Hiking trails near Alpena, Michigan

34 official trails lie within 25 miles of Alpena — 247 miles in total, 28 rated easy and 2 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 241 ft; the median trail gains 27 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Chippewa Hills Pathway	11.7	159 ft	Expert	44 min · 21 mi
Rockport Recreation Area Trails	15.6	65 ft	Moderate	21 min · 12 mi
Rogers City Spur Trail	16.4	212 ft	Moderate	39 min · 31 mi
Hillman-alpena State Trail	12.5	115 ft	Moderate	5 min · 2 mi
Norway Ridge Pathway	9.2	40 ft	Moderate	15 min · 7 mi
North Eastern State Trail	10.8	105 ft	Easy	25 min · 16 mi
Alpena Bi-Path	13.6	42 ft	Easy	2 min · 1 mi
Devils Lake Trail	7.3	57 ft	Easy	18 min · 10 mi
Lp 4	4.6	103 ft	Easy	34 min · 25 mi
Chippewa Hills Race Trails	2.4	95 ft	Easy	49 min · 22 mi
Thompson'S Harbor State Park - Loop 3	4.4	27 ft	Easy	35 min · 24 mi
Thompsons Harbor Loop 3	3.5	27 ft	Easy	35 min · 24 mi
Norway Ridge Trail	2.6	39 ft	Easy	23 min · 8 mi
Negwegon State Park - Algonquin Trail	3.8	17 ft	Easy	52 min · 26 mi
Negwegon State Park - Chippewa Trail	3.5	15 ft	Easy	43 min · 20 mi
Negwegon - Algonquin Trail	3.5	15 ft	Easy	52 min · 27 mi
Lancaster Trail	2.0	25 ft	Easy	18 min · 10 mi
Thompson''s Harbor State Park - Loop 1;thompson''s Harbor State Park - Loop 2	1.4	21 ft	Easy	29 min · 23 mi
Thompsons Harbor Loop 1 And Thompsons Harbor Loop 2	1.4	21 ft	Easy	29 min · 23 mi
Negwegon Algonquin Trail And Negwegon Chippewa Trail	2.8	17 ft	Easy	52 min · 26 mi
Thompson'S Harbor State Park - Loop 1	1.6	8 ft	Easy	40 min · 25 mi
Devils Lake Route	8.4	8 ft	Easy	20 min · 7 mi
Negwegon State Park - Potawatomi Trail	3.4	6 ft	Easy	52 min · 26 mi
Negwegon Potawatomi Trail	3.4	6 ft	Easy	52 min · 26 mi

Quick picks near Alpena

Easy and short: Lp 4 — 4.6 mi, rated easy, 22 mi from town
Longest: Rogers City Spur Trail — 16.4 mi, 23 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Alpena Bi-Path to Lake Besser; Devils Lake Trail to Devils Lake; Devils Lake Route to Devils Lake

Trail guides near Alpena

Hoist Lake Trails — 15.4 mi, 206 ft climb · 33 mi away

Nearby towns: Petoskey (79 mi)

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