Ogemaw Hills Pathway

Ogemaw Hills Pathway is a cross-country skiing route in Michigan, about 4.6 miles from the town of Campbells Corners. It's a short, easy outing, with a total round-trip distance of about 0.94 miles and a total climb and descent of about 64 feet each. The path is an out-and-back, and the steepest part comes near the middle at about 0.3 miles along the route, with a grade of about 4 percent. The highest point is roughly 1350 feet, and the lowest is about 1323 feet. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 27°F and snow on about 11 days that month, while December and February run similar. That station sits several hundred feet lower than the route, so temperatures on the hills run a little cooler. For a change of pace, the Rifle River offers river fishing about 8 miles away.