Hiking trails near Lansing, Michigan

32 official trails lie within 25 miles of Lansing — 194 miles in total, 29 rated easy and 2 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 139 ft; the median trail gains 28 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Sleepy Hollow State Park - Hike & Bike Trail	16.2	53 ft	Hard	41 min · 25 mi
Sleepy Hollow - Hike/Bike Trail	16.2	55 ft	Hard	39 min · 25 mi
Sleepy Hollow State Park - Horse Trail	13.0	55 ft	Moderate	34 min · 23 mi
Fred Meijer Clinton-ionia-shiawassee (cis) State Trail	33.9	139 ft	Easy	42 min · 30 mi
Fred Meijer Clinton Ionia Shiawassee CIS State Trail Ionia To Owosso Rail Corridor	33.9	139 ft	Easy	42 min · 30 mi
Portland Riverwalk Trail	5.2	69 ft	Easy	28 min · 24 mi
Green Loop South	2.5	36 ft	Easy	11 min · 5 mi
Paul Henry - Thornapple Trail	5.6	25 ft	Easy	50 min · 33 mi
Blue/Green Trail	2.1	30 ft	Easy	25 min · 12 mi
Red Loop (Anderson Park)	1.9	33 ft	Easy	10 min · 5 mi
Lansing River Trail	1.2	47 ft	Easy	9 min · 4 mi
Interurban Pathway	1.8	42 ft	Easy	20 min · 10 mi
Fox Park Mountain Bike Trail	1.1	45 ft	Easy	24 min · 15 mi
MSU to Lake Lansing Trail	1.1	31 ft	Easy	18 min · 8 mi
Green Trail	1.4	28 ft	Easy	35 min · 26 mi
Sleepy Hollow - Horse Trail	2.0	25 ft	Easy	33 min · 23 mi
Meadow Trail	1.3	24 ft	Easy	21 min · 12 mi
River Trail	2.5	24 ft	Easy	21 min · 10 mi
Blue Loop (Anderson Park)	1.0	23 ft	Easy	10 min · 5 mi
The Gully	1.9	19 ft	Easy	32 min · 22 mi
Rivertrail Linear Park	1.4	20 ft	Easy	31 min · 25 mi
Jungle 1	1.2	14 ft	Easy	30 min · 22 mi
The Pines	1.1	13 ft	Easy	30 min · 22 mi
Jungle 2	1.1	13 ft	Easy	30 min · 22 mi

Quick picks near Lansing

Easy and short: Green Loop South — 2.5 mi, rated easy, 3 mi from town
Longest: Fred Meijer Clinton-ionia-shiawassee (cis) State Trail — 33.9 mi, 22 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Sleepy Hollow State Park - Horse Trail to Lake Ovid; Ram Trail to Mud Lake

Viewpoints: Blue/Green Trail to Observation Deck

Trail guides near Lansing

Pinckney Rec. Area - Potawatomi Trail — 12.0 mi, 132 ft climb · 34 mi away

Nearby towns: Ionia (32 mi) · Howell (33 mi) · Jackson (33 mi) · Hastings (37 mi)

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