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Mosquito Creek Trails
4.8 ★★★★★ 98 Google reviews · Running trail in Twin Lake, Michigan · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Natural surface
- Loop distance
- 12 mi
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
Confirmed from Mosquito Creek Trails' own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Loop, sand-piled, beginner-friendly, intermediate and advanced bike trails.
What runners say about Mosquito Creek Trails
“Mad props to the crew that keeps this place so well maintained.”
“It has a lot of gorgeous, curvy, technical, high-speed cliff riding and some flat forest trail that they've added some jumps to.”
“This was my first time at Mosquito Creek, the trails are well marked and easy to navigate.”
“First time mountain biking and road the beginners loop, very nice trail and beginner friendly.”
Wow what a great trail! Definitely heading back next time I'm in the area. Worth a stop if you like mountain biking.
This was my first time at Mosquito Creek, the trails are well marked and easy to navigate. The beginner loop was easy, some soft sand and little jumps for fun. Not to bad for a warmup. The Matrix loop was very well planned and maintained, just the right amount of incline to decline ratio in my opinion.
Nice place for Mountain bike. Strong volunteer and community to maintain the trail. It's generally lower-intermediate smooth flow trail with several signature features like wall ride, drops, jumps and rock garden but nothing too technical. Somewhat sandy when dry.
I've actually been avoiding posting about this trail because I love it so much I want to keep it to myself. But in all honesty, I gotta share it as it was intended to be.
Trail conditions & character
“There's a kids loop (aka Gerber foundation loop) that I sometime ride for warmup and it's great for wee lads and lasses.”
“If you want a bit of a challenge, the medium loop (aka the matrix) is flowy and hilly and has a few jumps, all of which can be rolled if you don't want to jump.”
“It's generally lower-intermediate smooth flow trail with several signature features like wall ride, drops, jumps and rock garden but nothing too technical.”
“It has a lot of gorgeous, curvy, technical, high-speed cliff riding and some flat forest trail that they've added some jumps to.”
“There's a porta-john but would not recommend if you can help it 🤢 Can't wait to see what they have planned for this trail, sounds like there's more to come.”
“It has a lot of gorgeous, curvy, technical, high-speed cliff riding and some flat forest trail that they've added some jumps to.”
“There also is a porta-potty available for use in the parking lot, which is convenient.”
“Total of 10miles of trails, will wear you out!”
Plan your run at Mosquito Creek Trails
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- SurfaceNatural surface — easiest on the joints and the most fun, but expect roots, rocks and mud after rain
- Loop distance12 mi back to where you parked. Long enough for a real long run.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- Websitemosquitocreektrails.org
- Social Instagram · Facebook
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