Huron Mountain Drive Big Eric's to Van Riper

Total Miles
37.8

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

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Huron Mountain Drive Big Eric's to Van Riper

Trail Overview

Backroad route from Big Eric's Bridge State Forest Campground to Van Riper State Park. This route passes through the Huron Mountains and touches the McCormick Wilderness area of Ottawa National Forest. The route is mostly well-graded gravel, sand, and natural surface two-lane and one-lane roads with several narrow wooden bridges.

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Difficulty

A mix of gravel and natural surface well graded two lane and one lane roads with occasional bump rock and several narrow wooden bridges.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Very cool drive with a lot of wildflowers and some wildlife

long drive fairly easy and beautiful. about 3.5 hour drive at a slower pace.

You can get about 80-90% of it then there’s a closer and no other alternative than a super trash loop.

It was a good ride. Slow going in a few spots. We went during the week and came across 2 other vehicles and one SXS. Overall it was fun but sadly they are starting pave the southern portion of this trail just after the connecting trail. When we went through the paving equipment was still on the road. It was just completed before we got there. I would definitely do it again if we are in the area again.