Hiking trails near Houghton, Michigan

49 official trails lie within 25 miles of Houghton — 273 miles in total, 36 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 683 ft; the median trail gains 97 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Up 120	12.6	533 ft	Hard	23 min · 12 mi
Lake Linden Route	15.2	447 ft	Hard	4 min · 1 mi
Hancock To Calumet Route	13.3	597 ft	Hard	4 min · 1 mi
Hancock Calumet Trail Mineral Range	13.3	597 ft	Hard	4 min · 1 mi
Bill Nicholls Trail	40.2	683 ft	Moderate	4 min · 2 mi
Keweenaw State Trail	31.8	351 ft	Moderate	24 min · 14 mi
Copper Range	6.5	466 ft	Moderate	22 min · 12 mi
Up 133	22.1	165 ft	Moderate	44 min · 25 mi
Freda Grade Route	8.4	396 ft	Moderate	11 min · 5 mi
Keweenaw Trail	12.5	211 ft	Moderate	33 min · 19 mi
Freda Trail	8.4	387 ft	Moderate	22 min · 12 mi
Pelkie Creek Hunter	6.5	57 ft	Moderate	50 min · 27 mi
Pilgrim River Community Forest Trail	2.6	97 ft	Easy	4 min · 2 mi
Lakeview Loop	4.0	125 ft	Easy	30 min · 16 mi
Skyway	2.1	165 ft	Easy	13 min · 6 mi
Outer Limits Loop	1.9	201 ft	Easy	6 min · 2 mi
Jimmy Dean	1.4	195 ft	Easy	18 min · 8 mi
Inner Peace Loop	1.5	167 ft	Easy	6 min · 2 mi
-1	1.6	163 ft	Easy	30 min · 18 mi
Twilight Zone Loop	1.4	186 ft	Easy	6 min · 2 mi
Twisted Tree	2.3	84 ft	Easy	17 min · 6 mi
High Point	1.1	149 ft	Easy	15 min · 7 mi
Great Oaks	1.1	143 ft	Easy	18 min · 8 mi
Up 13	1.5	115 ft	Easy	35 min · 24 mi

Quick picks near Houghton

Easy and short: Pilgrim River Community Forest Trail — 2.6 mi, rated easy, 2 mi from town
Biggest climb: Bill Nicholls Trail — 683 ft over 40.2 mi, 1 mi from town
Longest: Bill Nicholls Trail — 40.2 mi, 1 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Lake Linden Route to Hungarian Falls; Up 13 to Wyandotte Falls

Lakes: Bill Nicholls Trail to Stonington Lake; Keweenaw State Trail to Central Lake; Keweenaw Trail to Central Lake; -1 to Seneca Lake

Trail guides near Houghton

Bill Nicholls Route — 41.0 mi, 710 ft climb · 33 mi away

Nearby towns: Marquette (67 mi)

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