Hiking trails near Howell, Michigan

168 official trails lie within 25 miles of Howell — 593 miles in total, 126 rated easy and 12 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 208 ft; the median trail gains 62 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Pontiac Lake Rec. Area Equestrian Trail	16.0	140 ft	Expert	41 min · 26 mi
Waterloo Rec. Area Equestrian Trail	20.4	174 ft	Expert	1 h 04 min · 39 mi
Brighton Rec Area Equestrian Trail	14.8	101 ft	Expert	21 min · 9 mi
Pinckney Rec. Area Equestrian Trail	11.3	110 ft	Expert	25 min · 14 mi
Pinckney Rec. Area - Potawatomi Trail	12.0	132 ft	Hard	31 min · 16 mi
Brighton Rec. Area - Murray Lake Trail	11.4	45 ft	Hard	24 min · 11 mi
Holly East Loop	15.0	119 ft	Hard	50 min · 32 mi
Holly Rec. Area - East Loop	15.0	119 ft	Hard	50 min · 32 mi
Pontiac Lake Rec. Area - Bike Trail	9.4	148 ft	Hard	42 min · 27 mi
Proud Lake Rec. Area Equestrian Trail	7.5	148 ft	Hard	37 min · 24 mi
Waterloo Rec. Area - Waterloo-Pinckney Hiking Trail	7.8	208 ft	Hard	1 h 09 min · 37 mi
Highland Rec. Area Equestrian Trail	6.0	174 ft	Moderate	37 min · 23 mi
Highland Rec. Area - Bike Trail B	5.7	140 ft	Moderate	38 min · 21 mi
Maybury State Park ? Mountain Biking Trail	6.8	116 ft	Moderate	38 min · 28 mi
Pinckney Waterloo Pinckney Trail And Pinckney Potawatomi Trail	6.0	83 ft	Moderate	33 min · 15 mi
Pinckney Rec. Area - Waterloo-pinckney Trail;pinckney Rec. Area - Potawatomi Trail	5.6	83 ft	Moderate	33 min · 15 mi
Maybury State Park Equestrian Trail	8.0	83 ft	Moderate	37 min · 28 mi
Brighton Murray Lake Trail	6.5	45 ft	Moderate	21 min · 10 mi
Kensington Hike-Bike Trail	8.4	64 ft	Moderate	31 min · 22 mi
Island Lake Rec. Area - Blue Trail	8.4	59 ft	Moderate	28 min · 17 mi
Highland Foot Trails	6.3	67 ft	Moderate	38 min · 23 mi
Pinckney Waterloo-Pinckney Trail	5.6	129 ft	Moderate	42 min · 25 mi
Milford Mountain Bike Trail	6.5	82 ft	Moderate	32 min · 20 mi
Brighton Torn Shirt Mountain Bike Trail	5.5	76 ft	Moderate	21 min · 10 mi

Quick picks near Howell

Easy and short: Proud Lake Rec. Area - Chief Pontiac Trail — 4.0 mi, rated easy, 18 mi from town
Longest: Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park — 20.9 mi, 17 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Waterloo Rec. Area - Waterloo-Pinckney Hiking Trail to Sackrider Hill; Highland Foot Trails to Haven Hill; Waterloo Waterloo Pinckney Trail to Riley Hill; Waterloo Rec. Area - DTE Energy Foundation Trail Sugar Loop to Sugarloaf Hill

Lakes: Pontiac Lake Rec. Area Equestrian Trail to Pontiac Lake; Brighton Rec Area Equestrian Trail to Chenango Lake; Pinckney Rec. Area - Potawatomi Trail to Gosling Lake; Brighton Rec. Area - Murray Lake Trail to Murray Lake

Viewpoints: Maybury State Park - Hiking Trail to Highest point in Wayne County; Maybury State Park - Paved Trail to Highest point in Wayne County; Maybury Paved Bicycle to Highest point in Wayne County; Red Loop Trail (Independence Lake County Park) to Marsh Overlook Tower

Trail guides near Howell

West Bloomfield Trail Development — 7.1 mi, 57 ft climb · 31 mi away
Clinton River Trail — 83.3 mi, 316 ft climb · 40 mi away

Nearby towns: Ann Arbor (25 mi) · Flint (31 mi) · Lansing (33 mi) · Pontiac (33 mi)

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