NTN North Trails
Marquette · Noquemanon Trail Network
13.5mi
about 13.5 mi groomed for fat bikes and snowshoes
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- None listed
All states / Michigan
Fat biking in Michigan
Groomed fat bike trails, passes and live grooming reports
The Upper Peninsula is Michigan's winter riding capital: Marquette, Ishpeming and the Keweenaw all have big volunteer-groomed networks. Downstate, the DNR lists groomed fat bike trails in state recreation areas near Grand Rapids and Detroit.
- 28 trail systems
- 210+ groomed miles listed
- 5 regions
Checked November 12, 2026
GroomedPartly groomedPackedPlowedUngroomedOpen to bikes28 of 28 mapped · faded pins are approximate (town center)
Central U.P.: Marquette, Ishpeming, Munising & Iron Mountain 5
NTN South Trails
Marquette · Noquemanon Trail Network
20mi
about 20 mi groomed for fat bikes and snowshoes, out of 45+ mi of summer trail
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- None listed
RAMBA Snow Bike Trails
Ishpeming / Negaunee · RAMBA
20mi
more than 20 mi groomed across RAMBA trails; Hill Street SBT alone is roughly 10–12 mi
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- None listed
Valley Spur Snow Bike Loop (Wyman Pines)
Munising · Munising Bay Trail Network
3mi
loop just under 3 mi from the Valley Spur North lot; fat bikes, skis and snowshoes only, dogs allowed (older report, 2024–25 winter)
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- None listed
Fumee Lake Natural Area
Norway / Iron Mountain · Dickinson Trail Network
mileage
not listed
not listed
mileage not listed; groomed for skiing, snowshoes and fat bikes (about 14 mi of trail in total)
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- None listed
Western U.P.: Keweenaw & Porcupine Mountains 5
Swedetown Trails
Calumet · Swedetown Trails
9mi
five snow bike loops, almost 15 km (about 9 mi), groomed as needed; no dogs on the snow bike loops
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- None listed
Michigan Tech Trails
Houghton · Michigan Tech University
14.9mi
14.9 mi groomed for fat tires on the Isle Royale, Superior, Tolkien and River loops; pass info from an older 2017 post
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Day pass or annual trail membership
Maasto Hiihto Trails
Hancock · Hancock Trails Club
9.9mi
9.9 mi groomed for fat tires; the club says it grooms over 10 mi of singletrack
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- None listed
End of the Road Winter Trail Network
Copper Harbor · Copper Harbor Trails Club
mileage
not listed
not listed
mileage not listed; groomed routes for classic, skate and fat biking, but fresh grooming isn't guaranteed every day. The summer singletrack isn't groomed for bikes
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Day-use pass or annual membership
Porcupine Mountains Winter Trails
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park (Ontonagon County) · Michigan DNR
17mi
17 mi groomed for fat bikes, per the DNR list; more than 20 mi of shared ski, snowshoe and fat bike trail
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Recreation Passport (vehicle entry)
Northern Lower: Traverse City, Cadillac, Grayling & Boyne 5
Winter Sports Singletrack (Vasa)
Traverse City · NMMBA (DNR trail)
9mi
15 km (about 9 mi) of non-directional loops, groomed December through March
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Recreation Passport (vehicle at trailhead)
Cadillac Pathway Winter Sports Trail
Cadillac · Michigan DNR
11mi
11 mi on the DNR fat bike list; fat bikes use the adjacent Winter Sports Trail (Dec. 1–March 31, snow permitting), not the ski pathway
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- None listed
Betsie River Pathway
Thompsonville · Michigan DNR
9mi
9 mi on the DNR fat bike list; narrow, moderately technical loops also groomed for skiing, so stay off the ski tracks
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- None listed
Hanson Hills Winter Fat Bike Trail
Grayling · Grayling Recreation Authority
6mi
6 mi groomed on the yellow main loop, about 3 more in progress
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Trail fee (pay at trailhead)
Boyne School Forest Trails
Boyne City · TOMMBA
10mi
about 10 mi (3.5 beginner, 6.5 intermediate), groomed often, usually at night (older report, Jan. 2024)
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- None listed
