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Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Mountain Bike Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Mountain Bike Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area near Oxbow, MI. It climbs 535 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,152 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67562, -83.50360
Nearest town Oxbow, MI
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Mountain Bike Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 970–1,150 ft

Out & Back · Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.67562, -83.50360

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 150 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-9-km-7621

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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