Updated October 2026
Huron-Manistee National Forest Mountain Bike Trails
Mountain bike
56.9mi
designated on 35 segments
3% of mapped trail
E-bike
508miClass 1
designated on 63 segments
29% of mapped trail
Mountain bike
56.9mi
designated on 35 segments
3% of mapped trail
- Season on record
- Year-round
- Bike Access Grade
- F10% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade
E-bike
508miClass 1
designated on 63 segments
- Class 1508 mi
- Class 2508 mi
- Class 3508 mi
Treated as a motor vehicle: ridden only where designated.
- Ridable trails
- 77
- Mapped trail
- 1,728 mi on 1,030 segments
Both lanes share one scale: the 1,728 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in Huron-Manistee National Forest, Michigan. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.
Huron-Manistee National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of F: 10% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Restricted — traditional bikes are open on very few of the forest’s rideable miles.
Huron-Manistee National Forest carries 1,728 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 56.9 mi across 35 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 63 segments (508 mi).
What the USFS data shows for Huron-Manistee National Forest
Of the 1,728 mi of mapped trail in Huron-Manistee National Forest, 3% — 56.9 mi across 35 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.
Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 608 of 1,028 surfaced segments (59%).
On the USFS difficulty rating, easy is the most common designation here — 966 of 1,002 rated segments (96%) — across all uses, not bikes alone.
USFS records a year-round bike season for this forest, though high-elevation trails clear later in practice.
The longest single named bike segment in the data is Mccct- Bwc at 82.67 mi on native dirt, rated easy by USFS.
Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 63 segments (508 mi), and no segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.
Trail surface
- Native Material608
- Snow411
- Imported Compacted Material6
- Asphalt1
- Other1
USFS trail class (1 = primitive · 5 = developed)
- Class 3756
- Class 2248
- Class 419
- Class 55
- Class 11
3% of this forest's mapped trail is bike-designated. Note: USFS records trail grade (steepness), not technical MTB difficulty — we surface grade where present but do not infer a black/blue/green rating from it.
Largest bike-designated trails
| Trail | Miles |
|---|---|
| Mccct- BwcNative Material | 82.67 |
| Mack Lake Loop TrailNative Material | 39.63 |
| Huron Orv, Smt/Huron Orv TrailNative Material | 32.39 |
| Mcct - Cad/ManNative Material | 31.38 |
| Meadows - MccctNative Material | 30.58 |
| Alcona Atv TrailNative Material | 29.09 |
| Cedar Creek Motorsport TrailNative Material | 21.96 |
| Meadows-M33 TrailNative Material | 17.51 |
| Mcct - Little O SpurNative Material | 17.48 |
| Mcct - Big O SpurNative Material | 13.56 |
| Meadows - M72-Parmalee TrailNative Material | 12.72 |
| Holton Motorcycle TrailNative Material | 11.87 |
| Meadows West TrailNative Material | 11.73 |
| Holton Motorcycle TrailNative Material | 10.73 |
| Huron Orv, Sand Lake SpurNative Material | 9.28 |
| Horseshoe Motorcycle TrailNative Material | 8.64 |
| Hungerford Bike TrailNative MaterialYear-round | 8.23 |
| Mack - Maltby Hills Loop TrailNative Material | 7.82 |
| Oscoda To OasisNative Material | 7.4 |
| Meadows NorthNative Material | 7.17 |
| Mack - Fowler Road TrailNative Material | 6.97 |
| Mack - Vaughn Road TrailNative Material | 6.51 |
| Meadows - Hughes Lake TrailNative Material | 6.31 |
| Channels TrailNative Material | 5.84 |
| Mack - Bull Gap TrailNative Material | 5.77 |
Every trail in Huron-Manistee National Forest
All 77 ridable trails in this forest — every trail where USFS data designates mountain-bike or Class 1 e-bike use, grouped by grade-based steepness. Grade reflects slope, not technical difficulty. Each trail links to its full data profile.
Easy grade (70)
Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).
- Mccct- Bwc82.7 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Mack Lake Loop Trail39.6 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Meadows - Mccct30.6 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Alcona Atv Trail29.1 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Meadows-M33 Trail17.5 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Meadows - M72-Parmalee Trail12.7 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Holton Motorcycle Trail11.9 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Meadows West Trail11.7 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Holton Motorcycle Trail10.7 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Oscoda To Oasis7.4 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Meadows North7.2 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Mack - Vaughn Road Trail6.5 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Channels Trail5.8 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Mack - Bull Gap Trail5.8 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Meadows - Comstock Trail5.6 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Mack - Tabor Trail4.6 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Mack - Mio Trail4 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Mackenzie Mountain Bike3.8 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Big M Bike - Catamount3.7 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Meadows -Luzerne Trail3.6 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Big M - Road Monkey3.6 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Big M - Bullwacker3.5 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Mackenzie Bike Spur 13.5 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Curtis Road Spur2.6 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Big M - Shanty Boy2.6 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Mack - Lupton Trail2.5 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Imported Compacted Material, class 4bike
- Mack - Old Baldy Trail2.5 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 3bike
- Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Caberfae Way Smt Dnr6382.2 miSnow, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Big M Bike - Lumberjack2.2 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Big M Bike - Oh Me 22.1 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Big M Bike - Double Bit1.9 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Big M - Sky Pilot1.9 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Big M Bike - Camp 241.9 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Native Material, class 3bike
- Ford Road Spur1.6 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Holton Motorcycle Trail1.5 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Big M - Gabriel'S Horn1.3 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Native Material, class 3bike
- Grass Lake Spur1 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 3bike
- Native Material, class 3bike
- Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Oasis Spur0.9 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 3bike
- Big M Bike - Ryberg Road0.8 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Mackenzie Bike Spur 80.7 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Allen Road Spur0.6 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Mackenzie Bike Spur 70.6 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Mackenzie Bike Spur 40.6 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Towerline Spur0.6 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Big M - Cheat Stick0.5 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Hale Road Spur0.5 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
Intermediate grade (6)
Moderate grade band.
- Mcct - Cad/Man31.4 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Mcct - Little O Spur17.5 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Mcct - Big O Spur13.6 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Hungerford Bike Trail8.2 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Mcct - 7 Mile Atv Loop5.1 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Mcct - Caberfae Way Spur4.9 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
Grade not recorded (1)
No grade band recorded in the USFS data.
- Hungerford Bike Trail1.9 miNative Material, class 3bike
Huron-Manistee National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)
Download all 77 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Huron-Manistee National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.
E-bikes in Huron-Manistee National Forest
Class 1 on 63 segments · Class 2 on 63 · Class 3 on 63. See full e-bike rules for Huron-Manistee National Forest →
Where it is
Approximate center of Huron-Manistee National Forest. USFS trail geometry isn't mapped here — use the ranger district for trailheads.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the bike access grade for Huron-Manistee National Forest?
- Huron-Manistee National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of F: 10% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Restricted — traditional bikes are open on very few of the forest’s rideable miles.
- How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Huron-Manistee National Forest?
- Huron-Manistee National Forest has about 56.9 mi of bike-designated trail across 35 segments, out of 1,728 mi of total National Forest System trail.
- What is the riding season in Huron-Manistee National Forest?
- Most bike-designated trails in Huron-Manistee National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
- Are e-bikes allowed in Huron-Manistee National Forest?
- Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 63 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.
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