Marquette Mountain Bike Trail Conditions
Marquette rides on iron-country bedrock above Lake Superior, and the Noquemanon Trail Network threads it together — flowing hardpack on the South Trails, rock slab and root through Harlow Lake and the Migi Zibi country north of town. The soil is thin over rock, so it drains fast and rides well within hours of rain, but the season is short and the lake keeps spring cold. Snow holds here long after downstate has dried out.
283 featured mountain bike trailselevation 604–1,745 ft
Is it muddy in Marquette right now?
Right now about 207 of 283 featured Marquette trails are riding well. Conditions change daily with rain and snowmelt, so the list below shows the live read for each trail, and the chart shows which day ahead is your best bet.
Marquette conditions at a glancesnapshot · Aug 10
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207 of 283 trails riding well
51 134 22 76
Air quality
AQI 31 · Good
EPA AirNow (observed) + CAMS forecast. Informational.
Next 10 days
Trails riding well each day · blue dot = rain
207 Today 229 Tue 73 Wed 86 Thu 94 Fri 110 Sat 139 Sun 186 Mon 217 Tue 222 Wed Trails are riding well today. Rain Tuesday (about 8 mm) is likely to soften things, so aim to ride before then.
Temperature this week
Lower trails 669–1,096 ft
53° typical 58°–73°F 78°
High country 1,234–1,670 ft
51° typical 55°–72°F 77°
40° 60° 80°
5-day forecast
Today 🌦️ 78°
Tue 🌧️ 77°
Wed 🌦️ 78°
Thu 🌦️ 77°
Fri ☀️ 70°
Daytime high across Marquette, rain marked. Real forecast, refreshed every morning (elevation detail above).
Trail soil & drainage
21% 52% 27%
Mostly decomposed granite, which drains fast and firms up quickly after rain.
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Best Marquette mountain bike trails to ride right now
Every featured singletrack trail, sorted by today's real conditions, best first. Refreshed every morning.
Good for Kids · 0.6 mi · 1,378–1,473 ft Hero dirt Lower Last Bluff · 0.8 mi · 1,414–1,460 ft Hero dirt Rusty Bike Extension · 0.3 mi Hero dirt The Hamptons · 0.4 mi · 1,467–1,572 ft Hero dirt EZ-PZ · 1.7 mi · 620–666 ft Tacky / good Humpty Dumpty · 0.8 mi · 1,391–1,473 ft Hero dirt Rusty Bike · 0.4 mi Hero dirt Silver Lead · 1.1 mi · 784–896 ft Tacky / good Slacky · 0.5 mi · 630–663 ft Tacky / good T.P. Connector · 0.3 mi Tacky / good AM-FM · 0.5 mi · 1,467–1,542 ft Hero dirt BLP Connector · 0.1 mi · 656–692 ft Tacky / good Boozhoo · 0.5 mi Tacky / good Coyote Den · 0.9 mi · 1,414–1,575 ft Hero dirt East Schwemin · 0.4 mi · 948–997 ft Tacky / good Easy Drop Line · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Fern Gully · 0.3 mi Tacky / good Freak N Nature · 0.3 mi · 1,063–1,142 ft Tacky / good Frying Pan · 0.6 mi Hero dirt GFK Connector · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Gookookoo · 1.4 mi · 938–997 ft Tacky / good Hard Drop Line Tacky / good Lame · 0.3 mi · 1,053–1,145 ft Tacky / good Longyear Loop · 0.4 mi Tacky / good Lowe's Trail · 1.5 mi · 784–1,050 ft Tacky / good Midnight Snack · 0.4 mi · 928–965 ft Tacky / good NICA Loop · 0.7 mi Tacky / good No Service · 1.2 mi · 663–745 ft Tacky / good Panorama · 0.4 mi · 1,499–1,565 ft Hero dirt Papassay · 0.3 mi Tacky / good Schwemwood Connector · 0.6 mi · 948–1,004 ft Tacky / good Section 