Hiking trails near Jackson, Michigan

68 official trails lie within 25 miles of Jackson — 319 miles in total, 55 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 210 ft; the median trail gains 66 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Waterloo Rec. Area Equestrian Trail	20.4	174 ft	Expert	23 min · 14 mi
Pinckney Rec. Area - Potawatomi Trail	12.0	132 ft	Hard	52 min · 33 mi
Waterloo Waterloo Pinckney Trail	13.2	210 ft	Hard	23 min · 15 mi
Waterloo Rec. Area - Waterloo-Pinckney Hiking Trail	7.8	208 ft	Hard	26 min · 13 mi
North Country National Scenic Trail	16.7	153 ft	Moderate	37 min · 24 mi
North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail	21.1	131 ft	Moderate	30 min · 22 mi
Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park	11.7	47 ft	Moderate	17 min · 8 mi
Pinckney Waterloo-Pinckney Trail	5.6	129 ft	Moderate	39 min · 28 mi
Lakelands Trail State Park	32.7	121 ft	Moderate	17 min · 8 mi
Pinckney Rec. Area - Waterloo-Pinckney Trail 550	3.6	131 ft	Easy	39 min · 28 mi
Waterloo Rec. Area - DTE Energy Foundation Trail Sugar Loop	3.6	128 ft	Easy	34 min · 23 mi
Waterloo Rec. Area - DTE Energy Foundation Trail Green Lake Loop	5.2	59 ft	Easy	36 min · 26 mi
Iron Belle Trail	10.2	70 ft	Easy	14 min · 8 mi
Border To Border Trail N Territorial Rd. to Jackson CL	4.0	86 ft	Easy	36 min · 26 mi
Pinckney Rec. Area - Gorman Trail;pinckney Rec. Area - Island Lake Trail	2.8	76 ft	Easy	39 min · 27 mi
North Country Trail	6.4	55 ft	Easy	29 min · 22 mi
Border To Border Trail Dexter Chelsea Rd From N Dancer Rd To City of Chelsea	5.2	57 ft	Easy	33 min · 25 mi
Jackson Inter-city Trail;iron Belle Trail	5.8	63 ft	Easy	7 min · 3 mi
North Country Trail_Great Lake to Lake Trail	4.7	55 ft	Easy	29 min · 22 mi
Red Trail (Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve)	2.4	56 ft	Easy	35 min · 18 mi
Pinckney Rec. Area - Yellow Trail	1.2	133 ft	Easy	41 min · 29 mi
Pinckney Rec. Area - Waterloo-pinckney Trail	1.9	57 ft	Easy	41 min · 30 mi
Pinckney Potawatomi Trail	1.3	94 ft	Easy	43 min · 30 mi
Hill-Jo Trail	2.8	79 ft	Easy	41 min · 28 mi

Quick picks near Jackson

Easy and short: Pinckney Rec. Area - Waterloo-Pinckney Trail 550 — 3.6 mi, rated easy, 20 mi from town
Longest: Lakelands Trail State Park — 32.7 mi, 6 mi from town

What the trails reach

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

Lakes: Pinckney Rec. Area - Potawatomi Trail to Gosling Lake; North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail to Little Cedar Lake; Pinckney Rec. Area - Waterloo-Pinckney Trail 550 to Sullivan Lakes; Waterloo Rec. Area - DTE Energy Foundation Trail Green Lake Loop to Green Lake

Trail guides near Jackson

Brighton Rec. Area - Murray Lake Trail — 11.4 mi, 45 ft climb · 35 mi away

Nearby towns: Hillsdale (25 mi) · Tecumseh (29 mi) · Marshall (29 mi) · Lansing (33 mi)

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