Trail Overview

This trail starts as 765 and then turns into 760 south of North County Line Road. There is a sand bowl on the trail immediately after North County Line Road. Then it turns into Marl Creek Road at some point, but it is one continual trail. This trail is not heavily maintained, but it isn't overgrown either. In some areas, the sand gets a little thick, but nothing that any stock all-wheel drive vehicle can't handle, especially if the tires are aired down. There are water crossings, but there is one water crossing that is fairly deep and could be much deeper in the rain. The trail runs through a marshy area. It's very beautiful, just beware if it's been rainy. It does have a solid bottom. On this route, you will discover a couple of very moderate hill climbs and banked corners. You may also encounter some washboarding. Check the Michigan DNR website for the applied seasonal restrictions.

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Difficulty

This is a fun easy trail. It's only rated a "3" because the one water crossing could be trouble for someone in a low vehicle.

Technical Rating

Joshua Tarrant

Jun 25, 2025

Obstructed

Downed Tree

Lots of downed trees to the more southern areas cleared out a bit but got to a point in my bronco it was super tight so be careful of that few good water crossings and a lot of run out

Geoff Blumenthal

May 25, 2024

Open

Washboard

Coming from the western Peet Road intersection headed east on Marl Creek Road there were several larger mud puddles. The first larger one encountered starts shallow before getting deep and having a more vertical exit. Wrangler and Gladiator made it through with water splashing over the hood.

Kevin Badgley

May 18, 2024

Open

Muddy/Wet

Between gladding and Pete road , one hole in particular that was deep and very short. My Yukon has a short wheel base and no traction control or lockers so I decided going through the center was best. I was plowing water over the hood and tore off the stock back bumper cover, a very “V” shaped hole. Please note screenshot and approximate area. Another trail report from April looks like the general area. This can be by-passed by using gladding road, I can’t vouch for Pete road.

Keri Porter

Apr 14, 2024

Obstructed

Impassable Water Crossing

There is a creek that crosses the trail and the flooding in the area is high. there are multiple water areas on the trail, We tried to cross the larger flooded areas with our Toyota Sequoia on 34" tires and the water level was too high for our vehicle.

Marshall Seigle

Oct 21, 2023

2018 Jeep Wrangler

Obstructed

Impassable Water Crossing

Drew Chaplin

Jul 01, 2023

2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Open

Washboard