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Hi all - I am a complete noob when it comes to off-roading, but I did have fun with my new (base) Bronco a couple of weekends ago on the Denton Creek trail. I was thinking about another trip up this weekend and going across the St Helens connector and into the St. Helen's trails. I noticed on the MBC site St. Helen's was listed as 'challenging' while Denton Creek is 'moderate'. Can anyone give me some advice on how challenging/areas to watch out for, etc...? I plan to stick to the wide tracks, but I don't have experience with water besides big mud puddles. Thoughts? If you all say 'don't do it' I'll just go back and play in the sandy/friendly trails of Denton Creek - or if anyone else has an alternate location suggestion I'd be happy to listen!

There won’t be anything too challenging this time of year. The sand and the play areas can get pretty soft/deep, but you will need to actively get into a bad spot to get stuck. There are three open loops and we did two of them with some water ice and snow and had no issues with three club members earlier this year. I was going to suggest a ride at Grayling (just north of St. Helen’s) in the next few weeks too. It may be a bit of a guessing game as it is a lot of Army Reserve training area and lots of the trails are dead end. I am hoping a club member knows the area. I have only been on a tiny slice of it.

cool - thanks! I'll give it a go. I'll hop on at the Canoe Camp trailhead and go all the way across. I am up for the trip to Grayling, although I (obviously) don't know the area. Just let me know when!

Let us know how it goes. Those routes all kind of connect so you can start on the Denton East and go all the way around Houghton Lake and Back towards Kalkaska. You can also start on the East side and link up at St Helens too.

Newbie as well from Ohio here but have ridden with the MBC team and a few spots in OH so far. I would just caution you on water. There were a few crossings in our park down here in OH that were pretty deceptive in depth with a lot of folks getting stuck and in some rough situations. If it looks questionable it probably is, or ask someone with experience. Water can be fun but it can do some damage too. Enjoy! MBC crew was great to us when we came up to Holly Oaks and if you're down in OH, Southington Off Road park is another friendly group.

@balynn1971

@balynn1971 yeah - that's why I asked specifically about water - it freaks me out a little at this point (which is probably a good thing).

Bring a stick to test the depth (with all the sand, you shouldn’t find much water now). The Denton trails are lower and more water prone than the St. Helen’s trails.

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