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.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,152 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67593, -83.44370
Nearest town Oxbow, MI

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  10. 400 ftBear right onto Hiking Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading E.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hiking Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
  25. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  27. 300 ftTurn right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SE.
  28. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

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.

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