Dirt Bike Trails Near Rapid City, Michigan

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Sunset Trail

This trail is typical of Michigan dirt and sandy roads and is suitable for most vehicles. The trail runs along the Manistee River and crosses the CCC Bridge. The last mile on the south end…
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Total Miles
17
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Kalkaska ORV Trail - North

Kalkaska ORV 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
26.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Riverview Road Southeast

The lower 6 miles of this trail have been groomed for logging and residential homes. It is a dirt road that later turns into a single-width trail. It is sandy and has little elevation. It…
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Total Miles
13.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Bear Lake Loop

This route winds through the woods around Bear Lake. However, this route will not take you to Bear Lake. The route is a dirt/sand surface. It consists of mostly wide roads with some areas that…
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Total Miles
41.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

North Missaukee Trail - 14478 & 14167

North Missaukee Trail - MCCCT Sections 14478 & 14167 is a section of the 750-mile Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail (MCCCT). This 7-mile section consists of a groomed 50" ORV trail. Like most lower Michigan…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

MCCCT - 66 to North 7 Mile

MCCCT - 66- 7 Mile North is a section of the 750-mile Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail. This 9-mile section consists of a groomed 50 ORV trail. Like most lower Michigan trails this is made…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

West Missaukee Trail Loop

West Missaukee Trail loop is a dirt bike only ride. The northern half of this trail is 24 inches wide winding trails through pine forests, while the southern half of this loop widens to a…
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Total Miles
11.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Blue Lake Road

Blue Lake Road is wide sandy road. There is potential for some mud holes in wet weather. The trail has some of that good old washboarding in a couple of areas. It starts at the…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

East Missaukee Trail Loop

This is a bit of a longer adventure. Clocking in around 40 mile of single track this trail will take some effort to complete the entire loop. There are four sections to this ride. Two…
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Total Miles
16.4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

High Rollway Scenic Overlanding Trail 1

This is an "out and back" trail with some accessible side trails that can be taken. The trail begins where the pavement of West 4 Road meets the dirt at High Rollway Scenic Overlanding Trail…
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Total Miles
2.3
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

Fredrick ORV West

Fredrick ORV 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
10.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

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

Grayling Hills

This is a nice bowl to climb down into and back up with multiple paths all leading to the same spot, all while your spectators are looking on. It's another large area with many different…
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Total Miles
13
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su

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

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

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

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

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 - 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

West Darwin Road

West Darwin Road travels east and west. The east side of the trail is a two-vehicle-wide dirt road and turns into a one-vehicle-wide trail once you enter Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore land. Traveling from the…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

MCCCT - West 30 to West 38

MCCCT - West 30 Road to West 38 Road is a section of the 750-mile Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail. This 8-mile section consists of a maintained 24-inch motorcycle trail. This section is a great…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

South Basch Road

This trail travels through rolling hills and old historic farmland in the Port Oneida section of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. This route can be accessed from South Port Oneida Road on the west side…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tomahawk B Loop - Blackberry Ridge Section

Single track segment of Tomahawk B Loop Motorcycle only. This track travels through mostly wooded areas filled with tight and sometimes technical areas and then opens to a very overgrown area of Blackberry bushes. Riders…
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Total Miles
27
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

FS 5224

This a beautiful and easy drive through Manistee National Forest. This trail is primarily two vehicles wide with a very fast and well-graded trail. This trail is a great drive with all the terrain and…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

West Miller Hill Road

Miller Hill Road is a dirt base trail that travels up to a scenic vista looking over Glen Lake and the surrounding forest. This is one of the best overlooks in all of the Lower…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Springvale Road/Chandler Hills Scenic Loop

This scenic loop is a combination of trails, seasonal roads, and country roads. It has rolling hills with some standing water after rain it passes by a rv/campground with a small store. The trail parking…
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Total Miles
13.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

South Hyland Road

South Hyland Rd is a dirt/sand-based trail that runs east and west through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore land. This route climbs 225 feet through dense beech/maple northern hardwood forest. Along the trail, there are…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FS 5162

This trail is located within Manistee National Forest and is a mix of sandy and muddy terrain. From sandy to slick mud and mud holes on this trail, the terrain is constantly changing. It is…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Fine Line Trail - FS 5775

Fine Line Trail is a lightly traversed out-and-back trail. The trail spurs off FS 5162. At the start of the trail, there is a small stretch of deep sand. After you get through that section…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp