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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- hiking (1 year)
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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Activities Click to view
- ATV/ORV/OHV
12 trails
- Mountain Bike
244 trails
- Horse
3 trails
- Hike
262 trails
- Trail Running
260 trails
- Snowmobile
10 trails
- Snowshoe
71 trails
- Nordic Ski
142 trails
Region Details
- 25
- 35
- 92
- 21
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 221
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 252
- Trails E-Bike
- 118
- Trails Horse
- 3
- Trails Hike
- 262
- Trails Trail Running
- 260
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 13
- Trails Observed Trials
- 10
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 13
- Trails Snowmobile
- 10
- Trails Snowshoe
- 71
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 161
- Total Distance
- 350 miles
- Total Descent
- 16,168 ft
- Total Vertical
- 826 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,429 ft
- Reports
- 506
- Photos
- 113
- Ridden Counter
- 10,190
Sub Regions
Popular Houghton County Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applesauce Trail Swedetown Trails | |||
| Time Trial Michigan Tech Trails | |||
| Sure Wood Trail Michigan Tech Trails | |||
| Lakeview Loop Swedetown Trails | |||
| Just Mite Michigan Tech Trails | |||
| Bobsled Loop Michigan Tech Trails | |||
| Don't Think Michigan Tech Trails | |||
| Bunker Swedetown Trails | |||
| Outer Limits Loop Michigan Tech Trails | |||
| Apple Crisp Trail Swedetown Trails | |||
| Gonzo Trail Michigan Tech Trails | |||
| Yew Too Loop Michigan Tech Trails | |||
| 10 Times Trail Swedetown Trails | |||
| Hillside Trail Michigan Tech Trails | |||
| Farmer's Well Loop Swedetown Trails |
Houghton County Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Six Mile Loop Hancock | 9.8 km | |
| 2024 KCD Short Course Preview Maasto Hiihto - Churning Rapids | 12.1 km | |
| 2024 KCD Long Course Preview Maasto Hiihto - Churning Rapids | 13.2 km | |
| Michigan Tech- Flow Trail Ride Michigan Tech Trails | 3.9 km | |
| Michigan Tech - Technical Trails Ride Houghton | 8.9 km | |
| Houghton Mountain Biking Michigan Tech Trails | 16.3 km | |
| Aerobic Adventure Ride Houghton | 17.5 km | |
| Michigan Tech Easy Loop Houghton | 7.1 km | |
| MTU Easy Green Loop Michigan Tech Trails | 7.5 km | |
| Michigan Tech Collegiate MTB Race - Michigan Tech Dual Slalom race Michigan Tech Trails | 267 m |
Photos of Houghton County Mountain Bike
trail: Skyway
5 |
Mar 9, 2025 @ 9:54am
Mar 9, 2025
trail: Brooks Gorge
6 |
Mar 9, 2025 @ 9:45am
Mar 9, 2025
trail: Brooks Gorge
7 |
Mar 9, 2025 @ 9:44am
Mar 9, 2025
trail: Brooks Gorge
7 |
Mar 9, 2025 @ 9:44am
Mar 9, 2025
trail: Sunset
4 |
Mar 9, 2025 @ 9:43am
Mar 9, 2025
trail: Twisted Tree
5 |
Mar 9, 2025 @ 9:42am
Mar 9, 2025
trail: Twisted Tree
3 |
Mar 9, 2025 @ 9:41am
Mar 9, 2025
trail: Skyway
8 |
Mar 9, 2025 @ 9:40am
Mar 9, 2025Videos of Houghton County Mountain Bike
trail: Lakeview Loop
18 |
Jul 14, 2023
trail: Don't Think
217 |
Aug 24, 2022
trail: Don't Think
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Aug 24, 2022
trail: Just Mite
2:16 |
154 |
Sep 16, 2023 , Houghton
10:23 |
176 |
Sep 9, 2022
trail: Hairy Toad Loop
2:13 |
672 |
Oct 8, 2020 , Houghton
trail: Time Trial
0:52 |
373 |
Oct 5, 2020 , Houghton
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucky Up Maasto Hiihto - Churning Rapids | May 16, 2025 @ 5:00pm May 16, 2025 | Wet | zawilk NCT-PWC | Significantly wet after recent rain.... | |
| Jim & Doug's Maasto Hiihto - Churning Rapids | May 16, 2025 @ 7:00pm May 16, 2025 | Wet | zawilk NCT-PWC | Significantly flooded after recent rain.... | |
| Spring Creek Maasto Hiihto - Churning Rapids | May 16, 2025 @ 5:00pm May 16, 2025 | Wet | zawilk NCT-PWC | Significantly flooded after recent rain.... |
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sofiamelchert | add | trail | activity #72222736 | May 23, 2025 @ 9:36am 33 mins |
| zawilk | add | report | activity #72079784 and 21 more | May 20, 2025 @ 7:21pm 3 days |
| zawilk | vote | trail | activity #72076952 | May 20, 2025 @ 6:27pm 3 days |
| BillSauerIV | wishlist | region | activity #71972474 | May 19, 2025 @ 5:15am May 19, 2025 |
| Swirv7 | wishlist | region | activity #71946198 | May 18, 2025 @ 2:44pm May 18, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | This is for mountain bikers. In my opinion,... | Jul 26, 2024 @ 10:58am Jul 26, 2024 | ||
| trail | July 19, 2024 -- Trail was weed-whacked and... | Jul 10, 2024 @ 8:08am Jul 10, 2024 | ||
| trail | You were riding thru peoples back yards | Jul 11, 2023 @ 12:42pm Jul 11, 2023 | ||
| trail | Much of this loop has been recently reworked... | Sep 10, 2022 @ 9:15pm Sep 10, 2022 | ||
| trail | This trail earns its black rating because of... | Sep 10, 2022 @ 8:55pm Sep 10, 2022 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails38 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k0 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge1 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k0 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge1 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 244 | 268 miles | 11,604 ft | 98 miles | 705 ft | 102 | 516 | 11 | 11,744 | |||
| E-Bike | 118 | 142 miles | 1,801 ft | 48 miles | 702 ft | 226 | 160 | |||||
| Horse | 3 | 122 miles | 1,460 ft | 43 miles | 702 ft | 37 | 3 | |||||
| Hike | 262 | 283 miles | 12,585 ft | 104 miles | 827 ft | 12 | 504 | 526 | ||||
| Trail Running | 260 | 282 miles | 12,651 ft | 104 miles | 827 ft | 506 | 735 | |||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 13 | 144 miles | 2,533 ft | 61 miles | 702 ft | 37 | 4 | |||||
| Observed Trials | 10 | 22 miles | 1,073 ft | 18 miles | 594 ft | 1 | 1 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 12 | 144 miles | 2,533 ft | 61 miles | 702 ft | 37 | 5 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 10 | 137 miles | 1,542 ft | 46 miles | 702 ft | 16 | 2 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 71 | 13 miles | 735 ft | 4 miles | 643 ft | 57 | 104 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 15 | 94 | |||||||||
| Nordic Ski | 142 | 189 miles | 4,701 ft | 65 miles | 705 ft | 11 | 135 | 3 | 2,163 |
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