Uncut reference footage - DALMAC gravel route recon trip

Adam Shomsky Video 4 months ago

Description

This is all the footage I shot during a recon trip to northern Michigan to help plan a gravel cycling tour. It includes the conditions of lots of gravel roads that are not on google street view.
Day 3 route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51054740
Day 4 route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51055425
Day 5 route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51055959

Day 3: Gladwin to Grayling
0:00:00 Oberlin north of Reigle
0:00:36 Renas road west of Oberlin
0:03:48 Clarosky road westbound from Gladwin (Roscommon State Forest area)
0:04:53 Parrent road northbound from Clarosky road (Roscommon State Forest)
0:05:31 Reserve road southbound from Lost Twin Lakes Hiking Trailhead (Roscommon State Forest)
0:18:29 Reserve road northbound from Lost Twin Lakes Hiking Trailhead (Roscommon State Forest)
0:22:51 Reilly rd westbound from Reserve
0:23:47 Reserve Rd paved part southbound and back to Lost Twin Lakes Hiking Trailhead
0:26:13 Dorr road/Dolph road southbound south of Jeffs road

Day 4: Grayling to Indian River
0:27:58 Kolka creek road northbound from Co Rd 612
0:33:20 Twin Peaks northbound from Kolka creek road
0:35:09 Newman rd/Lynn Lake road northbound from Twin Peaks road
0:39:06 Burdo road northbound from 32
0:39:21 Hallenius rd turning onto Stonycroft road
0:39:52 turning onto Ordway road, Parameter road, Schaff road
0:40:58 Schaff road at Martindale northbound
0:42:30 Coash road northbound from Schaff. trees down, impassible
0:49:23 Martindale road (good)
0:50:38 Pyke school road northbound, Berrywine road southbound, Winters road
0:50:58 Woodin lane northbound from Huffman Lake rd, Woodward road eastbound from Woodin
0:51:40 Lewis lane northbound from Mcgregor. Good
0:51:52 Thumb lake road
0:52:03 Dunham road northbound from Thumb Lake is gravel, shown as paved on map
0:52:25 pipeline trail north of Shire road and Dunham
0:53:08 Shire road eastbound to Ostego Northbound to Straits Highway to Perry road to Old Sturgeon road
0:53:22 Fulmer road to Peters road, Wolverine MI
0:54:52 Straits highway southbound from Perry rd to Ostego rd
0:55:37 White road, Indian River

Day 5: Indian River to Mackinaw long gravel route
0:56:08 tower road westbound from Durkalic road (NG)
0:58:32 Guy road west of Pleasantview to Valley road
0:59:01 Center road west of Valley. Impassable due to downed trees
0:59:42 Pyjar road westbound from Valley, Canby, Division, Zmikly
1:00:38 Abram road and Arbutus road nothbound from Levering road
1:17:38 Wycamp road eastbound from Lake Shore drive (good). 'Spirit lake' road sign
1:21:09 Bliss southbound from Sturgeon bay trail to Wycamp
1:22:28 One Mile eastbound from Bliss road
1:22:43 Canby road northbound from One Mile past Sturgeon bay trail. Deep ruts
1:26:50 Gill road eastbound from Canby road

Day 3: Gladwin to Grayling
1:28:25 Fredric ORV trail near Grayling high school. NG sandy
1:31:30 crossing Old 27 onto Lewiston Grade road. Good
1:33:05 Roberts road southbound from Lewiston Grade road. Good
1:34:44 Huron street under I-75
1:35:21 Iron Belle trail from Industrial southbound
1:38:54 Four mile road westbound hyperlapse over I-75
1:39:06 Oak road southbound from Four mile past Gorget trail/6 mile
1:42:40 5 mile Westbound from Oak road
1:43:00 King road southbound from 5 mile past 7 mile
1:48:27 7 mile westbound from King road
1:50:02 King road northbound from 7 mile
1:51:25 5 mile eastbound from King road. Grade A gravel
1:52:16 Oak northbound from 5 mile. grade A-
1:52:32 4 mile road eastbound over I-75
1:55:05 Iron Belle trail northbound from 4 mile road
1:56:29 Down River road under I-75
1:56:46 Lewiston Grade. A-
1:56:54 Crossing old 27 at Lewiston Grade onto bike path
1:57:18 Higgins Lake state park path northbound from Higgins lake drive parking
1:58:24 Fletcher road Westbound over 127
1:59:42 Fletcher road at West Higgins route. NG sand
2:00:56 Fletcher road eastbound
2:01:21 Higgins Lake state park path southbound from Fletcher
2:01:52 Reserve road southbound from Lost Twin Lakes Hiking Trailhead (Roscommon State Forest)