Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Shields, Michigan

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Geels South Loop

Geels South Loop is a fast paced 50" trail, roughly 25 miles long. It contains mostly shallow sand with some soft dirt, in the wooded sections. The trail is well maintained with intersections clearly marked.…
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Total Miles
21
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Canadian Lakes Trail 1

This is a nice little trail that is very easily accessible and good for beginning off-roaders. You enter the trail near the entrance to the local community and continue on a narrow path through the…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Evart to Sunrise Lake Trail

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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Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Big Bear

Big Bear is a fifty-inch trail designed to be ridded by 50 Inch ATVs, dirt bikes, and quads. The general make up of this trail is black dirt with some sandy spots in fresh timber…
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Total Miles
12.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Crapo Creek Trail

Crapo Creek Trail (Pronounced Crap-oh) is a fifty-inch trail designed to be ridded by dirt bikes and quads. The general make up of this trail is black dirt with some sandy spots in fresh timber…
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Total Miles
16.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Croton To White Cloud

Croton to White Cloud offers a "back roads" option for traveling. This section of trail is primarily forest & seasonal roads. Although it is possible for a 2WD vehicle to travel this route be aware…
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Total Miles
13.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Tin Cup Springs Motorcycle Trail

Tin Cup Motorcycle Trail is a wider more flowy motorcycle trail. The terrain switches from sand to sod with rocky stretches and features a few different hill climbs of varying grades as well as water…
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Total Miles
19.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

SE Little Manistee Route (344E)

Fun trail with soft sand (when dry) that snakes through beautiful forest scenery. There are some long straight sections with good visibility, which allows for higher speeds, but it is very transited, so be prepared…
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Total Miles
8.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

NE Little Manistee Route (344)

Fun trail with a lot of sand, banked turns make it flow nicely but beware it's a very transited trail so keep alert be prepared to slow down and move to the side for oncoming…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Tree Jumping

Great trail if you want some adventure. We encountered lots of downed trees and limbs. We cleared the trail of the smaller limbs and trees. Bigger trees are blocking the trail but making the trail…
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Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa