Hiking trails near Muskegon, Michigan

86 official trails lie within 25 miles of Muskegon — 455 miles in total, 70 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 226 ft; the median trail gains 51 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
West Shore Smt Dnr191	12.7	226 ft	Hard	35 min · 26 mi
Cedar Creek Motorsport Trail	21.9	74 ft	Hard	23 min · 15 mi
West Shore Smt Dnr 19	31.9	133 ft	Moderate	32 min · 18 mi
Lp 19	24.1	116 ft	Moderate	21 min · 14 mi
Lakeshore Trail	20.3	63 ft	Moderate	26 min · 17 mi
Musketawa Trail	26.3	136 ft	Moderate	32 min · 19 mi
Pj Hoffmaster State Park - Homestead Trail	4.0	80 ft	Moderate	19 min · 8 mi
West Shore Smt Dnr196	9.2	68 ft	Moderate	24 min · 15 mi
Duck Lake Foot Trail	8.4	48 ft	Moderate	26 min · 15 mi
Duck Lake State Park - Foot Trail	8.4	41 ft	Moderate	27 min · 16 mi
Horseshoe Motorcycle Trail	7.8	56 ft	Moderate	42 min · 25 mi
Fred Meijer Berry Junction Trail	10.2	128 ft	Moderate	27 min · 19 mi
Musketawa State Trail	24.8	136 ft	Moderate	28 min · 15 mi
Oceana Smt Dnr194	13.2	92 ft	Moderate	33 min · 21 mi
Muskegon State Park - Loop To Loop Trail	4.8	88 ft	Easy	17 min · 9 mi
Muskegon - Loop-to-Loop Trail	4.5	83 ft	Easy	19 min · 10 mi
Holton Motorcycle Trail	13.3	43 ft	Easy	31 min · 19 mi
Muskegon - Dune Ridge Trail	1.9	153 ft	Easy	26 min · 13 mi
Muskegon State Park - Dune Ridge Trail	1.9	137 ft	Easy	26 min · 13 mi
OSR Y Trail 1994	5.5	53 ft	Easy	32 min · 19 mi
Blue Trail (Owasippe Scout Reservation)	3.6	75 ft	Easy	37 min · 20 mi
Muskegon Hearty Hiker Trail	1.6	128 ft	Easy	21 min · 10 mi
Town and Country Path	3.8	74 ft	Easy	41 min · 27 mi
Lakeside Trail	5.3	53 ft	Easy	19 min · 11 mi

Quick picks near Muskegon

Easy and short: Muskegon State Park - Loop To Loop Trail — 4.8 mi, rated easy, 5 mi from town
Longest: West Shore Smt Dnr 19 — 31.9 mi, 15 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: West Shore Smt Dnr191 to Helldiver Lake; Lp 19 to Mystery Lake; Lakeshore Trail to Sloan Pond; West Shore Smt Dnr196 to Crystal Lake

Viewpoints: West Shore Smt Dnr 19 to Viewing Platform; Muskegon State Park - Loop To Loop Trail to Lost Lake Overlook; Muskegon - Loop-to-Loop Trail to Lost Lake Overlook; Muskegon State Park - Devils Kitchen Trail to Old Bay Mills Village Site

Beaches: Lakeshore Trail to Ventura Beach

Nearby towns: Holland (33 mi) · Grand Rapids (35 mi) · Big Rapids (51 mi) · Ludington (51 mi)

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