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USFS National Forest System Trails · Michigan · Updated June 2026

Huron-Manistee National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

FBike Access Grade F — 10% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

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).

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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.

F
Bike Access Grade
10% of rideable miles bike-open
77
Ridable trails
with their own page
56.9 mi
Bike-designated
35 segments
1,728 mi
Total NFS trail
1,030 segments
508 mi
Class 1 e-bike
63 segments

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

TrailMilesSurfaceTrail classBike season
Mccct- Bwc82.67Native Material——
Mack Lake Loop Trail39.63Native Material——
Huron Orv, Smt/Huron Orv Trail32.39Native Material——
Mcct - Cad/Man31.38Native Material——
Meadows - Mccct30.58Native Material——
Alcona Atv Trail29.09Native Material——
Cedar Creek Motorsport Trail21.96Native Material——
Meadows-M33 Trail17.51Native Material——
Mcct - Little O Spur17.48Native Material——
Mcct - Big O Spur13.56Native Material——
Meadows - M72-Parmalee Trail12.72Native Material——
Holton Motorcycle Trail11.87Native Material——
Meadows West Trail11.73Native Material——
Holton Motorcycle Trail10.73Native Material——
Huron Orv, Sand Lake Spur9.28Native Material——
Horseshoe Motorcycle Trail8.64Native Material——
Hungerford Bike Trail8.23Native Material—Year-round
Mack - Maltby Hills Loop Trail7.82Native Material——
Oscoda To Oasis7.4Native Material——
Meadows North7.17Native Material——
Mack - Fowler Road Trail6.97Native Material——
Mack - Vaughn Road Trail6.51Native Material——
Meadows - Hughes Lake Trail6.31Native Material——
Channels Trail5.84Native Material——
Mack - Bull Gap Trail5.77Native Material——

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).

Intermediate grade (6)

Moderate grade band.

Grade not recorded (1)

No grade band recorded in the USFS data.

CSV

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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