shared route. There are a few more narrow spots where meeting another machine will require someone to give way to the other. The trail surface is pretty typical for northern Wisconsin with a di...
Learn more about Trail 57