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Explore the best rated trails in Galesburg, MI, whether you're looking for an easy walking trail or a bike trail like the Elkhart River Greenway Trail and Fred Meijer Flat River Valley Rail Trail . With more than 46 trails covering 515 miles you're bound to find a perfect trail for you. Click on any trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.

Recent Trail Reviews

Kent Trails

Don’t start at Douglas Walker Park!

August, 2025 by diane188

So - DW Park is super nice with great restrooms… but if looking for more than 2 mile stroll, keep driving to next trailhead point! Leaving from DW Park takes you out on 76th St - NO sidewalk, minimal shoulder, and crazy amt of traffic running 45-55mph. Other than that, the trails themselves were nice (all paved), pretty clearly marked (you do have a little jaunt thru a couple streets and apt complex parking lot - but it’s all marked with sidewalks or bike lanes thru majority of it and then right back to a nice bike path again. ¿

Kalamazoo River Valley Trail

A great trail

August, 2025 by buysse1

A great ride on this beautiful trail. It’s a little tricky in Kalamazoo proper but other than that it’s very scenic, peaceful and well-maintained.

Paul Henry-Thornapple Trail

Mislabelled Map

August, 2025 by james.bruinsma

Just an FYI that there is no parking at 84th Street and Patterson. The parking icon on the map is erroneous.

Accordion

Kent Trails

Kent Trail. July 19, 2025

July, 2025 by amy2paul

We got on at 15 Baldwin Street (near the water treatment plant) and rode 16 miles out and back for 32 total. Temp was perfect with pre rain clouds keeping us cool. Many parts of the trail go through wooded areas with great shade but you also ride on roads in business areas. Pay attention to signs because some of them are hard to notice and it is easy to get off the trail. Also they could do a better marking spots in the asphalt where cracks have formed.

Fred Meijer Standale Trail

Decent

July, 2025 by clonetrooper5373

This a trail that alternates between nature and urban, with urban winning out. It has nice scenery and great round trip

Butterworth Trail

Not bad

July, 2025 by clonetrooper5373

The pavement in the bottom half could be a bit nicer, but all things considered, this trail is pretty decent one, as long as you don't mind a mostly sunny trail with not too much to see here.

Kalamazoo River Valley Trail

mixed review

July, 2025 by daenglish_tl

Parked at the Galesburg Augusta Primary school ¿ Meander from school to the trail ¿ Country like setting transitioned to a road-hugging trail¿ Riding alongside car traffic ¿ The trail was pretty smooth and the wildflowers were in bloom.

Interurban Trail (Allegan County)

Bad

July, 2025 by clonetrooper5373

The entire trail is very uneven throughout, rough, and with nothing to see, I would urge you either skip this trail or maybe walk it.

Upper Macatawa Greenway Trail

Nice

July, 2025 by clonetrooper5373

This sunny trail has some slight hills and tight curves near the end, after taking you through dense woods and weed fields, so consider giving it a try.

Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Rail Trail

Not Great

June, 2025 by clonetrooper5373

It's a great round trip, and it can open up to the sun & wind and other times plant life closes in for some shade.

While smooth, most of the trail is ballast & crushed stone, which for me made it very hard to keep my speed up.

I might consider skipping this one and looking elsewhere.

Pumpkinvine Nature Trail

End to End beautiful trail and ride

June, 2025 by vicki1960

Traveled from Pennsylvania to ride this trail since we found out about it on TrailLink. We stayed at a local hotel. Trail is paved the entire length from Goshen to Shipshewana. A local told me they just finished paving the last crushed stone section. Trail goes through a few small towns which offers services. We ate lunch in Middlebury. Shipshewana offers many great shops and restaurants. This is in an Amish community. Small hill at mile 2.5. Most of the scenery is flat and open through farms but there are a few wooded sections of the trail as well. Worth driving 5 hours to get to and making it a getaway. Trail was busy for a Saturday but not crowded. Friendly folks along the way. We were lucky to have such great weather too!

Elkhart River Greenway Trail

Pretty Good

June, 2025 by clonetrooper5373

Bird poop is common throughout this trail, especially by American Park, to the point you might want to only walk that segment instead of riding a bike.

Pavement is mostly smooth, though American Park turns into loose stone for a stretch, and overall scenery is good for the trail.

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