42 official trails lie within 25 miles of Monroe — 126 miles in total, 41 rated easy and 0 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 148 ft; the median trail gains 16 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | Drive from town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border To Border Trail Huron River Greenway | 12.2 | 148 ft | Moderate | 41 min · 32 mi |
| Iron Belle Trail | 19.6 | 56 ft | Easy | 26 min · 20 mi |
| Rolling Hills MTB Trail | 4.2 | 61 ft | Easy | 50 min · 33 mi |
| IBT Downriver Linked Greenways Huron Clinton Metroparks To Flat Rock | 4.4 | 46 ft | Easy | 37 min · 26 mi |
| North Meadow Trail Loop | 1.5 | 34 ft | Easy | 53 min · 34 mi |
| Main Path | 1.7 | 22 ft | Easy | 47 min · 33 mi |
| Horse Trail (Crosswinds Marsh Preserve) | 4.5 | 13 ft | Easy | 27 min · 19 mi |
| Sterling Marsh Trail | 4.2 | 13 ft | Easy | 3 min · 1 mi |
| Oak-Hickory Woods (red) | 1.1 | 29 ft | Easy | 42 min · 31 mi |
| Yellow Trail (Central Loop) | 2.2 | 22 ft | Easy | 47 min · 33 mi |
| Long Bark Nature Trail | 1.7 | 19 ft | Easy | 27 min · 16 mi |
| Red Trail (East Loop) | 1.5 | 16 ft | Easy | 49 min · 34 mi |
| Humbug Marsh Green Trail | 1.6 | 11 ft | Easy | 25 min · 19 mi |
| River Raisin Heritage Trail | 1.3 | 16 ft | Easy | 1 min · 0 mi |
| Yellow Trail (Oakwoods Metropark) | 1.1 | 12 ft | Easy | 25 min · 17 mi |
| Sterling State Park - Lake Shore Walkway | 3.0 | 17 ft | Easy | 15 min · 5 mi |
| Sterling State Park - Marsh View Nature Trail | 3.8 | 14 ft | Easy | 3 min · 1 mi |
| Sterling Lake View Trail | 2.2 | 14 ft | Easy | 9 min · 4 mi |
| Downriver Linked Greenways | 2.0 | 13 ft | Easy | 25 min · 18 mi |
| Willow Hike-Bike Trail | 2.2 | 12 ft | Easy | 29 min · 19 mi |
| Orange Trail (Oakwoods Metropark) | 1.9 | 11 ft | Easy | 24 min · 17 mi |
| Greenway Trail | 1.4 | 10 ft | Easy | 25 min · 19 mi |
| Bald Eagle Trail | 1.3 | 9 ft | Easy | 26 min · 18 mi |
| Orange Loop | 1.5 | 6 ft | Easy | 11 min · 4 mi |
Nearby towns: Toledo (20 mi) · Tecumseh (29 mi) · Ann Arbor (30 mi) · Detroit (35 mi)
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