Hiking trails in Michigan
231 routes catalogued · 25 with detail pages
Our database holds 231 named hiking routes in Michigan. 25 have enough source data to support a dedicated page; the remainder are listed here with their name, length, and network type.
Long-distance trails crossing Michigan: North Country National Scenic Trail (4,800 mi)
Always check current trail conditions, permits, and water sources with the maintaining organisation before heading out. Many western trails are impassable for half the year due to snow.
Michigan trails — curated + by length
| Trail | Length | Network |
|---|---|---|
| North Country National Scenic Trail + ND, MN, WI… | 4,800 mi | National |
| Potawatomi Trail (Hike) | 17 mi | Local |
| Chief Pontiac Trail Conventional Hike | 16 mi | Regional |
| Hunnigan Cove Trail | 9 mi | Local |
| Bay View Trail | 8 mi | Local |
| Lasso Loop (Platte Plains) | 7 mi | Local |
| ITC Corridor Regional Trail | 5 mi | Regional |
| Bass Lake Loop (Platte Plains) | 4 mi | Local |
| Lake Lansing North Blue | 3 mi | Local |
| Bare Bluff Trail | 3 mi | Local |
| Kettles Trail | 3 mi | Local |
| Lost Lake Loop East | 3 mi | Local |
| Yellow Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Green Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Shauger Hill Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Dune Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Hunter's Point Hiking Trail | 2 mi | Copper Harbor Trails Club |
| Cottonwood Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Empire Bluff Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Nature's Habitat | 2 mi | Local |
| Windy Moraine Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Gratiot Lake Overlook Trail | 1 mi | |
| Cliff View Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Linking Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Northwoods Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Top of Hill Hike | 1 mi | Local |
| Red Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Bluebird Meadows | 1 mi | Local |
| West Loop | 1 mi | Local |
| Arrowhead | 1 mi | Local |
| Blue Trail | 1 mi | |
| Deer Hollow | 1 mi | Local |
| Here We Go | 1 mi | Local |
| Pond Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| River Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Yellow Trail | 1 mi | |
| Black Trail | 1 mi | |
| Camp Lily Loop | 1 mi | Local |
| Succession | 1 mi | Local |
| Swamp Ridge | 1 mi | Local |
| Ranger Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Spring Creek | 0 mi | Local |
| Orange Trail | 0 mi | |
| Arboretum | 0 mi | Local |
| Der We Went | 0 mi | Local |
| Stairway to Heaven | 0 mi | Local |
| Thunderwood Boardwalk | 0 mi | Local |
| Chickadee Loop | 0 mi | Local |
| Chrishaven Boardwalk | 0 mi | Local |
| Horseshoe Harbor Trail | 0 mi | |
| Ma Maki (hiking) | 0 mi | Local |
| 6th Street Trail | — | |
| Agonikak National Recreation Trail | — | lcn |
| Algonquin Pathway | — | Local |
| Anderson Lake Pathway | — | lcn |
| Arboretum Trail | — | Local |
| Arbury Trail | — | Local |
| Avalanche Hiking Trails | — | Local |
| Bald Mountain-South Unit Trails | — | lcn |
| Bay de Noc – Grand Island National Recreation Trail | — | Regional |
| Bertha Daubendiek Memorial Grove Trail | — | Estivant Pines |
| Black-Red Trail | — | Local |
| Blue Trail | — | |
| Bluebird Loop | — | Local |
| Brighton Recreation Area Bishop Lake Hiking Trails | — | |
| Buhl Lake Loop | — | Local |
| Butterfly Weed Loop Trail | — | Local |
| Calhoun County Trailway | — | lcn |
| Cannon Trail | — | Local |
| Cathedral Grove Loop Trail | — | Estivant Pines |
| Chippewa Trail | — | |
| Connecting Paths | — | Local |
| Connector Trail | — | Local |
| Connector Trail | — | Local |
| Copper County Audubon Trail | — | |
| Crest Trail | — | |
| Crooked Lake Trail (Hike) | — | Local |
| DLT r - Long Beach to New Buffalo + IN | — | Regional |
| DLT t - New Buffalo to Warren Dunes / Bridgman | — | Regional |
| Daisy Farm Trail | — | |
| Dragon Loop | — | Local |
| Dune Ridge Trail | — | Black Creek Nature Sanctuary |
| Dunes Trail to Lake Michigan | — | |
| East Boundary Trail | — | |
| East Huginnin Cove Trail | — | |
| Elliott's Loop | — | |
| Empire Bluff Trail - Beech-Maple Forest | — | |
