Dirt Bike Trails
Near Harrison, Michigan

This trail winds out and back through the Pine and hardwood forest in the Gladwin Forest Management Unit. It is a combination of a single lane dirt trail and a narrow dirt two-track. The trail gets quite narrow in spots, so be prepared for some possible scraping from the trees. You will also encount...
Learn more about Loose Lane

A single lane and two-track trail that is sandy dirt in most areas. It is a narrow trail with overgrown vegetation that could scrape the sides of your vehicle. You will also encounter some low-hanging tree branches. The out-and-back portion dead ends into private property, but there are some camping...
Learn more about Mostetler Road Ride

An enjoyable, winding trail through a section of the Gladwin Forest Management Unit. You will see varied hardwood trees along the trail, including plenty of Birch trees. There is a small clearing that could be used for a staging area at the East Long Lake Road access point. It is primarily a single-...
Learn more about Birch Tree Trail

This is a standard Michigan seasonal road that passes through the Gladwin Forest Management Area. If you travel too far south, you'll eventually leave the system of trails. This seasonal road will reconnect you to many of the trails in the north. It is easy as well as scenic and relaxing.
Learn more about Sumac Trail

This is a beautiful and fun trail that runs through the Floodwood Swamp Reservoir in the Gladwin Forest Management Area, offering some obstacles and amazing wildlife spotting opportunities. It's a full-width trail with mixed traffic. You will encounter a bridge crossing, banks, and lots of mud, sand...
Learn more about Floodwood Swamp Reservoir

This trail winds through the hardwoods in the Gladwin Forest Management Unit. A relatively smooth dirt two-track that is part of a larger network of trails in the area. There are spurs off the main trail that you can explore if desired. You will also encounter an optional mudhole to play in on one o...
Learn more about Riske Road

This is a combination of ORV route and Forest Service roads. The trail can have numerous chatter bumps if it hasn't been groomed recently. There are some great views of the Muskegon River at 3 different locations along the way. These are very popular places for dispersed camping. The trail is very s...
Learn more about Leota South River Route

Playground Pass is a grass and dirt two-track trail that is part of a larger network of trails in the area. The trail offers a little for all offroad levels. There are a few spurs off the trail that can be explored. You will also find two play areas that consist of a small, sandy pit where you can h...
Learn more about Playground Pass

The trail is nicely wooded with soft-packed sand, with a few sandier sections at intersections and in the corners. In August, mudholes are still possible. Little Leota has many intersections to hop back onto the hard-packed two-track to take you back to the trailhead. This is a wonderful sand trail ...
Learn more about Little Leota Trail

An entertaining trail that could be easily overlooked due to its location alongside the highway, this trail offers an out-and-back ride that can be enjoyed by most stock offroad vehicles. It is a dirt one-lane trail through a mostly evergreen section of the forest. There is plenty of wildlife to enj...
Learn more about Benzie Lane West

This trail is a fun ride through the hardwood forest on a mostly smooth but sometimes bumpy dirt road that is a part of a larger network of trails in the area. There are water/mud holes all along the trail, but they shouldn't be a significant problem during normal conditions. This trail is accessibl...
Learn more about Osceola Trail South

This is a loop trail that starts and ends at South Harrison Road. There is a large staging area at the southern access point. This trail is a single lane in spots, and a very tight two-track in other sections. The northern two-track portion is very tight with tree branches on both sides as well as o...
Learn more about Harrison Loop

This is a direct line to the Leota High Banks on the north side of the Muskegon River. This will take you through a mix of recently forested and older-growth forest. Along the way, you will encounter mostly Forest Service roads that are easily passable with a high-clearance vehicle. The draw to this...
Learn more about Leota High Banks

Take a quick shortcut to Temple, Michigan, through this scenic trail that begins near Marion, Michigan. This trail passes through the Gladwin Forest Management Unit and also many Consumer Energy paths that are interconnected throughout the area. This area is also occasionally active with logging ope...
Learn more about Lake Station

