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Kalkaska Mountain Bike Trails

Location: Kalkaska, Michigan

Difficulty: Beginner

Mileage: 7-12 miles

Shape: Looped Trails and access to unmarked trails

Total Ascent: Variable by route

Signage: Some loops are marked

Kalkaska Mountain Bike Trailhead Address

Address: 1706 W. Kalkaska Road
Kalkaska, Michigan, 49646
(Park’n’Ride Parking Lot)

Kalkaska’s growing collection of trails and improved signage are due largely thanks to the community’s spirited collection of riders. While known as the starting venue of the Iceman Cometh Challenge, Kalkaska’s trails are a spider web of interconnected singletrack, two-tracks, and gravel roads that are nearly endless in potential.

Most riders access the trails from the Park’n’Ride lot located on West Kalkaska Road. This is the most well-marked place to start from, and anyone who has ridden the Iceman will instantly recognize the twisting trails that lead past small lakes and bounce onto wider trails every few miles.

In town for a ride? Consider supporting our efforts by purchasing a Visitor Day Pass!

Kalkaska Mountain Bike Trails FAQs

ARE THE TRAILS MARKED?

Thanks to an NMMBA-led effort in 2018, more Kalkaska trails are marked. However, there are many miles of unmarked trails that also connect to the Kalkaska to Traverse City mountain bike trail as well.

ARE THE KALKASKA TRAILS GROOMED IN WINTER?

Currently, the Kalkaska trails are not groomed by NMMBA. ‘

Questions about Kalkaska Mountain Bike Trails? Contact communications@nmmba.net.