Trails at Point Beach State Forest

Point Beach's trails give you healthful exercise while providing access to the forest's scenic locations and interesting natural features. There are 11 miles of hiking and ski trails, 4 miles of surfaced biking trail, 4 miles of mountain bike trail, and 3 miles of snowmobile trail.

All forest roads also are open to bicycle use, but use extreme caution because they are heavily traveled by cars, campers, and trailers. Please follow one-way signs.

Rawley Point Bicycle Trail

The Rawley Point Bicycle Trail starts at the lodge parking lot and goes south through pine and hemlock forest for 5 miles. It connects to the Mariners Trail [exit DNR], a 7-mile paved trail along the Lake Michigan shoreline to Two Rivers and Manitowoc.

Ridges Trail

The Ridges Trail, which starts at the Lodge parking lot, has three connecting loops so you can hike or ski varying distances:

• Red Loop (3 miles or 5 kilometers)
• Red and Blue Loops (5.5 miles or 9 kilometers)
• Red, Blue, and Yellow Loops (7.25 miles or 12 kilometers)

In early evening in season, trail users can hear a loud chorus of frogs singing from the swales between the ridges. Dogs are prohibited during ski season but permitted at other times of the year.

Red Pine Trail

The Red Pine Trail begins at the parking lot west of County Highway O across from the forest entrance road. The trail is 3.1 miles or 5 kilometers long. This trail is open to mountain bikes and hikers in the summer and skiers in the winter. Dogs are prohibited during ski season but permitted at other times of the year.

Swales Nature Trail

This self-guided nature trail is 1/2 mile long. It's a great place to look for wildflowers, birds, and animals as well as to learn how this interesting terrain was formed.

Ski Trails

Ski trails (Ridges, Red Pine, and Swales) are marked for one-way travel only.

Snowmobile Trail

A through trail connects the forest with the county snowmobile trail system and the City of Two Rivers. Vehicles and trailers may be parked at Port Sandy Bay. about 2.5 miles south of the forest entrance road, where there is access to the trail.

For more information, ask: Point Beach State Forest, (920) 794-7480.