USFS National Forest System Trails · Ottawa National Forest · Michigan · Updated June 2026
Ontonagon Equestrian Complex (USFS trail 60073) is a 4.3 mi trail in Ottawa National Forest, Michigan. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, May–Nov, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Ontonagon Equestrian Complex?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | May–Nov |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | — |
Zooming out: across Ottawa National Forest, 8% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of F.
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About this trail
In Ottawa National Forest, Michigan, Ontonagon Equestrian Complex (USFS trail 60073) covers 4.3 mi of National Forest System trail. This profile summarizes what the official US Forest Service trail record says about riding it: how long the trail is, what it's built on, how steep the route grades out, and which forms of bike use the agency has designated. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as imported compacted material. Based on slope, this is a Easy trail (grade band 0-5%); that reflects gentle gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. Mountain bikes are allowed, with a May–Nov season in the data. No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on this trail in the USFS data, so treat it as a non-motorized route unless a posted order says otherwise. The route is mapped as USFS Trail Class 3 on the agency's 1-to-5 development scale, where 1 is the most primitive, minimally maintained tread and 5 is the most developed. Treat this as a planning reference rather than a live conditions report, and verify any time-sensitive closure or order with the ranger district that manages Ottawa National Forest.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Ontonagon Equestrian Complex?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Ontonagon Equestrian Complex in Ottawa National Forest, typically May–Nov, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Ontonagon Equestrian Complex?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Ontonagon Equestrian Complex in the USFS data.
- How long is Ontonagon Equestrian Complex?
- Ontonagon Equestrian Complex measures about 4.3 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Ontonagon Equestrian Complex?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Ontonagon Equestrian Complex as imported compacted material.
- How difficult is Ontonagon Equestrian Complex?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Easy (grade band 0-5%), derived from USFS slope data. This reflects steepness, not technical mountain-bike difficulty.
How we read this data
Grade-based difficulty above is the USFS grade (route steepness), not a technical mountain-bike rating — a gentle-grade trail can still be rocky or technical, and vice versa. Bike and e-bike status come verbatim from the USFS managed-use fields for this trail; we never infer access we can't cite. See our methodology for how the dataset is built and what each field means.
Where it is
Approximate location of Ottawa National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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