Dirt Bike Trails
Near Dodgeville, 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 was a paved Highway until 2006. It was abandoned and left to become an offroad trail for residents of the area. The trail has a short but steep climb that will be muddy if it rains. Continue across the New M-26 to connect into the local ATV routes into Trimountain. Low range is recommended for ...
Learn more about Old M-26 Trail

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

One of the hardest trails in the area, the Cliffs rewards you with a beautiful overlook of the Keweenaw Peninsula. This trail is not easy to navigate in a full-size vehicle and is best for high clearance, short-wheelbase vehicles with at least one locking differential. The water crossing at the star...
Learn more about The Cliffs

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...
Learn more about Dakota Farm 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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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...
Learn more about L'Anse Reservation Spur

ORV LB Route - UP 14 portion of the Upper Peninsula's multi-segmented ORV LB Route is a designated 72-inch 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 ro...
Learn more about ORV LB Route - UP 14

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

Third Lake Drive 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 Pinery Road and traverses through the Baraga Forest m...
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ORV MA Route (WUP) - L'Anse portion of the Upper Peninsula's multi-segmented ORV MA Route (WUP) is a designated 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 rocky in several port...
Learn more about ORV MA Route (WUP) - L'Anse

ORV Route MA - Lost Lake 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). This route offers access to forested "Two-Tracks" and footpaths within the deep ...
Learn more about ORV Route MA - Lost Lake

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 was a paved Highway until 2006. It was abandoned and left to become an offroad trail for residents of the area. The trail has a short but steep climb that will be muddy if it rains. Continue across the New M-26 to connect into the local ATV routes into Trimountain. Low range is recommended for ...
Learn more about Old M-26 Trail

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

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 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 was a paved Highway until 2006. It was abandoned and left to become an offroad trail for residents of the area. The trail has a short but steep climb that will be muddy if it rains. Continue across the New M-26 to connect into the local ATV routes into Trimountain. Low range is recommended for ...
Learn more about Old M-26 Trail

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

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