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Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Mountain Bike Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Mountain Bike Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area near Andersonville, MI. It climbs 418 ft. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,024 – 1,135 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.68627, -83.48204
Nearest town Andersonville, MI
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Mountain Bike Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,025–1,135 ft

Out & Back · Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.68627, -83.48204

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miSharp right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 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-6-km-b267

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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