Hiking trails near Iron Mountain, Michigan

36 official trails lie within 25 miles of Iron Mountain — 787 miles in total, 11 rated easy and 5 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 430 ft; the median trail gains 183 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Iron Belle Trail	19.8	426 ft	Hard	40 min · 30 mi
A	27.6	322 ft	Hard	35 min · 25 mi
Up 115	13.5	193 ft	Hard	41 min · 30 mi
Ae	22.8	255 ft	Hard	31 min · 23 mi
Nwt	22.9	129 ft	Hard	33 min · 23 mi
Icr	22.2	274 ft	Moderate	40 min · 29 mi
Ad	11.0	164 ft	Moderate	26 min · 11 mi
US Bicycle Route 10	10.2	241 ft	Moderate	3 min · 1 mi
Up 16	17.3	151 ft	Moderate	24 min · 18 mi
Iron Mountain To Norway State Trail	13.2	288 ft	Moderate	9 min · 4 mi
Up 2	14.1	124 ft	Moderate	34 min · 21 mi
Lake Mare Ski Trail	8.9	79 ft	Moderate	48 min · 30 mi
Merriman East Pathway	8.6	75 ft	Moderate	36 min · 14 mi
State Line Trail	30.9	193 ft	Moderate	38 min · 29 mi
G	47.9	221 ft	Moderate	51 min · 37 mi
Lake Mary Plains Pathway	8.9	79 ft	Moderate	52 min · 31 mi
Stateline Route	35.0	157 ft	Moderate	1 h 00 min · 36 mi
Felch Grade Trail Narenta To Felch Branch	19.6	213 ft	Moderate	35 min · 25 mi
Escanaba To Hermansville State Trail	23.7	209 ft	Moderate	32 min · 26 mi
Up 5	6.2	236 ft	Moderate	13 min · 7 mi
Menominee River Travelling Riverside Blues Trail	2.6	202 ft	Easy	19 min · 12 mi
Pine Snake	1.0	293 ft	Easy	8 min · 2 mi
Menominee River Piers Gorge Scenic Hiking Trail	1.4	95 ft	Easy	19 min · 12 mi
Up 33	2.6	58 ft	Easy	1 h 01 min · 40 mi

Quick picks near Iron Mountain

Easy and short: Menominee River Travelling Riverside Blues Trail — 2.6 mi, rated easy, 7 mi from town
Biggest climb: Iron Belle Trail — 426 ft over 19.8 mi, 22 mi from town
Longest: G — 47.9 mi, 23 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Up 16 to Glidden Rapids; Menominee River Travelling Riverside Blues Trail to Piers Gorge Falls; Menominee River Piers Gorge Scenic Hiking Trail to Piers Gorge Falls

Lakes: A to Deer Lake; Up 115 to Hancock Creek Flowage; Ae to Lyons Lake; Icr to Gravel Pit Lake

Viewpoints: Menominee River Travelling Riverside Blues Trail to Third Pier; Menominee River Piers Gorge Scenic Hiking Trail to Third Pier

Trail guides near Iron Mountain

US Bicycle Route 10 — 188.7 mi, 430 ft climb · 8 mi away

Nearby towns: Escanaba (47 mi) · Marinette (55 mi) · Marquette (59 mi) · Rhinelander (67 mi)

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