| Empire Bluff Trail - Old Logs | — | |
| Empire Bluff Trail - Scenic Overlook | — | |
| Empire Bluff Trail - South Bar Lake View | — | |
| Empire Bluff Trail - The Ice Age | — | |
| Empire Bluff Trail - The Old Farm | — | |
| Empire Bluff Trail - The Old Orchard | — | |
| Estivant Pines Approach | — | Estivant Pines |
| Evacuation Trail | — | |
| Fallen Giant Trail | — | Estivant Pines |
| Fallen Giant Trail (Excursion) | — | Estivant Pines |
| Feldtmann Lake Trail | — | Local |
| Feldtmann Ridge Trail | — | |
| Field Trail | — | |
| Fife Lake Trail | — | Local |
| Fisherman Road | — | Local |
| Flacks Lake Pathway | — | lcn |
| Fort Wilkins Garden | — | Copper Harbor Trails Club |
| Fossil Hill Loop | — | Local |
| Fox River Pathway | — | Local |
| Galien River County Park Trails | — | Local |
| Gentian Trail | — | Local |
| Gerber Blue Trail | — | |
| Gerber Green Trail | — | |
| Gerber Red Trail | — | |
| Gerber Yellow Trail | — | |
| Gogebic Ridge Trail | — | lcn |
| Good Harbor Bay Trail | — | Local |
| Grand Sable Dunes Trail | — | |
| Grassland Loop | — | Local |
| Grassland Loop | — | Local |
| Grassmere Shoreline | — | |
| Greenstone Ridge Trail | — | |
| Harbert Road Preserve | — | Local |
| Hatchet Lake Trail | — | |
| Hearty Hiker Trail | — | Local |
| Helstrom Loop | — | Local |
| High Country Pathway | — | Regional |
| Indian Grass Loop Trail | — | Local |
| Indian Portage Trail | — | |
| Iron Belle Trail | — | |
| Iron Belle Trail | — | |
| Iron Belle Trail | — | |
| Ishpeming Trail | — | |
| Island Mine Trail | — | |
| James Klipfel Loop | — | Local |
| Jens Jensen / Pepperidge Trails | — | Local |
| Johnson Spur | — | Local |
| Keweenaw Shores Trail | — | Local |
| Lagoon Trail | — | Black Creek Nature Association |
| Lake Lansing North Green | — | |
| Lake Lansing North Red | — | |
| Lake Loop | — | |
| Lake Mary Plains Pathway | — | lcn |
| Lake Mason Access Trail | — | |
| Lake Plain Prairie Trail | — | Local |
| Lake Richie Trail | — | |
| Lane Cove Trail | — | |
| Loggers Flats | — | |
| Losee Lake Hiking Trail | — | Local |
| Lowland Trail | — | Local |
| Lupine Loop | — | Local |
| Marsh Trail Exhibits Orientation | — | |
| Massasauga Loop | — | Local |
| Meadow Mouse Trail | — | |
| Meadowlark Lanel | — | Local |
| Midland to Mackinaw Trail | — | rcn |
| Minong Ridge Trail | — | |
| Mio Nature Trail | — | lcn |
| Mount Franklin Trail | — | |
| Mount Ojibway Trail | — | |
| Mud Creek Loop | — | |
| Nicole Bloom Memorial Trail | — | |
| No Name Trail | — | Local |
| North Boardwalk | — | Local |
| Old Indian Trail | — | Local |
| Orange Trail | — | |
| Orion Thru-way | — | Local |
| Otter Creek Loop (Platte Plains) | — | Local |
| Oxbow Flat | — | |
| Pebble Creek Ravine Trail | — | |
| Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive Ski Trail | — | |
| Pine Tree Loop | — | Local |
| Pond Promenade | — | Local |
| Pond Side Trail | — | |
| Potawatomi Trail Shortcut (Hike) | — | Local |
| Pyramid Point Trail | — | Local |
| Railroad Ravine | — | Maasto Hiihto-Churning Rapids |
| Rainbow Cove Trail | — | |
| Red Trail | — | |
| Reneker Bog Hike | — | |
| Ridge Trail | — | Local |
| Rim Trail | — | |
| River Point Trail | — | Local |
| River Trail | — | Local |
| River Trail | — | Local |
| Riverside Ravine | — | |
| Rock Harbor Trail | — | |
| Rogue River Trail | — | |
| Rolling Meadow Loop | — | Local |
| Rooks Memorial Trail | — | Local |
| Salt River Loop | — | |
| Sand Point Marsh Trail | — | |
| Sand Point Marsh Trail Exhibit | — | |
| Sand Point Marsh Trail in Winter | — | |
| Sassafras Lane | — | Local |
| Silver Lake Trail (Hike) | — | Local |
| Skating Trail | — | |
| Sleeping Bear Point Spur Trail | — | Local |
| Sleeping Bear Point Trail | — | Local |
| Snowshoe Trail at Pictured Rocks | — | |
| South Boardwalk | — | Local |
| Spring Trail | — | |
| Strawberry Lane | — | Local |
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About this list
Trail data comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) plus a hand-curated set of America's 11 National Scenic Trails and 26 well-known regional long-distance trails. Multi-state trails appear under each state they pass through. See our methodology page.