Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area
Mountain Bike Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Mountain Bike Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area near Oxbow, MI. It climbs 599 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mountain Bike Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 972–1,150 ft
Out & Back · Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.67593, -83.44370
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Equestrian Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Equestrian Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Equestrian Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Equestrian Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Equestrian Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Equestrian Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft
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