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Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Mountain Bike Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 52 min

Mountain Bike Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area near Oxbow, MI. It climbs 262 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,135 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.68271, -83.47033
Nearest town Oxbow, MI
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Mountain Bike Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 52 min

Elevation 989–1,135 ft

Out & Back · Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.68271, -83.47033

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mountain-bike-trail-out-back-4-km-9142

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:15 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:35 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:03 PM.

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