16 · 0.4 mi · 1,437–1,624 ft Hero dirt SM 82 · 0.4 mi · 1,417–1,457 ft Hero dirt The Pines · 0.7 mi · 650–692 ft Tacky / good Thunder Valley Equestrian Trail - Loop #4 · 1.6 mi Tacky / good Zhing · 0.2 mi Tacky / good Blue Trail · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Blue/Orange Trail · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Blue/Red Trail Tacky / good Drop Zone 1 · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Drop Zone 2 · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Fence Line · 1.2 mi · 1,407–1,558 ft Hero dirt Froot Loops I · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Herky Jerky · 0.2 mi Tacky / good Mill Street Trail · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Mosquito Toot · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Old Dump Trail · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Parking Access · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Teal Lake Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,375–1,512 ft Hero dirt Bareback · 1.7 mi · 620–873 ft Tacky / good Blue/Green/Orange Trail · 0.7 mi Tacky / good Coyote Den (Technical Section) · 0.1 mi · 1,529–1,562 ft Hero dirt Coyote Den Rock Roll Hero dirt Doug's Back 9.5 · 0.1 mi · 902–965 ft Tacky / good Hardtail Pride · 0.3 mi · 1,020–1,152 ft Tacky / good Lost Creek Connector · 0.7 mi · 919–951 ft Tacky / good Pipe Dreams · 0.5 mi · 965–1,063 ft Tacky / good Rippling River · 0.6 mi · 768–846 ft Tacky / good Rooster · 0.2 mi · 1,007–1,152 ft Tacky / good Rough Rock Ridge · 1.9 mi · 1,102–1,178 ft Tacky / good Southern Cross · 0.7 mi · 751–1,099 ft Tacky / good Sugarloaf Easy Trail · 0.4 mi · 758–922 ft Tacky / good Two Track Alley · 0.4 mi Tacky / good Driveway/Cart access · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Drop Zone 3 · 0.1 mi · 810–866 ft Tacky / good East Greywalls · 1.7 mi · 833–915 ft Tacky / good Harlow Farms Connector · 0.7 mi · 810–909 ft Tacky / good Hawk Line · 0.1 mi · 810–873 ft Tacky / good Mountain Chase · 1.7 mi · 643–1,132 ft Tacky / good Ninja Chippy · 0.1 mi · 801–873 ft Tacky / good NTN Winter Snow Bike Route (Tully's Trail) · 0.4 mi · 778–827 ft Tacky / good Park Hero · 0.1 mi · 820–879 ft Tacky / good Raging River Campground Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,027–1,152 ft Tacky / good Shifts N Gigles · 0.1 mi · 810–873 ft Tacky / good Upper Sissy Pants · 0.6 mi · 1,473–1,621 ft Hero dirt Angeline · 1.1 mi · 1,535–1,654 ft Hero dirt Baby Blue · 0.4 mi · 646–735 ft Tacky / good Bacon Strip · 1.5 mi · 1,437–1,522 ft Hero dirt Bertha · 0.4 mi · 869–1,152 ft Tacky / good Bertha Return To Top · 0.4 mi · 873–1,152 ft Tacky / good Brokeback Mountain · 0.1 mi · 1,516–1,611 ft Hero dirt Camelback · 0.5 mi · 1,460–1,496 ft Hero dirt Climb Trail · 0.5 mi · 912–1,152 ft Tacky / good Dickpunch · 0.1 mi · 1,417–1,473 ft Hero dirt Double Take · 0.2 mi · 787–873 ft Tacky / good Doug's Back 9 · 0.2 mi · 899–1,020 ft Tacky / good Gorge-ous · 1.4 mi · 663–860 ft Tacky / good Harlow Creek · 0.7 mi Tacky / good Last Bluff · 1.4 mi · 1,414–1,549 ft Hero dirt Migizi · 0.4 mi · 1,004–1,122 ft Tacky / good Mildcat · 1.6 mi · 784–922 ft Tacky / good Negaunee Township Community Center Trail · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Ninja