30 official trails lie within 25 miles of Hillsdale — 178 miles in total, 26 rated easy and 0 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 281 ft; the median trail gains 59 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | Drive from town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Country Trail | 50.9 | 281 ft | Moderate | 18 min · 10 mi |
| North Country National Scenic Trail | 16.7 | 153 ft | Moderate | 29 min · 20 mi |
| North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail | 21.1 | 131 ft | Moderate | 46 min · 30 mi |
| Lost Nation State Game Area | 3.0 | 171 ft | Easy | 20 min · 11 mi |
| Iron Belle Trail | 10.2 | 70 ft | Easy | 34 min · 24 mi |
| Jackson Inter-city Trail;iron Belle Trail | 5.8 | 63 ft | Easy | 43 min · 29 mi |
| North Country Trail_Great Lake to Lake Trail | 4.7 | 55 ft | Easy | 41 min · 28 mi |
| Hill-Jo Trail | 2.8 | 79 ft | Easy | 7 min · 5 mi |
| Martin Luther King Equality Trail | 2.4 | 77 ft | Easy | 42 min · 29 mi |
| IBT Homer Bike Path | 2.8 | 42 ft | Easy | 32 min · 21 mi |
| Albion River Trail | 2.6 | 57 ft | Easy | 46 min · 30 mi |
| Yellow (MacCready Nature Reserve) | 1.2 | 88 ft | Easy | 41 min · 29 mi |
| North Loop (Ella Sharp Park) | 1.8 | 27 ft | Easy | 48 min · 30 mi |
| Red (MacCready Nature Reserve) | 1.0 | 63 ft | Easy | 41 min · 29 mi |
| Woodland Trail | 2.1 | 38 ft | Easy | 48 min · 28 mi |
| Blue (MacCready Nature Reserve) | 1.3 | 66 ft | Easy | 40 min · 29 mi |
| -1 | 1.2 | 39 ft | Easy | 11 min · 7 mi |
| School House | 1.5 | 29 ft | Easy | 45 min · 30 mi |
| Falling Waters Trail | 2.1 | 24 ft | Easy | 38 min · 26 mi |
| Baw Beese Trail | 1.1 | 28 ft | Easy | 6 min · 4 mi |
| Homer Linear Park Pathway | 1.0 | 19 ft | Easy | 32 min · 21 mi |
Lakes: North Country Trail to Lake Number Eight; North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail to Little Cedar Lake; Lost Nation State Game Area to Lake Number Eight; Falling Waters Trail to Lime Lake
Nearby towns: Jackson (25 mi) · Marshall (29 mi) · Tecumseh (36 mi) · Napoleon (45 mi)
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