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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
13 trails
- Horse
64 trails
- Hike
77 trails
- Trail Running
77 trails
Region Details
- 11
- 2
Region Status
Open as of Apr 4, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 77
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 13
- Trails Horse
- 64
- Trails Hike
- 77
- Trails Trail Running
- 77
- Total Distance
- 86 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,887 ft
- Total Vertical
- 186 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,153 ft
- Reports
- 233
- Photos
- 15
- Ridden Counter
- 7,500
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 #5 - #6
53 |
Apr 10, 2022 @ 3:31pm
Apr 10, 2022
trail: Pontiac Loop #4 - #5
106 |
Dec 11, 2020 @ 6:20pm
Dec 11, 2020
trail: Pontiac Loop #6 - #7
91 |
Nov 19, 2020 @ 7:22pm
Nov 19, 2020
trail: Pontiac Loop #5 - #6
229 |
Aug 12, 2018 @ 3:48pm
Aug 12, 2018Videos of Pontiac Lake Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Pontiac Loop #3 - #4
6:08 |
136 |
Mar 18, 2022 , Waterford
youtuber
![Going Hard at the Pontiac Lake Recreation Area...]()
4:34 |
570 |
May 15, 2019
youtuber
![Riding a Michigan Classic • The Pontiac Lake...]()
10:17 |
354 |
Jan 31, 2019
14:08 |
276 |
Oct 24, 2018
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Loop #2 - #3 | Jul 16, 2022 @ 5:22am Jul 16, 2022 | Ideal | Kz44tz | ||
| Pontiac Loop #3 - #4 | Jul 16, 2022 @ 5:22am Jul 16, 2022 | Ideal | Kz44tz | ||
| Pontiac Loop #4 - #5 | Jul 16, 2022 @ 5:22am Jul 16, 2022 | Ideal | Kz44tz | ||
| Pontiac Loop #6 - #7 | Jul 16, 2022 @ 5:22am Jul 16, 2022 | Ideal | Kz44tz | ||
| Pontiac Loop #7 - #8 | Jul 16, 2022 @ 5:22am Jul 16, 2022 | Ideal | Kz44tz | ||
| Pontiac Loop #8 - #9 | Jul 16, 2022 @ 5:22am Jul 16, 2022 | Ideal | Kz44tz | ||
| Pontiac Loop Alternate (Hard) | Jul 16, 2022 @ 5:22am Jul 16, 2022 | Ideal | Kz44tz | ||
| Pontiac Loop #10 - #11 | Jul 16, 2022 @ 5:22am Jul 16, 2022 | Ideal | Kz44tz | ||
| Pontiac Loop Alternate (Hard) | Jul 16, 2022 @ 5:22am Jul 16, 2022 | Ideal | Kz44tz | ||
| Pontiac Loop #11 - #2 | Jul 16, 2022 @ 5:22am Jul 16, 2022 | Ideal | Kz44tz |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Flightopps | wishlist | region | Pontiac Lake Recreation Area | Mar 21, 2023 @ 3:25am Mar 21, 2023 |
| stevek1322 | ridden | trail | Pontiac Loop #11 - #2 and 8 more | Oct 11, 2022 @ 3:16pm Oct 11, 2022 |
| F1exo | wishlist | region | Pontiac Lake Recreation Area | Sep 28, 2022 @ 7:23pm Sep 28, 2022 |
| jbeyerster | wishlist | region | Pontiac Lake Recreation Area | Sep 23, 2022 @ 9:31pm Sep 23, 2022 |
| Sbarg | wishlist | trail | Pontiac Loop #1 - #2 | Sep 5, 2022 @ 2:16pm Sep 5, 2022 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Oaks County Park | 33 | 7 km | |||
| Highland Recreation Area | 4 | 3 | 7.7 km | ||
| Hickory Glen Park | 1 | 17 | 8.3 km | ||
| West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve | 9 km | ||||
| Orion Oaks County Park | 11 | 9.7 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 13 | 9 miles | 1,519 ft | 4 miles | 151 ft | #634 | #329 | 13 | 233 | 2 | 4,539 | |
| Horse | 64 | 77 miles | 1,368 ft | 5 miles | 184 ft | #831 | 2 | 48 | 16 | |||
| Hike | 77 | 86 miles | 2,887 ft | 8 miles | 187 ft | #449 | #277 | 233 | 101 | |||
| Trail Running | 77 | 86 miles | 2,887 ft | 8 miles | 187 ft | #451 | #277 | 233 | 24 |
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