Huron ORV, Sand Lake Spur
Huron ORV, Sand Lake Spur Trail is a 9.1 miles trail in Huron-Manistee National Forest, Michigan. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking and e-bikes.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Huron-Manistee 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 end | 44.3405, -83.6843 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 44.4300, -83.6731 · 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
| Length | 9.1 miles |
| Trail class | 3, developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 0-5 percent |
| Typical tread width | 48-60 inches |
| Motor vehicles | Closed to all motorized use year-round |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | H9-4 |
| Forest | Huron-Manistee National Forest (unit 0904) |
| States | Michigan |
| Detail published | management 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
| Hiking | Allowed 01/01 to 12/31 (month/day) |
| Horse and pack stock | Allowed |
| Mountain biking | Allowed 01/01 to 12/31 (month/day) |
| E-bikes | Allowed 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
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
- Prescribed6 Mile Unit 3 Rx
23 mi from the trail midpoint
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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Historic places nearby
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Questions people ask
How long is the Huron ORV, Sand Lake Spur Trail?
9.1 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Huron-Manistee National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Huron ORV, Sand Lake Spur Trail?
hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking and e-bikes. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Where does the Huron ORV, Sand Lake Spur Trail start?
The line begins at 44.3405, -83.6843 and ends at 44.4300, -83.6731. 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 Huron ORV, Sand Lake Spur 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 Huron ORV, Sand Lake Spur Trail?
Round Lake (0.8 mi) and Monument Campground (2.7 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the Huron ORV, Sand Lake Spur Trail?
Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as 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 Huron ORV, Sand Lake Spur Trail?
The typical grade is 0-5 percent. The typical tread is 48-60 inches wide.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Huron ORV, Sand Lake Spur Trail?
Huron-Manistee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0904. The trail is in Michigan.
Is there a fire near the Huron ORV, Sand Lake Spur Trail?
1 active incident within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest 6 Mile Unit 3 Rx at 23 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named HURON ORV, SAND LAKE SPUR in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0904. 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.