Hiking trails near Marshall, Michigan

38 official trails lie within 25 miles of Marshall — 235 miles in total, 30 rated easy and 1 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 53 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
North Country Trail	33.2	282 ft	Hard	32 min · 21 mi
North Country National Scenic Trail	16.7	153 ft	Moderate	30 min · 19 mi
Fort Custer Rec. Area - Equestrian Trail	15.5	81 ft	Moderate	34 min · 26 mi
North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail	21.1	131 ft	Moderate	21 min · 15 mi
Fort Custer Rec. Area - Green Trail	7.0	72 ft	Moderate	40 min · 22 mi
Fort Custer Rec. Area - Red Trail	7.8	71 ft	Moderate	51 min · 29 mi
Battle Creek Linear Park	10.6	100 ft	Moderate	32 min · 21 mi
Iron Belle Trail	10.2	70 ft	Easy	40 min · 29 mi
Great Lake to Lake Trail	7.9	50 ft	Easy	13 min · 8 mi
Fort Custer Rec. Area - Blue Loop Trail	4.4	43 ft	Easy	40 min · 24 mi
North Country Trail_Great Lake to Lake Trail	4.7	55 ft	Easy	20 min · 15 mi
Kalamazoo River Valley Trail	6.6	53 ft	Easy	34 min · 28 mi
Paul Henry - Thornapple Trail	5.6	25 ft	Easy	57 min · 31 mi
Fort Custer Rec. Area - Yellow Trail	2.0	65 ft	Easy	41 min · 24 mi
Hill-Jo Trail	2.8	79 ft	Easy	48 min · 37 mi
Battle Creek Linear Path	1.8	69 ft	Easy	23 min · 15 mi
IBT Homer Bike Path	2.8	42 ft	Easy	30 min · 15 mi
Albion River Trail	2.6	57 ft	Easy	20 min · 14 mi
Ott Biological Preserve (Calhoun County Trailway)	1.8	52 ft	Easy	16 min · 10 mi
Calhoun County Trailway	1.6	51 ft	Easy	21 min · 12 mi
Lake Loop Trail	1.2	35 ft	Easy	42 min · 27 mi
Falling Waters Trail	2.1	24 ft	Easy	42 min · 28 mi
The Gully	1.9	19 ft	Easy	32 min · 25 mi
Homer Linear Park Pathway	1.0	19 ft	Easy	29 min · 18 mi

Quick picks near Marshall

Easy and short: Fort Custer Rec. Area - Blue Loop Trail — 4.4 mi, rated easy, 20 mi from town
Longest: North Country Trail — 33.2 mi, 18 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: North Country Trail to Mill Pond; North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail to Little Cedar Lake; Great Lake to Lake Trail to Bear Lake; Fort Custer Rec. Area - Blue Loop Trail to Whitford Lake

Nearby towns: Hillsdale (29 mi) · Jackson (29 mi) · Hastings (31 mi) · Kalamazoo (32 mi)

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