Sauce · 0.4 mi · 1,430–1,624 ft Hero dirt Old 56 · 1.3 mi · 1,476–1,663 ft Hero dirt Old Camp Ridge · 1.9 mi · 965–1,129 ft Tacky / good Sissy Pants · 0.2 mi · 1,467–1,539 ft Hero dirt Smiley Climb · 0.4 mi · 958–1,060 ft Tacky / good Twin Lake Trail / Twin Tires · 0.5 mi · 1,440–1,516 ft Hero dirt Up A Creek · 0.7 mi · 633–741 ft Tacky / good Upper Blue Heron · 1.7 mi · 778–866 ft Tacky / good Upper Bread Basket · 0.2 mi · 984–1,145 ft Tacky / good Deer Shit Extension · 0.4 mi · 1,519–1,578 ft Hero dirt SM82 · 0.2 mi Hero dirt Who Cooks For You? · 0.4 mi · 705–794 ft Tacky / good Above Grade · 1.2 mi · 863–1,056 ft Tacky / good Animoosh to Grand Central · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Animoosh to Noque 11.5K Tacky / good Animoosh to Noque Harkin Junction Tacky / good Bagwaji · 2.5 mi · 974–1,129 ft Tacky / good Birch Run Trail · 0.2 mi · 1,447–1,539 ft Hero dirt Carp Eh Diem · 3 mi · 827–978 ft Tacky / good Doc Nobbs · 1.2 mi · 676–961 ft Tacky / good Emblagaard Traverse · 0.4 mi Tacky / good Grom · 1.4 mi · 830–889 ft Tacky / good Jedi · 2.7 mi · 636–961 ft Tacky / good Marsh Trails · 0.2 mi Tacky / good Mukwa · 1.2 mi Tacky / good Old Yellow · 0.7 mi · 650–915 ft Tacky / good Orange Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,325–1,388 ft Tacky / good Red Trail · 0.6 mi · 1,352–1,391 ft Tacky / good Rippling River Trail Tacky / good Scary · 1 mi · 725–1,017 ft Tacky / good Secret · 0.3 mi · 741–869 ft Tacky / good Seppi's Trail · 0.5 mi · 614–725 ft Tacky / good Shoreline Trail · 2.3 mi · 607–709 ft Tacky / good Smiley · 1.1 mi · 902–1,063 ft Tacky / good South Park · 0.3 mi · 820–892 ft Tacky / good Stoned Hinge · 0.4 mi · 1,394–1,532 ft Hero dirt Sugarloaf Difficult Trail · 0.2 mi · 758–922 ft Tacky / good Thunder Valley Equestrian Trail · 4.4 mi · 1,079–1,155 ft Tacky / good Upper No-Dab · 0.3 mi · 1,047–1,099 ft Tacky / good Brasswire Beginner Trail · 0.5 mi Hero dirt 225 Resurrection · 0.5 mi · 886–1,125 ft Tacky / good Butter Pecan · 0.1 mi · 804–863 ft Tacky / good Carp River Falls · 0.6 mi · 978–1,060 ft Tacky / good Cry Baby · 0.2 mi · 1,608–1,663 ft Hero dirt Electric Avenue · 0.6 mi · 728–781 ft Tacky / good Gurly · 0.7 mi · 850–1,014 ft Tacky / good Langford Link · 0.4 mi · 853–928 ft Tacky / good McLovin · 1.3 mi · 627–899 ft Tacky / good No-Dab · 0.7 mi · 850–1,047 ft Tacky / good Red Pine · 2.8 mi Tacky / good Rock Bluff Loop Trail · 0.7 mi · 768–814 ft Tacky / good Rock Bottom · 0.3 mi · 925–1,125 ft Tacky / good Blue Loop · 1.5 mi · 1,519–1,670 ft Hero dirt Cheese Grater · 0.5 mi · 1,434–1,572 ft Hero dirt Connector · 0.9 mi · 1,470–1,650 ft Hero dirt Danja Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,457–1,568 ft Hero dirt Flannel Shirt · 1.1 mi · 1,516–1,644 ft Hero dirt Froot Loops II · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Grandview · 1 mi · 1,493–1,690 ft Hero dirt Jackie's Favorite · 0.4 mi · 1,411–1,444 ft Hero dirt Lookout Loop · 1.2 mi · 1,575–1,660 ft Hero dirt Lower Brokeback · 0.2 mi · 1,463–1,516 ft Hero dirt Snake's Back · 0.4 mi · 1,473–1,611 ft Hero dirt The Grinder · 0.4 mi · 1,499–1,631 ft Hero dirt Wolf Scat · 0.6 mi · 1,496–1,532 ft Hero dirt Animoosh · 4.5 mi · 971–1,168 ft Tacky / good Animoosh to Noque 13.5K · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Burning Stump · 0.4 mi · 1,047–1,152 ft Tacky / good Chapel Trail · 0.1 mi · 682–745 ft Tacky / good Chiwaji · 0.9 mi · 1,060–1,135 ft Tacky / good Forget-Me-Not · 0.2 mi · 633–666 ft Tacky / good Goat · 0.2 mi · 869–991 ft Tacky / good Hogback North · 1.7 mi · 682–1,214 ft Tacky / good Kirlin · 0.4 mi · 807–896 ft Tacky / good Kona Hills Connector · 1.5 mi · 699–883 ft Tacky / good Kona Hills Exterior Trail · 0.4 mi · 715–784 ft Tacky / good Not So Scary · 0.6 mi · 705–797 ft Tacky / good Original DH · 0.5 mi · 814–1,247 ft Tacky / good Rickles · 1.4 mi · 636–804 ft Tacky / good Shiras Trail · 0.3 mi · 738–778 ft Tacky / good Superior Switchback · 0.8 mi · 810–1,260 ft Tacky / good The Scoop · 0.2 mi · 807–883 ft Tacky / good Waaban · 0.4 mi Tacky / good Zueg's · 2.7 mi · 676–1,181 ft Tacky / good 2Spirit · 0.5 mi · 863–935 ft Tacky / good Down Dogger · 0.9 mi · 784–1,125 ft Tacky / good Fern Trail · 0.2 mi · 781–820 ft Tacky / good Jethro Tull · 0.4 mi · 837–1,125 ft Tacky / good Lower Bread Basket · 0.3 mi · 869–974 ft Tacky / good Porky Pine Pass · 0.6 mi · 876–938 ft Tacky / good The BLP Rocks · 0.7 mi Tacky / good The Cedars · 0.6 mi Tacky / good Yah Hey · 0.2 mi · 863–1,063 ft Tacky / good Blue Heron · 0.6 mi · 699–778 ft Dusty / loose Collinsville · 1.3 mi · 650–791 ft Dusty / loose Dougs Downhill · 0.4 mi · 968–1,063 ft Dusty / loose Easy Street · 0.8 mi · 1,099–1,155 ft Dusty / loose Enchantment Loop · 1.2 mi · 1,135–1,263 ft Dusty / loose Former Lakeshore Boulevard · 0.7 mi Dusty / loose Green Trail · 0.3 mi · 1,319–1,391 ft Dusty / loose Green/Orange · 0.1 mi · 1,325–1,358 ft Dusty / loose Green/Orange Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,299–1,394 ft Dusty / loose Intermediate Drop Line · 0.1 mi Dusty / loose Lake Enchantment Connector · 0.5 mi · 1,079–1,171 ft Dusty / loose Mead Bypass · 2.1 mi · 1,217–1,394 ft Dusty / loose Noquemanon Trail · 14.2 mi · 607–1,476 ft Dusty / loose North Country Trail · 3.4 mi · 699–965 ft Dusty / loose Oak Hill Lookout · 0.1 mi · 1,168–1,201 ft Dusty / loose Peter's Sandbox · 0.9 mi · 784–896 ft Dusty / loose Pine Knob · 0.9 mi · 794–942 ft Dusty / loose Ramblin' Man · 0.9 mi · 860–968 ft Dusty / loose Shirley's Loop · 0.6 mi Dusty / loose Southern Schwemwood Trail · 0.1 mi Dusty / loose The Penstock · 0.7 mi · 646–774 ft Dusty / loose Wildcat · 1.7 mi · 801–879 ft Dusty / loose .38 Special · 0.8 mi · 1,522–1,598 ft Soft — ride gently Beaver Tail · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently BLP/Collinsville Connector · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Burly · 0.2 mi · 804–899 ft Soft — ride gently Buschell Vista Overlook · 0.4 mi · 971–1,106 ft Soft — ride gently Chunder Muffin · 0.2 mi · 876–1,070 ft Soft — ride gently Coy Hill Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,614–1,745 ft Soft — ride gently Daisy Bluff · 1 mi · 1,430–1,545 ft Soft — ride gently Dead Deer · 0.6 mi · 1,401–1,470 ft Soft — ride gently Deer Run Single Track · 0.2 mi · 1,506–1,545 ft Soft — ride gently Deer Shit · 0.7 mi · 1,460–1,558 ft Soft — ride gently Doctors · 0.9 mi · 732–1,024 ft Soft — ride gently Dual Slalom · 0.1 mi · 928–981 ft Soft — ride gently Eagle's Nest Trail · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Easy