State: MI Length: 8 miles Surface: Dirt
Bass River Recreation Area is an 1,100 acre site in central Ottawa County. There are two trail loops, one entirely on the south side of the road and one starting on the north side and ending on the south side. The south loop is very tight, requiring ...
Rail-Trail
State: MI Length: 20 miles Surface: Ballast
Beaver Pete's Trail follows portions of an old railroad corridor in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The trail is popular in winter with snowmobilers. For more information, contact the city of Iron Mountain (501 S Stephenson Ave. Iron Mountain, MI ...
State: MI Length: 43.50 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt
There's no need to hold your breath along this trail while teetering across steep land bridges or crossing the extensive bridges that tower over streams and rivers because the spectacular views will take your breath away. You will be rewarded ...
State: MI Length: 41.50 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Gravel, Sand
Both scenic and challenging, the Bill Nicholls Trail (a portion of designated Snowmobile Trail #3) covers 41.5 miles of sometimes steep, sometimes sandy and sometimes soaring terrain. The trail takes you over the west and east branches of the ...
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 ...
State: MI Length: 26.40 miles Surface: Ballast
The Coalwood Trail runs east–west for 26.4 miles between the Cusino State Wildlife Research Area and the town of Chatham. The trail traverses wooded and open terrain in parts of the Hiawatha National Forest. Just east of where the trail ...
State: MI Length: 38 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Gravel
For two-thirds of its length, this trail parallels M-69--right along the highway, in fact. From the road it might not look like anything special. But from the trail, your awareness of the lightly-traveled road is masked by the vegetation that ...
State: MI Length: 58 miles Surface: Dirt
Fort Custer Recreation Area features 22 miles of hiking trails, 20 miles of mountain bike trails and 16 miles of bridle trails. Trails are open for cross-country skiing in the winter. The park also rents 2 mini cabins and 3 rustic cabins, with ...
State: MI Length: 11.20 miles Surface: Dirt
The Freda Trail loop connects with the Bill Nichols trail just north of Toivola and offers riders a fun-filled trek to view Lake Superior and join back up with the trail near South Range. Also from this trail riders can choose the Chassell Trail ...
State: MI Length: 41.70 miles Surface: Sand
For more information on the Grand Marais Trail, between Shingleton and Grand Marais, contact the Michigan DNR. This trail is popular with snowmobilers.
State: MI Length: 13.40 miles Surface: Asphalt, Ballast, Dirt, Gravel
Take a trip through the heart of "Copper Country" on the Hancock/Calumet Trail. When more than three-quarters of the nation's copper came from this region of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Mineral Range Railroad cars hauled hard-rock copper along this ...
State: MI Length: 22.70 miles Surface: Asphalt
The paved Hart-Montague Trail State Park is one of Michigan's great rural rail-trails. The trail is located in Oceana County, the "asparagus capital of the world," and the town of Hart hosts an annual asparagus festival complete with a parade, ...
State: MI Length: 33 miles Surface: Ballast, Cinder, Dirt, Sand
The multi-use Haywire Trail is primarily used by ORVs in summer and snowmobiles in winter. The trail is also open to mountain biking, hiking and horse riding. It traverses soggy ground, so be prepared to get wet in places. The trail runs from ...
State: MI Length: 16.20 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 ...
State: MI Length: 22 miles Surface: Ballast, Crushed Stone, Grass, Gravel, Sand
The scenic Hillman to Alpena Trial has several bridge crossings and its gravel surface is great for mountain biking or hiking during summer and snowmobiling during winter. You will encounter some gates, to keep out ORVs, but you can easily get ...
State: MI Length: 95 miles Surface: Dirt
The Huron National Forest has several miles' worth of snowmobile, hiking, and mountain biking trails throughout the area. For more details, contact the Huron National Forest.
State: MI Length: 25 miles Surface: Ballast
The Crystal Falls to Iron River section of the Iron Range Trail system is primarily used by snowmobiles and ATVs. The trail follows an old railroad corridor through the bogs, lakes and forests of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, between the towns ...
State: MI Length: 60 miles Surface: Ballast
The Irons Area Tourist Association maintains 60 miles of groomed trails for snowmobiles and ATVs in the Manistee National Forest. For more information, contact the tourist association or the national forest.
State: MI Length: 58 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
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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 ...
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 ...
State: MI Length: 15.50 miles Surface: Asphalt
The 15-mile Leelanau Trail presents two distinct adventures along the former Leelanau Scenic Railroad line. Farm fields are followed by lush woods, and smooth cruising finishes off country rambling as the trail stretches south from Suttons Bay ...
State: MI Length: 6.50 miles Surface: Ballast, Grass
The Little Falls Trail is located on the southern end of Bond Falls Flowage in the Watersmeet Ranger District of the Ottawa National Forest. Contact the national forest for more information.
State: MI Length: 8.30 miles Surface: Asphalt
Mackinac Island is truly deserving of its status as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Michigan. Although small—less than 4 square miles—the island offers an abundance of natural and cultural treasures. With more than 80% ...
State: MI Length: 23.50 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
Named for the rich assortment of fruit trees in southeast Michigan, this trail cuts a 23.5-mile arch across the northern portion of Macomb County. Regardless of where you begin, the entire route is relatively flat. Running east to west, the ...
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 fast ...
State: MI Length: 220 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass, Sand
The Michigan Shore to Shore Riding & Hiking Trails stretches east–west across the state between Empire and Oscado. A south spur takes off from eastern Grand Tranverse County and heads toward Cadillac. A north spur takes off from wester Oscoda ...
State: MI Length: 210 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass
The Midland to Mackinac Trail, an ancient 210-mile Indian footpath, has been restored by members of the Boy Scouts' Auburn-based Lake Huron Area Council No. 265 and other volunteers. A trail reopening and dedication were held in the Spring of ...
