We Build and Maintain Woodland Trails in Northwest Lower Michigan

The Northern Michigan Mountain Bike Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing accessible mountain bike trails in northern Michigan.
In addition to building, maintaining, and protecting trails, we take pride in building a community of active families that value bikes, the outdoors, and camaraderie.

Based in Northern Michigan, we maintain over 200 miles in all four seasons, 12 months a year. We maintain and build trails to allow everyone to enjoy woodland trails, from fat-tire biking in the winter, to trail-running in the spring, summer hiking, and fall single-track riding, we cover as much of the region as possible.
From Traverse City bike trails like the Vasa Singletrack to the splendor of Glacial Hills Pathway in Bellaire, we support local trail organizations to expand what our region offers mountain bikers and all trail users.

WHAT WE DO

We inspire people in Northern Michigan to experience the outdoors on bicycles.
We promote mountain biking and healthy trail use in Northern Michigan.
We build and maintain sustainable trails for everyone to enjoy.

In The Woods

Learn more about the on-going work to expand and enhance the Vasa Singletrack. Our TREE project is focused on creating a more accessible and rich experience for all trail users at the Supply Road Singletrack. See what's coming to the VST in 2023 and beyond!

VST TREE

TRAIL BUILDING & STEWARDSHIP:

A lot of riders think that single track mountain bike trails take care of themselves. Most people believe that single-track stays clear and open because of debris and blowdown naturally degrade overtime or maybe because there are one or two die-hard locals who clear trail every season.

The truth is: trails need CONSTANT maintenance. NMMBA’s volunteers spend hundreds of hours clearing and maintaining over 200 miles of single-track in our region. All of us love to ride and we know how important it is to keep trails open for everyone in our region.

MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL ADVOCACY:

Northern Michigan is one of the most important regions for timber harvesting in all of the Great Lakes, possibly in the country. NMMBA works hard alongside MMBA as a unified voice for our region in Lansing. We urge our leaders at the state and local levels to understand that sustainable and responsible trail access is incredibly important for our region.

NMMBA is proud to be your voice for human-powered trail access in Northern Michigan.

FAT BIKE TRAILS AND WINTER GROOMING:

We are some of the luckiest riders on the planet. We are the home-field maintenance team for some of the most amazing winter multi-sport trails on the planet. Northern Michigan’s winter trail systems are home to some of the finest groomed fat-biking trails in the world. It takes a team of dedicated groomers to wake up at 4:00 in the morning nearly every day during the winter to keep all of these trails rideable.

NMMBA is proud to have helped engineer over 50 miles of pristine, expertly-groomed winter single tracks.