Huron-Manistee National Forest · Michigan

Hoist, 6-7 West Park Spur

0.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. H14-1 · trail class 2 · typical grade 0-5% · tread <12 inches wide · hiking

Trailhead Hoist Lake Area Drive there

Hoist Lake Area the Forest Service's write-up

<strong>Recreation Day Use Fee</strong> <ul> <li>$5.00/Day</li> </ul>

Hoist Lake
Photo: US Forest Service

Hoist Lake foot travel area encompasses almost 10,000 acres of pine, aspen and hardwood forest. There are 19 miles of looped trail. Hiking trails and back-country skiing are permitted; however, there are no groomed trails. Cross country skiing ranges from moderate to more difficult/most difficult due to length of trails. Hiking ranges from moderate to more difficult/most difficult. Hunting and fishing are permitted in season.

Restrictions <strong><em>Allowed - </em></strong> <ul><li>Nonmotorized Use, Nonmotorized Over-snow Use</li></ul><strong><em>Prohibited - </em></strong> <ul><li>Motorized Vehicles, Motorized Over-snow Vehicles</li><li>Pack and Saddle Animals</li><li>Bicycles</li></ul>As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors. These rules are available to you <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/hmnf/notices/?cid=STELPRDB5181640">on-line</a> or at any office of the Huron-Manistee National Forests. Please take time to read and understand them. General Topic orders apply across the Forests. <em><strong>Applicable Orders - </strong></em> <ul><li>Motorized Vehicle Use of Roads, Trails and Off-road Areas</li><li>Occupancy and Use</li><li>Hoist Lake, Reid Lake and Silver Valley Areas</li></ul>

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.