State: MI Length: 25 miles Surface: Asphalt
The 25-mile Musketawa Trail provides a patchwork of scenery from Muskegon to Marne, neatly divided by its four trailheads. From west to east the trailheads are in Muskegon at Broadway and in Ravenna, Conklin and Marne. Grand Rapids is only 4 ...
State: MI Length: 32 miles Surface: Dirt
The Nahma Grade Trail is popular with snowmobilers; it's groomed in winter and links to other area snowmobile trails. The trail passes through a corridor of pine woods, open space and lowland sand flats. Much of the trail follows an abandoned ...
State: MI Length: 62 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The 62-mile North Central State Trail (formerly the Gaylord to Mackinaw City Rail-Trail) offers a multi-use trail adventure into Michigan's north woods, with connections to well-established tourist towns at both ends. With its new crushed limestone ...
State: MI Length: 71 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The North Eastern State Trail is the longest in the Top of Michigan Trails Council system: 71 miles. The trail is also known as the Alpena to Cheboygan Trail and formerly as the Cheboygan-Hawks Rail Trail. Surfaced in smooth, crushed limestone, ...
State: MI Length: 8.90 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
It is Michigan's oldest rail-trail, but the charms of the Paint Creek Trail add up to more than its 1974 birth date. This trail has wildlife, historical sites, picnic tables and a lovely creek filled with jumping trout. To help keep tabs on ...
State: MI Length: 87.30 miles Surface: Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone, Gravel, Sand
If a trip on the Pere Marquette Rail-Trail leaves you in love with this route, you are not alone. The Pere Marquette is one of the most heavily used trails in Michigan (the section between Midland and Clare), according to a 2002 Michigan State ...
State: MI Length: 6.10 miles Surface: Ballast, Cinder, Dirt, Gravel
The Peshekee to Clowry Rail-Trail is straight and flat, following an old railroad grade that parallels Ida Road north of the town of Champion. The trail crosses the Escanaba River in several places as it traverses a terrain of mixed forest and ...
State: MI Length: 38 miles Surface: Ballast, Cinder, Crushed Stone, Dirt
This trail consists of 35 miles of mostly dirt and cinder trail that passes through Conway, Oden, Ponshewaing, Alanson, Brutus, Pellston, Van, Levering, and Carp Lake to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Trailhead in Mackinaw ...
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 ...
State: MI Length: 22 miles Surface: Ballast
The Polly Ann Trail corridor in Lapeer County, from Bordman Road to Kings Mill, is owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and may be used by anyone abiding by the rules of the corridor. The rules are that no motorized vehicles ...
State: MI Length: 14.20 miles Surface: Ballast, Grass, Gravel
The Polly Ann Trail is a 14.2 mile long, non-motorized trail located in Oakland County Michigan in suburban Detroit. The trail connects the communities of Orion Township, Oxford Township, the Village of Oxford, Addison Township, and the Village ...
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), ...
State: MI Length: 7.50 miles Surface: Ballast
Over its 7.5 mile course, the trail crosses 11 small bridges, skirts a couple of lakes and ponds, passes by bogs and beaver huts, and flows by and across creeks and rivers. Stop and enjoy the open water with grasses, cattails, and water lilies. ...
State: MI Length: 9.20 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Saginaw Valley Rail-Trail is a perfect summer escape, since the foliage-drenched corridor offers respite from the sun. This 9.2-mile trail edges Saginaw's southern boundary before it heads south to St. Charles. Equestrians follow a parallel ...
State: MI Length: 0.80 miles Surface: Ballast, Cinder, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Woodchips
Trail goes from parking lot on rapid City Road to over look of Skegemog Lake. About 1/2 mile is along the old C&O grade. Most of therest of the trail is over board walks in a cedar swamp. A few miles of the grade are open to use but are not ...
State: MI Length: 32 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Sand
The Soo Strongs Trail runs for 32 miles, mostly following part of an abandoned rail corridor of the old Soo Line, between Sault Ste. Marie and the small community of Eckerman. There's a gap in the trail between Beaune Road at W. Irish Line Road ...
State: MI Length: 10 miles Surface: Asphalt
For more information visit the Southern Links Trailways Web Site The Southern Links Trailway is a newly open 10.2 mile trail that connects the communities of Columbiaville, Otter Lake, and Millington. This non-motorized trailway is paved with ...
State: MI Length: 26 miles Surface: Dirt, Gravel
The St. Ignace to Trout Lake Trail is located almost entirely within the Hiawatha National Forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The follows an abandoned rail corridor from the town of St. Ignace north to the community of Trout Lake. The trail ...
State: MI Length: 107.10 miles Surface: Ballast, Gravel
This rugged trail is Michigan's longest and reddest (iron in the soil) rail-trail. There are over 50 bridges on the trail, often with incredible vistas over rivers. Eagle and osprey sightings are possible, particularly between Iron River and ...
State: MI Length: 14 miles Surface: Ballast
Head for Van Buren Trail State Park and take a walk (or ride) on the wild side. Wildlife abounds on this rural 14 miles between Hartford and South Haven. While you might see deer, rabbit, fox and eagles, this is an undeveloped trail that has ...
State: MI Length: 12 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel
The Wadhams to Avoca Trail in southeast Michigan provides a snapshot of scenic rural lands. The trail's name reflects its initial endpoints, although the trail now extends from Avoca 12 miles southeast to the outskirts of Port Huron. This former ...
State: MI Length: 8.80 miles Surface: Ballast
The Watersmeet to Land O'Lakes Trail follows a former railroad corridor between the towns of Watersmeet, in the north, and Land O'Lakes, in the south. The trail is used by snowmobiles and ATVs, as well as mountain bikers, equestrians and hikers. ...
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 ...