Jackson, Michigan (MI) Trails & Maps

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  • Addison Oaks Mountain Biking/Hiking Trails

    State: MI
    Length: 0 miles
    Surface: Dirt, Sand

    Addison Oaks is a 1,141-acre park in northeast Oakland County with two lakes and spring fed ponds. There is an excellent trail system here with a wide variety of terrain and many wooded trails. For Mountain Biking, the difficulty level is ...

  • Albion River Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 1.6 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The pleasant little Albion River Trail runs along the south bank of the Kalamazoo River through the town of Albion. The trail runs between McClure Riverfront Park on the west end and Victory Park on the east end. The paved route links downtown ...

  • Bald Mountain Recreation Area

    State: MI
    Length: 15 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    Bald Mountain State Recreation Area has eight miles of trails in the north unit and seven miles in the south unit. They are mostly single track trails with great markings for location; the trails are directional in the north unit. There are ...

  • Battle Creek Linear Park

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 22 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Battle Creek Linear Park Trail covers 22 miles of interconnected paved path in and around the city of Battle Creek, which is situated at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers. A former railroad line is the spine of the ...

  • Baw Beese Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 6 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Ballast

    Named in honor of Chief Baw Beese of the Potawatomi, beautiful Baw Beese Lakes serves as the setting for this trail.

  • Brighton Recreation Area

    State: MI
    Length: 18 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    The Brighton Recreation Area consists of nearly 5,000 acres of rolling woods and meadows interspersed with lakes, streams and marshes. There are several campgrounds, beaches and hiking and mountain bike trails. The majority of the area is open ...

  • Chelsea Community Hospital Fitness Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 1 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

  • Commerce, Walled Lake and Wixom rail-trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 5.3 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

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  • Conner Creek Greenway

    State: MI
    Length: 2 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    This multi-use trail will eventually run from the Detroit River to Eight Mile Road roughly following the original route of the Conner Creek. The primary completed section runs from the Detroit City Airport to Harper Avenue along the west side ...

  • Falling Waters Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 10.41 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Falling Waters Trail is a 10.5-mile asphalt rail-trail that links the town of Concord with the city of Jackson. The trail follows the old rail bed of the former Michigan Central Railroad, and connects Cascades, Ella Sharp, Lime Lake and ...

  • Firemans Park Trail (Litchfield)

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 2 miles
    Surface:

    About a quarter of Litchfield's Firemans Park Trail, or approximately one-half mile, lies on an abandoned rail line. At one point, the trail passes through Fireman's Park, which has primitive restrooms, playground equipment, and fishing piers. ...

  • Flint Township Rail-Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 3 miles
    Surface:

    This 3 mile trail will eventually connect to Flint to the East and to Swartz Creek to the West.

  • Fort Custer Recreation Area (Eagle Lake)

    State: MI
    Length: 58 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    Fort Custer Recreation Area features 23 miles of mountain biking trails and 21 miles of bridle trails. All trails are open to hiking (and cross-country skiing in the winter). The park also rents 2 mini-cabins and 3 rustic cabins, with one rustic ...

  • Granger Meadows Park Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 1.9 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    Smooth paved trail around Granger Meadows Park.

  • Heritage Park

    State: MI
    Length: 0 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    These trails are maintained in part by volunteers of the Michigan Mountain Biking Association (MMBA).

  • Highland Recreation Area (Teeple Lake)

    State: MI
    Length: 16.2 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    Highland State Recreation Area offers facilities for horseback riding, cross-country skiing and mountain biking. Anglers can enjoy catching bluegill, pike, bass and crappie, and swimmers will enjoy the beach at Teeple Lake. The 546-acre Haven ...

  • Holly Recreation Area (McGinnis Lake, Wildwood)

    State: MI
    Length: 23 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    Holly Recreation Area's rolling hills provide scenic lake overlooks and excellent fall color viewing. Campsites vary from heavily wooded to open and sunny. In terms of mountain biking, Holly Recreation Area's trail system consists of three ...

  • Huron River Greenway Border-to-Border Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 13.6 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone

    The Huron River Greenway (a.k.a. the Border-to-Border Trail) stretches from the Barton Nature Area north of Ann Arbor south toward town, mostly following the course of the Huron River. The trail crossed the river several times on its way to ...

  • Huron Valley Rail-Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 10.5 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The paved Huron Valley Rail-Trail partially occupies an old rail corridor of the Grand Trunk Railroad. The trail forms a Y, extending from South Lyon north to I-96 where the trail branches both east and west. To the east, the trail is flat and ...

  • I-275 Metro Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 33.2 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The I-275 Metro Trail began back in the 1970s as the Michigan Department of Transportation's response to the then-fuel crisis. The original trail linked Wayne, Oakland and Monroe counties along a 40-mile paved route that ran parallel to Interstate ...

  • Ionia Recreation Area (Sessions Lake)

    State: MI
    Length: 12.2 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    Ionia Recreation Area has rolling hills, open meadows, forested ridges, a deep lake nestled in the hills and a river winding through woods and fields. In terms of mountain biking, the trail consists of 3 loops: 2 green loops, and a brown ...

  • Island Lake State Park

    State: MI
    Length: 13 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    Island Lake Recreation Area offers an "up north" experience without leaving southeast Michigan. Beaches, cabins, trails, fishing areas and hunting grounds are a few of the year-round attractions. The park also has an organization camp. A canoe ...

  • Jackson Intercity Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 3.4 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The arrow-straight Jackson Intercity Trail follows the old rail bed of the former Michigan Central Railroad for 3.4 miles through the southwest section of Jackson. The trail provides a nice non-motorized way for area residents to commute to ...

