Hiking trails near Grand Rapids, Michigan

83 official trails lie within 25 miles of Grand Rapids — 580 miles in total, 63 rated easy and 4 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 502 ft; the median trail gains 74 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Cannonsburg SGA - Hiking Trail	11.9	166 ft	Expert	10 mi
North Country Trail	56.2	330 ft	Hard	12 mi
North Country National Scenic Trail	16.2	305 ft	Hard	18 mi
Yankee Springs Rec. Area - Bike Trail	5.7	202 ft	Moderate	25 mi
Lp 591	34.6	200 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park	65.4	502 ft	Moderate	5 mi
Fred Meijer Flat River Valley Trail	21.7	197 ft	Moderate	15 mi
Lp 592	7.2	228 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Musketawa Trail	17.8	98 ft	Moderate	21 mi
Musketawa State Trail	24.8	136 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Fred Meijer Pioneer Trail	6.6	95 ft	Moderate	9 mi
Fred Meijer Pioneer State Trail	5.2	93 ft	Easy	5 mi
Ionia Rec. Area - Horse And Ski Trail	2.8	134 ft	Easy	25 mi
Allegan State Game Area Trail	6.2	53 ft	Easy	24 mi
Cannon Township Trail	4.0	86 ft	Easy	12 mi
Sarah and Mike Julien Hiking Trail	2.3	59 ft	Easy	8 mi
Ada Township Trails	2.8	124 ft	Easy	10 mi
Seidman Park	2.6	141 ft	Easy	10 mi
Paul Henry Thornapple Trail	4.6	118 ft	Easy	14 mi
Crahen Valley Township Park Trails	1.8	113 ft	Easy	5 mi
Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Trail	15.5	25 ft	Easy	18 mi
Kent Trails	4.9	90 ft	Easy	7 mi
Orange Loop (1.92 miles)	2.7	59 ft	Easy	20 mi
Iron Belle Trail	2.7	88 ft	Easy	15 mi

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