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SaveOne of the best known and most used trails in the Detroit metropolitan area due to its location (just 11 miles from Pontiac and 38 miles from downtown Detroit) and challenging terrain, Pontiac Lake Recreation Area has been providing an escape from the hustle and bustle of this auto building community for hikers, equestrians, and mountain bikers for years.
Pontiac Lake is a single, easy to follow loop (with two optional, signed, difficult sections) which starts and ends just off of a main parking lot. Starting to ride this fast, flowing trail with major elevation changes is a commitment, but one which handily rewards riders.
Pontiac Lake is a single, easy to follow loop (with two optional, signed, difficult sections) which starts and ends just off of a main parking lot. Starting to ride this fast, flowing trail with major elevation changes is a commitment, but one which handily rewards riders.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
No
Land Status: State Park
google parking directionsLinks
Files
- CRAMBA_Pontiac_Lake_17-Jun-2014.pdf (192 KB)
Region Supporters & Maintainers
- Zandra Inman
trail builderMaintainer
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
19 trails
- Horse
70 trails
- Hike
87 trails
- Trail Running
87 trails
Region Details
- 5
- 11
- 2
Region Status
Open as of Nov 7, 2024
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 86
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 19
- Trails Horse
- 70
- Trails Hike
- 87
- Trails Trail Running
- 87
- Total Distance
- 90 miles
- Total Descent
- 3,228 ft
- Total Vertical
- 183 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,150 ft
- Reports
- 398
- Photos
- 17
- Ridden Counter
- 9,180
Popular Pontiac Lake Recreation Area Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Intermediate Route | 9 miles | |
| Pontiac Hard Route | 9 miles |
Photos of Pontiac Lake Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Pontiac Loop #11 - #2
14 |
Oct 22, 2024 @ 8:50am
Oct 22, 2024
trail: Pontiac Loop #6 - #7
9 |
Oct 22, 2024 @ 8:48am
Oct 22, 2024
trail: Pontiac Loop #6 - #7
11 |
Oct 22, 2024 @ 8:48am
Oct 22, 2024
trail: Pontiac Loop #5 - #6
143 |
Apr 10, 2022 @ 3:31pm
Apr 10, 2022
trail: Pontiac Loop #4 - #5
166 |
Dec 11, 2020 @ 6:20pm
Dec 11, 2020
trail: Pontiac Loop #6 - #7
160 |
Nov 19, 2020 @ 7:22pm
Nov 19, 2020Videos of Pontiac Lake Recreation Area Mountain Bike
youtuber
![I did not expect that!]()
8:52 |
142 |
Dec 31, 2023
youtuber
![Pontiac Lake Recreation Area in Waterford, MI...]()
6:22 |
144 |
Oct 29, 2019
trail: Pontiac Loop #3 - #4
6:08 |
330 |
Mar 18, 2022 , Waterford
youtuber
![Going Hard at the Pontiac Lake Recreation Area...]()
4:34 |
781 |
May 15, 2019
youtuber
![Riding a Michigan Classic • The Pontiac Lake...]()
10:17 |
490 |
Jan 31, 2019
14:08 |
451 |
Oct 24, 2018
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Loop #1 - #2 | Nov 7, 2024 @ 4:52pm Nov 7, 2024 | Ideal | schumi89 | ||
| Pontiac Loop #11 - #2 | Nov 7, 2024 @ 4:52pm Nov 7, 2024 | Ideal | schumi89 | ||
| Pontiac Loop Alternate (Hard) | Nov 7, 2024 @ 4:52pm Nov 7, 2024 | Ideal | schumi89 | ||
| Pontiac Loop #10 - #11 | Nov 7, 2024 @ 4:52pm Nov 7, 2024 | Ideal | schumi89 | ||
| Pontiac Loop Alternate (Hard) | Nov 7, 2024 @ 4:52pm Nov 7, 2024 | Ideal | schumi89 | ||
| Pontiac Loop #8 - #9 | Nov 7, 2024 @ 4:52pm Nov 7, 2024 | Ideal | schumi89 | ||
| Pontiac Loop #7 - #8 | Nov 7, 2024 @ 4:52pm Nov 7, 2024 | Ideal | schumi89 | ||
| Pontiac Loop #6 - #7 | Nov 7, 2024 @ 4:52pm Nov 7, 2024 | Ideal | schumi89 | ||
| Pontiac Loop #5 - #6 | Nov 7, 2024 @ 4:52pm Nov 7, 2024 | Ideal | schumi89 | ||
| Pontiac Loop #4 - #5 | Nov 7, 2024 @ 4:52pm Nov 7, 2024 | Ideal | schumi89 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crash8per | ridden | route | activity #66537853 | Feb 21, 2025 @ 7:45am Feb 21, 2025 |
| Crash8per | ridden | trail | activity #66537828 and 10 more | Feb 21, 2025 @ 7:44am Feb 21, 2025 |
| schumi89 | add | report | activity #61464018 and 11 more | Nov 8, 2024 @ 4:03am Nov 8, 2024 |
| paulcalypse | wishlist | route | activity #61100974 | Oct 29, 2024 @ 6:32pm Oct 29, 2024 |
| paulcalypse | wishlist | region | activity #61100968 | Oct 29, 2024 @ 6:32pm Oct 29, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Not as difficult as the other hard line. | Jul 13, 2021 @ 9:43am Jul 13, 2021 | ||
| trail | Yo the beginning of the hard loop is tough,... | May 1, 2017 @ 11:28pm May 1, 2017 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Springs Metro Park | 3 | 2.7 km | |||
| Independence Oaks County Park | 33 | 7 km | |||
| Highland Recreation Area | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7.7 km | |
| Hickory Glen Park | 1 | 17 | 8.3 km | ||
| Friendship Park | 1 | 1 | 9.5 km |
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Completionist189 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 19 | 11 miles | 1,719 ft | 4 miles | 151 ft | #710 | #379 | 15 | 398 | 2 | 5,889 | |
| Horse | 70 | 80 miles | 1,673 ft | 6 miles | 180 ft | #964 | 2 | 48 | 29 | |||
| Hike | 87 | 90 miles | 3,228 ft | 10 miles | 184 ft | #501 | #317 | 398 | 113 | |||
| Trail Running | 87 | 90 miles | 3,228 ft | 10 miles | 184 ft | #503 | #313 | 398 | 62 |
- By markholloway
Trailforks Map Team & contributors - Admins: CRAMBA, MCMBA
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