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Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Mountain Bike Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Mountain Bike Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area near Oxbow, MI. It climbs 429 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,135 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67702, -83.47462
Nearest town Oxbow, MI
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Mountain Bike Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 989–1,135 ft

Out & Back · Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.67702, -83.47462

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  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-5-km-1588

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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