Trails / Cheboygan & Presque Isle Counties
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A DNR-managed recreation area near Black Lake with more than 30 miles of hiking and ski pathways, plus extensive snowmobile, ORV, and equestrian riding.
Map & Directions
Four separate parking lots provide access to the pathway loops that best suit your abilities or interests.
About the Trail
With more than 30 miles of trails, hikers and skiers have their choice of routes for every skill level. Special pathways have been constructed for the traditional diagonal skier and the skate-skier, ranging from “Easy” to “Most Difficult.”
Skiers may find themselves gliding under majestic pines, taking in views of Black Lake and, under the right conditions, even getting a glimpse of Lake Huron. Trail users travel through a number of forest types and can see what a managed forest looks like in its various stages of regrowth. Four separate parking lots provide skiers and hikers access to the pathway loops which best suit their abilities or interests. For grooming information, visit the Black Mountain Facebook page.
Riding the two-track roads through the flats and over the hills of Black Mountain on horseback has been popular for a long time. Riding is specifically designated on the skiing/hiking pathway April through November, and the snowmobile trails are also open to horses April through November. Horses are not permitted off established roads, pathways, and trails. A group campground south of East Twin Lake is available to horseback riders — reservations are recommended at (231) 627-2811.
Snowmobiling & ORVs
More than 80 miles of groomed snowmobile trail await you, with trails from Cheboygan to Millersburg and throughout the entire recreation area. Please stay on trails designated for snowmobiles.
Three parking lots serve as access points to about 60 miles of ORV trails and 15 miles of ORV routes. In addition to the winding trails and generally straight routes, there is a 65-acre scramble area for motorcycles and ATVs (closed to 4x4 trucks). Legal access to trails, routes, and the scramble area is at the upper level of Black Lake Campground.
Please follow the orange triangles marking ORV routes and trails — riding in unauthorized locations is a violation of state law.
A special thanks to Presque Isle Electric & Gas for their support of cross-country ski grooming at Black Mountain!
Get Involved
Trails are built and maintained by volunteers and donors. Join us.
