Michigan trails · Long Lake Motorcycle Trail
Long Lake Motorcycle Trail
A 23.5-mile loop in Michigan, with 216 ft of climbing. Reaches North Lake and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 15.7 and mile 23.5. It gives back about 1,500 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- North Lake (lake)
- Long Lake (lake)
Getting there
Long Lake Motorcycle Trail access. About 22 min drive (11 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Cadillac. 44.35749, -85.37754 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:25 a.m., the sun rises at 7:54 a.m. and sets at 6:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:28 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 23.5-mile route takes roughly 8 h 48 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:43 p.m. — 2 h 16 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Shore To Shore Trail — 8.3 mi