Dirt Bike Trails Near Middletown, Michigan

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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

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

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

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

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 - 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

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 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 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 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

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

Evart Motorcycle Trail

Evart Motorcycle Trail is located in the heart of Michigan's lower peninsula, just outside the small town of Evart. This trail runs a 22-mile North/South loop winding through a parcel of MI government land. Evart…
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Total Miles
20.6
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
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

Manistee National Forest Roads 5309-5363

This is a dirt single-lane two-track that winds through a beautiful section of the Manistee National Forest in Newaygo County. The trail is heavily wooded with some open areas that could be great dispersed campsites.…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

NFS 6801

Forest Service Road 6801 is a fun and bumpy off-road trail, especially after recent rainfall. Located less than 2 miles from M-37 near White Cloud, Michigan, this route is easily accessible. Most of the trail…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

NFS 5099

Forest Service Road 5099 is an easy off-road trail. Located right off South Queens Highway, this route is easily accessible. The trail takes you through some gorgeous tall Michigan Pine trees and is very easy…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

NFS 9839/6191

Forest Service Road 9839/6191 is an easy, fun off-road trail for beginners. Located near South Queens Highway, this route is easily accessible. The trail travels through some gorgeous tall Michigan Pine trees and is very…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

NFS 6190

Forest Service Road 6190 is an easy, fun off-road trail for beginners. Located right off South Queens Highway, this route is easily accessible. The trail weaves through some gorgeous tall Michigan Pine trees and is…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Forest Road 5043

This is a short but fun single-lane dirt two-track in the Manistee National Forest. It leads to a hiking/exploring area in the forest. The challenge level of this particular trail will depend greatly on recent…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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

NFS 9578

Forest Service Road 9578 is an easy, fun off-road trail for beginners. Located just off M-37, this route is easily accessible. This trail is very easy with nothing technical. Most of the trail is a…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

NFS 6218

Forest Service Road 6218 is an easy logging off-road trail. Located near South Queens Highway, this route is easily accessible. The trail starts with some open land where you'll find a very pronounced large dispersed…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tin Cup Springs Loop

This is a fairly wide trail that runs in a loop starting and stopping at a trailhead. This trail has some deeper mud sections that can be over one 1 deep that will require 4…
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Total Miles
16.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

NFS 6205

Forest Service Road 6205 is an easy two-track off-road trail located near South Queens Highway, which makes this route easily accessible. On this trail, you will travel through some gorgeous Michigan forest with nothing technical.…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

5431 Skidder Hill

This is Forest Road 5431 in the Skidder Hill Area. Recommended to run this route from East to West. There is a natural spring along this route that can cause a severe washout. There is…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

NFS 6207

Forest Service Road 6207 is an easy and fun off-road trail for beginners. With its location being near South Queens Highway, this route is easily accessible. On this trail, you will encounter some elevation changes…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi / Su