This is an entertaining ride through the woods in the Roscommon Forest Mgmt Unit. The trail is lined with evergreen and hardwood trees, with plenty of wildlife to be seen if you keep your eyes peeled. Lots of curves and plenty of bumps make it lots of fun. It is a single-lane dirt but there are ampl...
Learn more about Curvy Cruise

This is a fun trail through the Roscommon Forest Management Unit. You will see evergreen and hardwood trees and plenty of wildlife. It's a curvy dirt two-track out-and-back trail with several mud/water holes that will vary in depth based on recent weather and spring thaw, but they should not present...
Learn more about Hawk Trail

This trail is in an evergreen and hardwood forest in the Roscommon Management Unit. It runs between Grass Lake Road and Denton Creek Trail in a network of trails. A dirt two-track that is very tight in spots, with many low-hanging tree branches, so be prepared for some possible pinstriping. There ar...
Learn more about Pinstripe Alley

This is a Seasonal Road that leads back to an area known as the High Banks. This used to be a State Forest Campground accessible to full-size campers. The State has since installed gates to keep traffic from the actual High Banks area itself. There are two separate River View turnouts that allow cam...
Learn more about Thornapple Trail

This trail through the Pine and hardwood forest in the Gladwin Forest Management Unit is part of a larger grid of trails in the area. It is a dirt two-track that is very tight in spots, so prepare for some tree branches scraping your vehicle. Some loose sand areas exist, but nothing to present too m...
Learn more about Shaltz Drive

This trail is a single-lane, grass-and-dirt loop that runs off South Reserve Road. The trail is tight in spots, so be prepared for branches rubbing against the sides of your vehicle. This trail provides access to other trails in a larger grid, including the Denton Creek Trail for Dirtbikes and ATVs....
Learn more about Reserve Loop

This trail winds out and back through the Pine and hardwood forest in the Gladwin Forest Management Unit. It is a combination of a single lane dirt trail and a narrow dirt two-track. The trail gets quite narrow in spots, so be prepared for some possible scraping from the trees. You will also encount...
Learn more about Loose Lane

A single lane and two-track trail that is sandy dirt in most areas. It is a narrow trail with overgrown vegetation that could scrape the sides of your vehicle. You will also encounter some low-hanging tree branches. The out-and-back portion dead ends into private property, but there are some camping...
Learn more about Mostetler Road Ride

An enjoyable, winding trail through a section of the Gladwin Forest Management Unit. You will see varied hardwood trees along the trail, including plenty of Birch trees. There is a small clearing that could be used for a staging area at the East Long Lake Road access point. It is primarily a single-...
Learn more about Birch Tree Trail

This is a standard Michigan seasonal road that passes through the Gladwin Forest Management Area. If you travel too far south, you'll eventually leave the system of trails. This seasonal road will reconnect you to many of the trails in the north. It is easy as well as scenic and relaxing.
Learn more about Sumac Trail

This trail winds out and back through the Pine and hardwood forest in the Gladwin Forest Management Unit. It is a combination of a single lane dirt trail and a narrow dirt two-track. The trail gets quite narrow in spots, so be prepared for some possible scraping from the trees. You will also encount...
Learn more about Loose Lane

A single lane and two-track trail that is sandy dirt in most areas. It is a narrow trail with overgrown vegetation that could scrape the sides of your vehicle. You will also encounter some low-hanging tree branches. The out-and-back portion dead ends into private property, but there are some camping...
Learn more about Mostetler Road Ride

An enjoyable, winding trail through a section of the Gladwin Forest Management Unit. You will see varied hardwood trees along the trail, including plenty of Birch trees. There is a small clearing that could be used for a staging area at the East Long Lake Road access point. It is primarily a single-...
Learn more about Birch Tree Trail

This is a standard Michigan seasonal road that passes through the Gladwin Forest Management Area. If you travel too far south, you'll eventually leave the system of trails. This seasonal road will reconnect you to many of the trails in the north. It is easy as well as scenic and relaxing.
Learn more about Sumac Trail