Mio ORV Route - West

Total Miles 11.8
Technical Rating
3 Easy
Best Time Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Trail Type High-Clearance 4x4 Trail
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Trail Overview

This is the west side of the Michigan DNR Mio ORV Route. It's open to full-size vehicles and smaller ones with an ORV and trail permit sticker. This section of the route is mostly soft sand with boulders. It travels through the woods of Northern Michigan over rolling hills and some scenic spots. Parts are shared-use trails and snowmobile trails in the winter. There is an ORV trailhead parking lot of the south end of the route called Muskrat Lake ORV Trailhead. Muskrat Lake State Forest Campground is a rustic campground and the ORV route ends directly into the campground which is located on the west side of the route. This campground is also on a small lake called Muskrat Lake.

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Difficulty

This trail is mostly soft sand with some boulders. It's been known to have some larger water holes on the trail during wet times, but they do dry off quickly as the area is sand.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

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John Fox
Jun 28, 2025
Open
Doug Johnston
May 25, 2025
Open
Two downed trees
Scott Walko
Oct 19, 2024
Open
Narrow at some points. So, if you’re concerned about scratches, these trails will offer that. Some technical, but very dusty and dry. Colors were good, hung out at Muskrat lake for lunch, nice spot there. Some minor SXS traffic.
Edgar Osborne
Apr 27, 2024
Open
Trail is clear of any down trees.
Carter Timmons
Nov 05, 2023
Open

Mio ORV Route - West Trail can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • Single Track
  • 50 Inch
  • 60 Inch
  • High Clearance

Mio ORV Route - West Map

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