Dirt Bike Trails Near Essexville, Michigan

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FS 4513

FS 4513 is a tight two-track with pine hardwood mix that opens up to a two-lane dirt road after crossing 4301. These trails are all part of the Huron National Forest. The trail is mostly…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FS 4301 A

FS 4301 A, also known as Curtis Road, is a well-maintained two-lane dirt road. 4301 A will take you by an area of Vaughn Lake with a small creek and marsh. The dirt road along…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi / Su

FS 4301 B

FS 4301 B, also known as Curtis Road, is a well-maintained two-lane dirt road. 4301 B will take you by an area with a small creek. The dirt road along the Huron National Forest is…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FS 4628

FS 4628 is a tight and twisty two track that takes you through the Huron National Forest. The trail has had some logging but is mostly made up of pines and hardwood. FS 4628 ends…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FS 4512

FS 4512 is a two-track with a mix of pine and hardwood. This trail is part of the Huron National Forest. FS 4512 trail is mostly solid with patches of soft sand. The trail is…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FS 4102

FS 4102, also known as Tuttle, is a well-maintained two-lane dirt road. FS 4102 will take you to the Corsair Wrights Lake Cross Country Ski area. The dirt road along the Huron National Forest is…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FS 4511 Loop

FS 4511 Loop is a two-track with a mix of pine and hardwood. This trail is part of the Huron National Forest. FS 4511 Loop connects with FS 4410, completing the loop. Both trails are…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Aginaw Loop

Aginaw Loop to Knoch is part of multiple trail systems in the area of the checkerboard. This trail is made up of pines and hardwood and starts as double-lane dirt and then drops to single-lane…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

St. Helen ORV Route - South

Michigan DNR ORV Route - open to full-size vehicles, 50 inches, and 24-inch with ORV and trail permits. The route is mostly sand with rolling hills and occasional mud or standing water. The trail passes…
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Total Miles
16.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Ogemaw Hills ORV Route

This Michigan DNR ORV Route is open to full-size, 50-inch, and motorcycles with ORV permits and trail permit stickers. This area connects with St. Helen ORV Route on the west side. The west side of…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

St. Helen ORV Route - West

Michigan DNR ORV Route is open to full-size vehicles, 50 inch, and 24 inch with ORV and trail permits. The route is mostly soft sand. This section of the route is a connector between St.…
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Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

St. Helen ORV Route - North

Michigan DNR ORV Route is open to full-size, 50-inch, and dirt bikes with ORV and Trail permits. Most of this area offers wide trails with deep sand. It has heavy traffic on weekends as it…
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Total Miles
11.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

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

Meadows M33 Trail

Meadows M33 loop is dirt bike/ATV friendly. Most of the trail is tree-covered with plenty of swooping corners. I started at the Meadows ORV Campground, and road the trail counterclockwise. The campground is $10 a…
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Total Miles
13.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mio ORV Route - East

Michigan DNR Mio ORV Route. This is the east side of the Mio Route. It's approximately 3 miles of soft sand with some rocks that travel through the woods of northern Michigan over rolling hills.…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mio

Mio Trail is a fifty-inch trail designed to be ridden by 50 Inch ATVs, dirt bikes, and quads. The general makeup of this trail is black dirt with sand. There is more sand in fresh…
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Total Miles
22.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Mio ORV Route - West

This is the west side of the Michigan DNR Mio ORV Route. It's open to full-size vehicles and smaller ones with an ORV and trail permit sticker. This section of the route is mostly soft…
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Total Miles
11.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Beaver Creek MCCCT - W Seven Mile Rd - Stephan Rd

This section of Beaver Creek serves as a portion of the original Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail (MCCCT). That being said, the trail is well loved and ridden by a lot of dirt bikes. This…
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Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hunt Creek West - MCCCT

Hunt Creek West - MCCCT is a motorcycle-only single track that sports a wide variety of terrain. This section of trail has rocks (from softball-size to a few feet in diameter), tight single-track hill climbs,…
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Total Miles
11.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hunt Creek East

Hunt Creek East is a motorcycle-only single track that sports a wide variety of terrain. This section of trail has rocks (from softball-size to a few feet in diameter), tight single-track hill climbs, black dirt,…
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Total Miles
17.4
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Beaver Creek MCCCT - 66775, 66776, 14894, and 16099

This section of Beaver Creek serves as a portion of the original Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail (MCCCT). That being said, the trail is well-loved and ridden by a lot of dirt bikes. This leads…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Beaver Creek - MCCCT Hero Line

This section of Beaver Creek serves as a portion of the Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail (MCCCT). It is one of the newest sections of single track in the state of Michigan. This section of…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Beaver Creek MCCCT-Trail 14808

This section of Beaver Creek serves as a portion of the original Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail (MCCCT). The trail is well-loved and ridden by a lot of dirt bikes. Made up of primarily well-established…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

West Higgins Trail - North Cutoff, 14488, 18136, 14483, and 14484

West Higgins Trail is a 50-inch trail designed to be ridden by 50-inch ATVs, dirt bikes, and quads. The general makeup of this trail is loose sand. There is deeper sand in fresh timber-cut areas…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

West Higgins Trail - North Border, 14485, and 14487

West Higgins Trail is a 50-inch trail designed to be ridden by 50-inch ATVs, dirt bikes, and quads. The general makeup of this trail is loose sand. There is deeper sand in fresh timber-cut areas…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

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

Hartwick Pines to CR 612 Pipeline Trail

The Hartwick Pines to CR 612 Pipeline 4x4 Trail is a challenging but rewarding off-road experience located in Crawford County, Michigan. The trail is approximately 5 miles long and features a variety of terrain, including…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Frederic Route

This route is an ORV route connector between the Grayling & Kalkaska ORV trail. This route runs through the Frederick ORV trail, often intersecting it. This offers many opportunities to jump on a 50-inch trail…
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Total Miles
12.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

The Desert

This area is a wide open sand lake bed right in the middle of the woods of Michigan. The area is several acres of loose sand with several large loose sand hills to climb. The…
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Total Miles
1.3
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