More About Us - Ogemaw Hills Snowmobile Club

….More About Us
One of the oldest snowmobile clubs in Michigan, Ogemaw Hills Snowmobile Club (OHSC) was
formed on Dec 10, 1967 and incorporated in 1972. January 30, 2016 OHSC will celebrate its
48th anniversary by hosting it’s third vintage snowmobile show and ride. This event is open to
the public. OHSC is located at Frank Alley Memorial Park, minutes off I-75 exit 212, about 10miles north of West Branch, Michigan. The memorial park is named for a noted citizen from
West Branch who sold Ski-Doo snowmobiles in the early days. Over three acres of lighted
parking is available.
OHSC currently grooms/maintains 105 miles of trails starting from the trailhead located at our
clubhouse/groomer barn at Frank Alley Memorial Park. An article in Home-Travel and LeisureOutdoors reads “When traveling north on I-75 from the southeast corner of the Lower
Peninsula, …..(OHSC) is the closest place to catch the trail system. Once on the snowmobile
trails, you can go wherever you want - even the Upper Peninsula”. For snowmobilers with
limited time to hit the trails…. those close to southeastern Michigan can make a day trip to sled
in the beautiful hills of Ogemaw and surrounding counties. For more spirited snowmobilers,
OHSC at Frank Alley Memorial Park is a great location to begin a backpack adventure to
Michigan’s northern lower peninsular and beyond. Snowmobilers leaving OHSC at Frank Alley
Memorial Park trailhead have journeyed through connecting trails to destinations as Mackinaw
City, western side of northern Lower Michigan, sunrise side of northern Lower Michigan, Upper
Michigan locations and as far as Wisconsin.
OHSC meetings are held at 10:00AM on the second Saturday of each month August thru May.
Exception: club members typically head out for trail work after meetings in early fall in which
case meetings begin at 9:00AM. Immediately following the club meeting during the winter
months and with weather permitting, a club ride will take place to a location for lunch and then a
return ride to the clubhouse at Frank Alley Park.
Driving info: from the intersection of I-75 & M-59 to OHSC Frank Alley Memorial Park, travel
time is approximately 2hrs 15minutes.
Driving info: from the intersection of US-23 & M-59 to OHSC Frank Alley Memorial Park, travel
time is approximately 2hrs.
Club activities (a few…):
 Annual snowmobile safety class with lunch
 A Club hosted December kick-off dinner the first Saturday of December for all
members in good standing with club membership dues paid.
 Annual 5-day club trip to a predetermined location
 Monthly club meeting
 Produce and sell 4-county snowmobile trail maps
o Ogemaw, Oscoda, Alcona, Iosco Counties
 Trail maintenance in the spring, fall and winter
o Trail grading
o Tree cutting
o Brush clearing
o Replacing and/or repairing signage
o Equipment maintenance
 Cut, split, stack firewood for OHSC’s warming shed on trail #6
o Warming shed located on trail #6 about .12 miles west of #967
Visit us! Attend a meeting! Join us! Enjoy the company of new friends. Snowmobile with
us. Be involved with a rewarding trail maintenance program. Keep this great sport alive.
A few trail rides less than 100 miles round trip (RT) from OHSC Frank Alley Memorial Park…
Trail Routes/Map (click link for map):
 .to St Helen F’house Grill – short route
 …to Frank Alley Park – Ogemaw Hills
 …to Warming Shed – long route
 …to Warming Shed – direct route
Snowmobile Club from I-75 exit 212
 …to McKinley
 … to Connecting Trails Overview
 …to Mio
 …to Ausable River Camp
 …to Glennie
 …to Houghton Lake Parking
Over
100 miles RT:
 …to Firehouse Bar-St Helen via Knoch Rd
 …to Barton City
 …to Luzerne
 …to Roscommon
 …to Mackinaw City – mid state route
 …to South Branch
 …to Mackinaw City – alternate route
 …to St Helen Firehouse Grill – long route
 …to Vandercook Trailhead
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 …to Oscoda
 …to Sand Lake
I-75 exit 212 to Frank Alley Park – Ogemaw Hills Snowmobile Club
OHSC
12.3 Miles
Exit 212
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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Connecting trails to OHSC
OHSC Alley Park
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Route to Ausable River Camp – approx. 84 miles round trip.
Trail 642 to 6 to 665 to Ausable River Camp at M-65.
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to Barton City – approx 124 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to 967 to 96 to 966 to Barton City
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to Houghton Lake Parking – approx 97 miles round trip
Trail 642 to 6 to 6/69 to 6 to 655 to Houghton Lake Parking
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to Firehouse Grill via Knoch Rd Trail – approx 62 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to 6/9 to 69 to Knoch Rd Trail to 222 to St Helen Rd, N to Firehouse Grill
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to Luzerne – approx 42 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to 969 to Luzerne
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OHSC Alley Park to Roscommon – approx 59 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to 9 to 691 to 69 to Roscommon
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to South Branch – approx 56 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to South Branch Local Access Trail
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to St Helen Firehouse Grill – long route – approx
Trail 642 to 6 to 969 to 96 to 9 to 6 to 6/69 to 6 to Carter Rd Trail to St Helen Rd to N
to Firehouse Grill .. return to OHSC Alley Park via 6 to 6/69 to 6 to 642 to Alley Park
Check trail conditions and weather before riding trails. Verify trail route, fuel, food.
Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to St Helen Firehouse – short trail – approx 44 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to 6/69 to 6 to Carter Lake Rd Trail to St Helen Rd, N to Firehouse Grill
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to Warming Shed – long route – approx. 51 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to 969 to 96 to 967 to 6, west to warming shed – return: follow 6 to 642
to OHSC Alley Park Trailhead
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to Warming Shed – short route – approx. 34 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to warming shed
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to McKinley – approx 85 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to 967 to 96 to 965 to McKinley
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to Mio – approx 60 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to 969 to 96 to 968 to Mio
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to Glennie – approx 60 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to 967 to 96 to 964 to Glennie
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to Vandercook Trailhead – approx 120 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to 605 to 665 to 96 to 962 to Vandercook
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to Oscoda – approx 130 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to 647 to 6 to Oscoda via 6 or 960 to Oscoda
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to Mackinaw City, mid-state route – approx 155 miles ONE WAY
Trail 642 to 6 to 9 to 409 to 4 to 404 to 4 to 7 to 720 to 9 to Mackinaw City
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC Alley Park to Mackinaw City, alternate route – approx 180 miles ONE WAY
Trail 642 to 6 to 9 to 4 to 449 to 4/9 to 9 to 4/9 to 9 Mackinaw City
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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OHSC to Sand Lake – Approx. 104 miles RT
Trail 642 to 6 to 649 to Sand Lake
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Trails are subject to change, fuel & food stops may be open or closed for season.
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Gaylord / Waters
Glennie
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Hale
Houghton Lake
Lewiston
Millersburg
Mio
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Prudenville
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