Explore the best rated trails in Northport, MI, whether you're looking for an easy walking trail or a bike trail like the Betsie Valley Trail and Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail . With more than 13 trails covering 247 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.
This trail takes you from point city to Moyne Falls. As of June 2026 it’s in great condition with a gradual inclined from point city to Boyne Falls. Once you get to the Boyne Falls ski resort, some of the signage breaks down, but it’s easy enough to navigate to the main trail and Des Moines Falls. You do have to cross the highway and there’s no dedicated light to stop traffic, but it was easy to cross. Highly recommend this trail for bikes, e-bikes, a training ride while on vacation.
Very well kept trail. Nice ride with a few little hills.
Though the posted speed limit is 10 mph at each end, the remainder of the trail is 15 mph. Having experienced first hand last month, out there on a manual pedal bike, we were passed all day long by speeding eBikes. At times we got up to 13-14 mph and still they sped by. Belonging to several FB bike trail pages, I've recently seen postings regarding "bragging" about "turbo mode" and traveling at 20 mph. On this trail as well as others. Pedal assist may have gotten out of hand. If you cycle on this trail, be prepared it's like a drag strip. There are a lot of rental places offering eBike rentals and wondering if they don't explain to these customers about trail courtesy and the speed limit or the people that rent just are out there for a thrill ride.
We bicycled from just outside of Traverse City to Suttons Bay and back. Had lunch in Suttons Bay. Uphill both ways! it seems the highest point is around mile markers 8-9ish. Beautiful scenery of many orchards and farmlands. Not much shade except for an occasional stretch of trees. Trail surface paved in very good condition. The volunteers were actually sealing cracks on this particular day. And for a weekday, the trail was very busy and traveled mostly a lot of many very beefy "e-Bikes". Some of them were literally like small motorcycles and looked very heavy and cumbersome. They weren't typical looking electric bicycles. As we struggled to pedal uphill at about 9mph, we were passed by many fast moving machines that didn't announce like the signs indicated at the Fouch Rd trailhead. Even when we were manually pedaling at 12-13 mph, we were passed as if we were standing still on this 15mph speed limit trail. Seems these group of "cyclists" of fast moving "machines" traveled in very large groups or packs. I am no Dick Tracy but some of these "bicycles" may have exceeded the ebike classes permitted on this trail unless this one is a free-for-all. Would probably not ride this trail again too many traveling at unsafe speeds.
I rented an e-bike in Empire & rode to Glen Arbor today. The trail is absolutely beautiful & well-maintained. This section is entirely paved & mostly shaded by an abundance of trees. There are some significant hills on this stretch, but the e-bike was great. I definitely recommend the trail if you’re in the area.
An excellent trail with a great round trip, wonderful scenery (takes you through nature and urban), and a nice scent of pine in the air to round things off.
It's bit rough and downhill for the first segment by the ymca but becomes smooth afterwards and has some nice scenery.
We got on the trail at the Fouch Road trailhead and rode north to Suttons Bay. It was an easy 12 miles up and back. The trail is well maintained with slight elevation changes. You pass by many corn fields and cherry tree orchards. The shade from tree canopies is great. There is one spot you think you are about to enter a tunnel but it is just thick trees. There are many humorous signs along the way so look out for them. We saw a couple of trail signs pointing out where you can grab a bite but we didn’t stop. If we had more time I would have stayed in Suttons Bay to eat and view Travis Bay.
7/22/25 Rode trail north from Alanson to Mackinac City today. The conditions were GREAT! We did see some remnants of damage the ice storm, but the trail was clear and leveled. The ride was very enjoyable and scenic!
We went camping in Benzonia along the River. Road our bikes and got on the trail in Beulah. We headed West towards Frankfort. The ride past Crystal Lake was beautiful. We stopped on our way back to cool off in the water. There is public access near when you cross 115.
Rode this trail for the first time and loved it! Didn’t love all the crossings or that there were no warning blinkers to activate at busier crossings. BUT, the scenery and trail conditions were great. Visited The Hive Cafe and had a superb iced coffee. Then stopped at Shady Lane winery for a sampler flight of wines. All in all, an awesome afternoon!
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