Rider · 1 mi · 814–1,224 ft Soft — ride gently Eh Line · 0.6 mi · 883–1,125 ft Soft — ride gently Fallen Tree Trail · 0.1 mi · 787–853 ft Soft — ride gently Fiddlers Creek · 0.6 mi · 791–1,257 ft Soft — ride gently FKA · 0.8 mi · 1,093–1,168 ft Soft — ride gently Flow · 0.6 mi · 801–1,125 ft Soft — ride gently Froot Loops · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Froot Loops III · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently Greywalls · 0.4 mi · 853–915 ft Soft — ride gently Grom Freeride · 0.2 mi · 886–988 ft Soft — ride gently Gypsum · 0.6 mi · 787–1,273 ft Soft — ride gently Harlow Farms Connector Trail · 0.5 mi Soft — ride gently Hemi · 0.4 mi · 922–1,230 ft Soft — ride gently Hemlock · 1.1 mi Soft — ride gently Hill Street to .38 Special · 0.6 mi · 1,552–1,611 ft Soft — ride gently Jawbone · 1.1 mi · 781–1,224 ft Soft — ride gently Kona Ridge · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Lake Superior Outlook Trail · 0.3 mi · 732–850 ft Soft — ride gently Matthew's Monument Rock Roll Soft — ride gently Matthew's Trail · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Off-Road · 0.6 mi · 915–984 ft Soft — ride gently Old Broke Bike · 0.4 mi · 1,473–1,611 ft Soft — ride gently Pickle Jar · 0.4 mi · 1,516–1,591 ft Soft — ride gently Raging River · 2.6 mi · 942–1,158 ft Soft — ride gently Red Loop · 0.9 mi Soft — ride gently Rock 'n Roll · 1.2 mi · 1,457–1,650 ft Soft — ride gently Rome · 0.7 mi · 932–1,122 ft Soft — ride gently Rusty Bike (Technical Section) · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Sideshow Bob · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently …and 33 more. Search or explore the live map. Marquette mountain biking FAQ What are the best mountain bike trails to ride near Marquette right now? Today the trails riding best near Marquette are Good for Kids, Lower Last Bluff and Rusty Bike Extension. The full list below is sorted by today's real conditions, best first, and refreshes every morning, so the top of the list is always your best bet right now. See live conditions →
When will the mountain bike trails in Marquette dry out? It depends on recent rain and each trail's soil. The 10-day outlook on this page shows how many Marquette trails are expected to be riding well each day, with rain markers, so you can pick the right day instead of guessing. See the 10-day outlook →
Is it too muddy to ride in Marquette after rain? Right now 76 of 283 featured Marquette trails are reading soft or too muddy to ride. Marquette is mostly mixed soil, which varies from trail to trail, so after a storm some trails firm up within a day while others stay greasy. Riding wet, soft dirt damages trails and leaves ruts, so check the live mud reading on each trail before you head out. Check the live mud reading →
How many mountain bike trails are in Marquette? Marquette has 283 featured mountain bike trails tracked here for conditions, with more searchable on the live map.
How high are the Marquette trails? Marquette trails run from about 604–1,745 ft. Higher trails hold snow later into spring and dry out later than the lower ones, so conditions can vary a lot across the same area on the same day.
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