West Michigan: Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo & the Lakeshore 6
Merrell Trail
Rockford · WMMBA
6.4mi
6.4 mi of winter singletrack (Pure Michigan says about 6 mi); free to ride
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- None listed
Cannonsburg Ski Area
Cannonsburg (near Grand Rapids) · Cannonsburg Ski Area
5mi
5 mi of hilly winter trail; tires 3.8" or wider required
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Day or season trail pass
Yankee Springs Recreation Area (Deep Lake Trail)
Middleville / Gun Lake · Michigan DNR + WMMBA
6.5mi
6.5 mi groomed, with more ungroomed miles
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Recreation Passport (vehicle entry)
Fort Custer Recreation Area
Augusta · Michigan DNR
5mi
5 mi groomed on the Yellow, Red and Green trails
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Recreation Passport (vehicle entry)
Bass River Recreation Area
Ottawa County (along the Grand River) · Michigan DNR
5mi
5 mi groomed on the multi-use trail
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Recreation Passport (vehicle entry)
Silver Lake State Park Dunes
Mears · Michigan DNR
mileage
not listed
not listed
mileage not listed; 450 acres of open dunes, Dec. 15–March 15, 8 a.m. to dusk; no e-bikes
- Surface
- Open to bikes
- Pass
- Recreation Passport (vehicle entry)
Southeast: Detroit Metro, Brighton & Ann Arbor 7
Waterloo Recreation Area (DTE Energy Foundation Trail)
Chelsea · Michigan DNR
8mi
8 mi groomed
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Recreation Passport (vehicle entry)
Pinckney Recreation Area
Pinckney / Gregory · Michigan DNR
5mi
5 mi groomed
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Recreation Passport (vehicle entry)
Island Lake Recreation Area (Purple Trail / Badlands)
Brighton · Michigan DNR
3.25mi
3.25 mi; the DNR lists it as not groomed, but the Badlands is well known for fat biking
- Surface
- Ungroomed
- Pass
- Recreation Passport (vehicle entry)
Maybury State Park
Northville · Michigan DNR
5mi
5 mi groomed on the mountain bike trail
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Recreation Passport (vehicle entry)
Holly Recreation Area (Holdridge Trails)
Holly · Michigan DNR
5mi
5 mi groomed on the Holdridge mountain bike network
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Recreation Passport (vehicle entry)
Bald Mountain Recreation Area (South Unit)
Orion Township · Michigan DNR
7mi
7 mi groomed on the South Unit trail
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- Recreation Passport (vehicle entry)
River Bends Park
Shelby Township · CRAMBA
mileage
not listed
not listed
mileage not listed; CRAMBA grooms a snow bike route once 4–5 in. of snow is down (older report, 2022)
- Surface
- Groomed
- Pass
- None listed
No trails match those filters.
Before you ride in Michigan
- Fat bikes are allowed on DNR trails that allow bicycles, and volunteer groups groom many of them for winter riding. Stay off groomed cross-country ski tracks.
- State parks and recreation areas need a Recreation Passport for vehicle entry. You don't need one if you arrive on foot or by bike. Club trails may ask for their own pass or donation.
- DNR etiquette: run tires at least 3.7" wide at no more than 4 psi, and stay off the trails when it's above 30 degrees, because soft snow turns to mud and damages the base.
- At Silver Lake State Park, fat bikes may ride only the 450-acre dune scramble area, Dec. 15 to March 15, 8 a.m. to dusk. No e-bikes.
Fat bike rentals
- Noquemanon Trail Network (Forestville Trailhead chalet)Marquette · source
- West End Ski & BikeIshpeming · source
- Cross Country SportsCalumet · source
- Downwind SportsHoughton · source
- Latitude 45 Bicycles and FitnessPetoskey · source
- Boyne Mountain Adventure Center (incl. e-fat bikes)Boyne Falls · source
- Cannonsburg Ski AreaCannonsburg (near Grand Rapids) · source
- Indian Trails Golf CourseGrand Rapids · source
Call ahead: fleets are small and sell out on powder weekends.
Sources
- Michigan DNR: Fat-tire biking
- Michigan DNR: Recreation Passport
- Noquemanon Trail Network
- Travel Marquette: Fat biking in Marquette
- UP Travel: Fat tire biking in the Upper Peninsula
- Visit Keweenaw: Fat tire biking
- Copper Harbor Trails Club: Winter trails
- Swedetown Trails: Winter
- TART Trails: Winter Sports Singletrack
- Petoskey Area: Fat tire biking
- Experience Grand Rapids: Fat bike friendly community
- Pure Michigan: Winter cycling on West Michigan trails