Hiking trails near Escanaba, Michigan

31 official trails lie within 25 miles of Escanaba — 398 miles in total, 22 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 419 ft; the median trail gains 52 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Days River Pathway	11.6	70 ft	Hard	27 min · 15 mi
Nahma Grade Sno-mo	21.4	215 ft	Moderate	37 min · 29 mi
G	15.6	102 ft	Moderate	35 min · 23 mi
Felch Grade Route	40.0	419 ft	Moderate	10 min · 8 mi
Big Bay De Noc Snomo	28.1	160 ft	Moderate	27 min · 18 mi
Escanaba To Hermansville	23.8	210 ft	Moderate	14 min · 11 mi
Iron Belle Trail	167.7	320 ft	Moderate	33 min · 26 mi
Cedar River Pathway	8.1	54 ft	Moderate	44 min · 29 mi
Fir	15.2	51 ft	Easy	38 min · 25 mi
Whitefish River Canoe Main Br	11.9	61 ft	Easy	25 min · 17 mi
Fayette Historic State Park - Foot Trail	2.6	121 ft	Easy	1 h 14 min · 55 mi
Rapid River Ski D Loop And S2	1.6	68 ft	Easy	33 min · 21 mi
Rapid River Ski S1 Loop	3.7	62 ft	Easy	30 min · 21 mi
Ensign Spur G	2.8	53 ft	Easy	1 h 04 min · 28 mi
A Loop	1.9	40 ft	Easy	9 min · 3 mi
Felch Grade Trail Narenta To Felch Branch	2.8	50 ft	Easy	14 min · 11 mi
Rapid River Ski B Loop	1.7	34 ft	Easy	33 min · 22 mi
Rapid River Ski S2	1.5	36 ft	Easy	36 min · 23 mi
Haymeadow Falls	1.1	52 ft	Easy	40 min · 26 mi
Little Black River Spur J	1.1	34 ft	Easy	57 min · 32 mi
Rapid River Snowshoe Loop	1.4	24 ft	Easy	30 min · 21 mi
Ten Dollar East Spur B	1.2	45 ft	Easy	43 min · 24 mi
White Pine Trail	1.3	26 ft	Easy	44 min · 24 mi
Rapid River Ski A Loop	1.9	16 ft	Easy	30 min · 21 mi

Quick picks near Escanaba

Easy and short: Fayette Historic State Park - Foot Trail — 2.6 mi, rated easy, 20 mi from town
Biggest climb: Felch Grade Route — 419 ft over 40.0 mi, 8 mi from town
Longest: Iron Belle Trail — 167.7 mi, 25 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Haymeadow Falls to Haymeadows Falls; Rapid River Snowshoe Loop to Rapid River Falls

Lakes: Nahma Grade Sno-mo to Cache Lake; Iron Belle Trail to Michaud Lake; Fir to Lake Thirtysix

Trail guides near Escanaba

Big Spring-Baldy Lake Snomo — 34.9 mi, 269 ft climb · 36 mi away
Pine Marten Run — 23.1 mi, 66 ft climb · 39 mi away
Mckeever Hills Ski — 6.6 mi, 65 ft climb · 40 mi away

Nearby towns: Iron Mountain (47 mi) · Marinette (52 mi) · Marquette (57 mi) · Sturgeon Bay (65 mi)

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