North Route to Marble Head

Total Miles 7.6
Technical Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Trail Type High-Clearance 4x4 Trail
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Trail Overview

This is the north route to Marble Head. It is a rocky dirt road through the forest with places to stop for great views of Lake Huron and Canada. The Marble Head obstacle is a Jeep Badge of Honor trail that consists of rocky ledge steps that can be driven up and down.

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Difficulty

The Marble Head obstacle is the only difficult part of this trail with ledge steps of up to 2 feet with large boulders up to 3 feet scattered throughout.

Technical Rating

5

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Micheal Nealey
Jul 14, 2025
Open
This trail is pretty easy. The water holes aren’t deep and marble head steps were partially destroyed by the yacht club guy. I’m not sure why this is rated a 5 because there’s very little challenge to this route of the trail. It didn’t even take us 30 minutes to get back to the main road from marble head.
Tisha Richmond
Jun 24, 2025
Open
Trail was pretty easy getting to the “rock wall”. Water holes where you would expect them were shallow. Easy to access. Rock wall was cool!
Jeff and Laura Bomer
Apr 26, 2025
Open
More areas to climb since the illegal section is open now. Love the new wall climb. The steps are undercut in some spots. Marblehead is always a great time.
Joe Carron
Oct 04, 2024
Open
Trail has been completely bulldozed flat. Large rubble piles reminiscent of a war zone line the trails edge. The mini-steps are completely gone and once at Marblehead, 1/3 of the steps are missing. Just massive piles of rubble in the trees from what was once part of the main Marblehead steps. Access can now be had with any 2wd car or SUV.
Sky Gant
Sep 13, 2024
Open
Mike Pickett
Sep 01, 2024
Open
not a lot of people out and not very wet
Gabriel Guevara alcantara
Jun 28, 2024
Open
Rich M
May 10, 2024
Open
The trail was rocky and muddy, but the water was crystal clear in most places. Water obstacles were less than a foot in most places but, it had been dry for a couple of days. Lots of different lines to navigate the rock obstacles. Jeep is on stock rubicon ride height, with 35s.
Erik Stein
Oct 07, 2023
Open
Jeff and Laura Bomer
Sep 27, 2023
Open
Jeff and Laura Bomer
Aug 08, 2023
Open
Justin Schwarting
Jul 18, 2023
Open
Erik Faust
Jul 05, 2023
Open
Ronald Clarke
May 28, 2023
Open

North Route to Marble Head Trail can be accessed by the following ride types:

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

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