Trail Overview
Huron Road is a state owned/ locally maintained, Level-2/ Level-3, "There-and-back" forest access route with a surface composition of sand, dirt, and native material (ex: leaves, pine needles, pine cones, sticks, branches). It offers access to the shoreline of Lake Superior and the mouth of the Huron River.
Difficulty
Sand, dirt, gravel, grass route typically unmaintained after rain or snow that may give rise to water crossings <12” and obstacles such as tree/ tree branches.
History
Huron Road (and the nearby Huron River/Bay Grade) near Big Bay, MI, is steeped in the Upper Peninsula's rugged wilderness and logging history. It traces remnants of the ill-fated 1890s Iron Range & Huron Bay Railroad, which cost over $2 million to build but was famously abandoned before ever hauling a single commercial load
