Ottawa National Forest · Michigan · Trail 60009

Gogebic Ridge

Gogebic Ridge Trail is a 9.4 miles trail in Ottawa National Forest, Michigan. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, snowmobile, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and snowcoach or snowcat.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Ottawa National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end46.5872, -89.6353 · Directions ↗
Other end46.6518, -89.5399 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length9.4 miles
Trail class2, moderately developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade0-5 percent
Typical tread width18-24 inches
Motor vehiclesClosed to all motorized use year-round
AccessibilityEvaluated and does not meet accessibility guidelines
Trail numbers60009
ForestOttawa National Forest (unit 0907)
StatesMichigan
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed year-round
Mountain bikingAllowed year-round
SnowmobileAllowed year-round
SnowshoeingAllowed year-round
Cross-country skiingAllowed year-round
Snowcoach or snowcatAllowed year-round

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Bog

    38 mi from the trail midpoint · 94 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Gogebic Ridge Trail?

9.4 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Ottawa National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Gogebic Ridge Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, snowmobile, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and snowcoach or snowcat. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Gogebic Ridge Trail start?

The line begins at 46.5872, -89.6353 and ends at 46.6518, -89.5399. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Gogebic Ridge Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Gogebic Ridge Trail?

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

Source: Ottawa National Forest official page

How developed is the Gogebic Ridge Trail?

Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Gogebic Ridge Trail?

The typical grade is 0-5 percent. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Gogebic Ridge Trail accessible?

No. The Forest Service evaluated it and found it does not meet its accessibility guidelines.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Gogebic Ridge Trail?

Ottawa National Forest, Forest Service unit 0907. The trail is in Michigan.

Source: Ottawa National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Gogebic Ridge Trail?

1 active incident within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Bog at 38 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named GOGEBIC RIDGE in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0907. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.