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Learn more about Carpenter Road Loop
Carpenter Road Loop

Carpenter Road Loop

Carpenter Road Loop starts out as a narrow single-lane two-track. The trail is mostly sand/dirt and is lightly traveled. It has thick brush. The trail brings you back to Betsie River Road. This trail is…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cedar Creek Motorsport Trail (North Loop)
Cedar Creek Motorsport Trail (North Loop)

Cedar Creek Motorsport Trail (North Loop)

Cedar Creek terrain is flat to rolling with sandy soil and feels like a motocross track through the woods. The North loop is 10 miles long and the South loop is 14 miles long. The…
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Total Miles
9.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cedar Creek Motorsport Trail (South Loop)
Cedar Creek Motorsport Trail (South Loop)

Cedar Creek Motorsport Trail (South Loop)

Cedar Creek terrain is flat to rolling with sandy soil and feels like a motocross track through the woods. The North loop is 10 miles long and the South loop is 14 miles long. The…
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Total Miles
12.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cedar River Run
Cedar River Run

Cedar River Run

This route is a baseline for exploration in the Escanaba Forest Management Unit. It is primarily sand/dirt logging roads without any serious obstacles. Some areas can be slick and muddy after rainfall or during the…
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Total Miles
13.0
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cedar River Side Spur
Cedar River Side Spur

Cedar River Side Spur

This loop provides a change of scenery and meanders through varying species of trees that provide a tunnel-like canopy in some areas. Even this side trail has side trails! Detour from the route to explore…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cemetery Trail (Pere Cheney Ghost Town)
Cemetery Trail (Pere Cheney Ghost Town)

Cemetery Trail (Pere Cheney Ghost Town)

This trail is flat and sandy and weaves through both field and forest. This path starts in the same area as a marked snowmobile trail but they split almost immediately. The interesting history of this…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Cliff Mine Drive
Cliff Mine Drive

Cliff Mine Drive

Cliff Mine Drive starts out a single-lane trail with a small water crossing. The trail was mostly dirt/mud at the time we tracked the trail. The trail had been logged so it was definitely a…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Conners Hole/Log Jam
Conners Hole/Log Jam

Conners Hole/Log Jam

This trail is one of Drummond Island's iconic trails. It is not too difficult to go to rock bottom but don't be fooled the water can be deep after a long winter. Proceed with caution…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Copper Falls Mill Trail
Copper Falls Mill Trail

Copper Falls Mill Trail

This two-track trail starts off easy but turns rocky and mildly steep as it goes on. If you can find it, there is an old Copper mine entrance where Owl Creek flows out of the…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Copper Harbor Soft Road Look Out
Copper Harbor Soft Road Look Out

Copper Harbor Soft Road Look Out

Calling this a trail is maybe a stretch but hear me out... this is a minimally maintained "paved" (broken pavement) road that appears to be snowmobile only basically in the winter. There are areas for…
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Total Miles
8.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Covered Drive
Covered Drive

Covered Drive

This is a shortcut road that is more than a shortcut. If you are looking for an iconic photo road, this is it! During the fall color season, you will find a lot of traffic…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about CR 412 Crisp Point Road
CR 412 Crisp Point Road

CR 412 Crisp Point Road

CR 412 Crisp Point Road is the last stretch to Crisp Point Lighthouse. This section is a seasonal road that has washboard bumps with a sand-dirt combination. During spring thaw and after heavy rain, this…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about CR 414
CR 414

CR 414

CR 414 is another section of dirt road that will lead you to Crisp Point Lighthouse. You have options of camping in the area at the Mouth of Two Hearted River State Campground with a…
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Total Miles
14.0
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about CR 578 UP7 Cutover
CR 578 UP7 Cutover

CR 578 UP7 Cutover

The CR 578/UP7 Cutover brings Ridge Road Trail Loop with Candy Cane Lane - Trail 419 and Munising Loop all together. It's a short run but it ties the trails together. The Upper Peninsula of…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fall
Learn more about CR501
CR501

CR501

CR501 is another section of dirt road that will lead you to Crisp Point Lighthouse. The road can be challenging during spring thaw and heavy rain. You will come across a single-lane bridge over a…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Crapo Creek Trail
Crapo Creek Trail

Crapo Creek Trail

Crapo Creek Trail (Pronounced Crap-oh) is a fifty-inch trail designed to be ridded by dirt bikes and quads. The general make up of this trail is black dirt with some sandy spots in fresh timber…
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Total Miles
17.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Croton To White Cloud
Croton To White Cloud

Croton To White Cloud

Croton to White Cloud offers a "back roads" option for traveling. This section of trail is primarily forest & seasonal roads. Although it is possible for a 2WD vehicle to travel this route be aware…
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Total Miles
13.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about D Springs Trail (132nd Avenue)
D Springs Trail (132nd Avenue)

D Springs Trail (132nd Avenue)

D Springs Trail (132nd Avenue) is an easy, fun off-road trail. Located near Diamond Springs Golf Course or Lincoln Road, this route is easily accessible. It has nothing technical. Most of the trail is a…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Danaher Plains Trail
Danaher Plains Trail

Danaher Plains Trail

Danaher Plains is a 50-Inch ORV trail that is located East of Newberry in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This trail is smooth, fast, and easy to follow. Due to lack of traffic, there are…
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Total Miles
27.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Davis Road
Davis Road

Davis Road

Davis Road starts out as a narrow single-lane two-track. The trail is mostly sand/dirt washouts and rutted, thick with brush. The trail brings you back to 700 Road and is managed by the Traverse City…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
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