Michigan trails · Sylvania Outfitters Ski Trail
Sylvania Outfitters Ski Trail
A 6.7-mile network in Michigan, with 119 ft of climbing. Reaches Pilot Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 4.5 and mile 6.7. It gives back about 322 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pilot Lake (lake)
- Rickles Lake (lake)
- Cutters Pond (lake)
Getting there
SYLVANIA OUTFITTERS SKI TRAIL access. About 1 h 49 min drive (78 mi, 4 of them unpaved) from Iron Mountain. 46.24417, -89.20487 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:42 a.m., the sun rises at 7:12 a.m. and sets at 6:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:42 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.7-mile route takes roughly 2 h 32 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:44 a.m. — 8 h 28 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Canoe-Middle Branch Ontonagon — 2.8 mi