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Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Mountain Bike Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Mountain Bike Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area near Oxbow, MI. It climbs 451 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,152 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Equestrian Trail 42.67526, -83.48320
Nearest town Oxbow, MI
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Mountain Bike Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 989–1,150 ft

Out & Back · Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: Equestrian Trail · 42.67526, -83.48320

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Hiking Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miArrive 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-919d

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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