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Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Mountain Bike Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Mountain Bike Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area near Oxbow, MI. It climbs 278 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,106 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

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

3.5 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 989–1,107 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. 1 miBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miBear right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 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-6-km-b86f

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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