  • Kiwanis Trail (River Raisin Greenway Project)

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 7 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Ballast

    The beginning of the River Raisin Greenway already exists on the old railroad bed starting at Trestle Park in Adrian and ending at Occidental Highway near Tecumseh. Known as the Kiwanis Trail, the seven mile stretch has an asphalt surface paid ...

  • Lakelands Trail State Park

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 26 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone

    Stretching 26 miles through central Michigan, the Lakelands Trail State Park rail-trail has two personalities: rural and suburban. Twenty miles of soft limestone surface from Stockbridge to Pinckney offer a pastoral backdrop, and 6 miles of ...

  • Lansing River Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 12.6 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Lansing River Trail courses along scenic riverbanks and through parks for 13 miles. The trail follows the Red Cedar River from Hagadorn Road on the MSU campus border west to its junction with the Grand River, and then follows the Grand River ...

  • Lower Rouge River Recreation Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 4 miles
    Surface: Crushed Stone

    The Lower Rouge River Recreation Trail closely follows the river for 4 miles through the town of Canton on the western outskirts of Detroit. The compacted crushed stone pathway includes eight wooden pedestrian bridges over the river that provide ...

  • Main Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 0.5 miles
    Surface: Dirt, Grass, Gravel, Woodchips

    The Main Trail runs for just 0.5 mile along an east–west corridor through the Whitehouse Nature Center. The trail links a series of loop trails through the nature center and begins at the visitor center off Farley Road. The 135-acre Whitehouse ...

  • Maybury State Park

    State: MI
    Length: 4 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    Maybury State Park can be explored on foot, bicycle, horseback or cross-country skis. Maybury's "working farm" is open all year for visitors to explore life on an early 1900s family farm. In terms of mountain biking, half of the trail is ...

  • Northern Tier Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 6.6 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Northern Tier Trail winds through East Lansing on the outskirts of Michigan's capital, offering miles of paved pathway through tree-lined areas and wetlands. The 10-foot-wide trail connects several community parks, recreational facilities, ...

  • Novi Tree Farm

    State: MI
    Length: 7 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    Set on a 500-acre parcel bought by the City of Novi, this seven mile (plus ski trails) system combines dense hardwoods, an abandoned apple orchard, open meadows, and an old tree nursery. An existing system of hike/ski trails has been supplemented ...

  • Olsen Park (Ann Arbor City Loop)

    State: MI
    Length: 5 miles
    Surface: Crushed Stone, Gravel, Sand

    The trails include some hardpack surface, some sand traps and wet areas (the part that goes around a pond) and, as it's a former gravel pit, there's some bluffs with a good climb, some log jumping, and several stretches of tight switchbacks. These ...

  • Paul Henry-Thornapple Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 42 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Cinder, Crushed Stone

    When complete, the Paul Henry - Thornapple Trail will be a 42-mile, multi-use recreation trail, extending from Grand Rapids to Vermontville; it eventually may be extended to Jackson. The trail is being constructed on or near a former railroad ...

  • Pinckney Recreation Area (Bruin Lake)

    State: MI
    Length: 26 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    A paradise for backpackers, mountain bikers, anglers and other recreation enthusiasts, this 11,000-acre park is known for its extensive trail system and chain of excellent fishing lakes. Twenty-six miles of hiking trails are open to mountain ...

  • Pontiac Lake Recreation Area (Hidden Ridge Stable, Orchard Hills)

    State: MI
    Length: 10 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    Glacial action has left the Pontiac Lake Recreation Area with many ponds, marshes, fields and rolling hills covered with heavily forested areas. The park has miles of hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding trails (including horse rental), ...

  • Portland Riverwalk

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 15 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    Portland, Michigan, is known as the City of Two Rivers, and the 8-mile Portland Riverwalk could well be called the Trail of Two Rivers. The paved rail-trail serves as a spine for a series of connecting trails, loops and city paths that circle ...

  • Rouge River Gateway Greenway (Hines Park Trail)

    State: MI
    Length: 20.1 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    For most of its 20 miles, the Rouge River Gateway Greenway parallels Edward N. Hines Drive through several western suburbs of Detroit: Northville, Plymouth, Livonia, Westland, Garden City, and Dearborn. It begins near the Dearborn campus of ...

  • Southwest Detroit Greenway

    State: MI
    Length: 3 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    When completed, the Southwest Detroit Greenway will provide a continuous link from the historic Fort Street Bascule Bridge through the vibrant multi-ethnic business district of West Vernor to connect with Detroit's West RiverWalk. Portions of ...

  • Wabash Cannonball Trail (North and South Fork)

    Rail-Trail

    State: OH
    Length: 63 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Cinder, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass

    The Wabash Cannonball Trail in northwest Ohio is actually two trails in one: the north fork runs east–west for 46 miles and the south fork makes up the balance of this 63-mile trail. The trails converge in the eastern city of Maumee then jackknife ...

  • West Campus Bicycle Path

    Rail-Trail

    State: MI
    Length: 1 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

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  • West River Trail (MI)

    State: MI
    Length: 4.6 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Boardwalk

    The scenic West River Trail, part of the Border-to-Border Trail, provides an important connection between Hudson Mills Metropark and downtown Dexter (a suburb of Ann Arbor). The path is primarily paved as it follows the west bank of the Huron ...

  • Yankee Springs Recreation Area

    State: MI
    Length: 13 miles
    Surface: Dirt, Sand

    In southwestern Michigan, 30 miles from Grand Rapids, you'll find 13 miles of trail for mountain biking; parts of the hilly, wooded route are shared with hikers. If you take the first shortcut for a 5 mile ride you will avoid most of the most ...
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