Hiking trails near Kalamazoo, Michigan

69 official trails lie within 25 miles of Kalamazoo — 422 miles in total, 52 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 282 ft; the median trail gains 65 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Yankee Springs Rec. Area - Horse Trail	8.8	174 ft	Hard	45 min · 29 mi
North Country Trail	33.2	282 ft	Hard	30 min · 18 mi
North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail	31.8	252 ft	Hard	41 min · 26 mi
Allegan State Game Area Trail	39.7	99 ft	Hard	48 min · 32 mi
Lp 59	34.1	146 ft	Moderate	35 min · 25 mi
Yankee Springs Rec. Area - Bike Trail	5.7	110 ft	Moderate	52 min · 31 mi
Fort Custer Rec. Area - Equestrian Trail	15.5	81 ft	Moderate	22 min · 13 mi
Fort Custer Rec. Area - Green Trail	7.0	72 ft	Moderate	37 min · 19 mi
Fort Custer Rec. Area - Red Trail	7.8	71 ft	Moderate	39 min · 16 mi
Kalamazoo River Valley Trail	7.9	212 ft	Moderate	6 min · 3 mi
Lp 599	7.2	171 ft	Moderate	37 min · 30 mi
Battle Creek Linear Park	10.6	100 ft	Moderate	30 min · 18 mi
Yankee Springs Rec. Area - Deep Lake Trail	3.7	172 ft	Easy	43 min · 28 mi
Lp 592	9.9	73 ft	Easy	46 min · 31 mi
Yankee Springs Deep Lake Trail	3.7	172 ft	Easy	45 min · 29 mi
Fort Custer Rec. Area - Blue Loop Trail	4.4	43 ft	Easy	32 min · 17 mi
Loop Trail (Oshtemo Township Park)	2.8	59 ft	Easy	14 min · 7 mi
Bluebird Trail	2.5	112 ft	Easy	17 min · 7 mi
added paths and corrected path shapes at Warnaar Trail	1.7	99 ft	Easy	38 min · 28 mi
Yankee Springs Equestrian Trail	1.3	154 ft	Easy	42 min · 27 mi
Woodland Trail	1.7	46 ft	Easy	18 min · 8 mi
North Country National Scenic Trail	1.5	100 ft	Easy	46 min · 29 mi
Yankee Springs Chief Noonday Trail	1.5	88 ft	Easy	50 min · 30 mi
Fort Custer Rec. Area - Yellow Trail	2.0	65 ft	Easy	32 min · 17 mi

Quick picks near Kalamazoo

Easy and short: Yankee Springs Rec. Area - Deep Lake Trail — 3.7 mi, rated easy, 24 mi from town
Longest: Allegan State Game Area Trail — 39.7 mi, 25 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: North Country Trail to Mill Pond; North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail to Mill Pond; Allegan State Game Area Trail to Swan Creek Pond; Lp 59 to Pickerel Lake

Viewpoints: Loop Trail (Oshtemo Township Park) to Overlook Deck

Nearby towns: Allegan (22 mi) · Hastings (30 mi) · Marshall (32 mi) · Holland (43 mi)

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