Hiking trails near Saginaw, Michigan

56 official trails lie within 25 miles of Saginaw — 221 miles in total, 53 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 262 ft; the median trail gains 14 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Pere Marquette Rail Trail	30.5	262 ft	Moderate	33 min · 26 mi
Iron Belle Trail	23.4	59 ft	Moderate	4 min · 2 mi
Saginaw Valley Rail Trail	10.0	25 ft	Easy	26 min · 19 mi
Harger Line Rail Trail	9.5	38 ft	Easy	18 min · 15 mi
South Loop (Midland City Forest)	5.0	31 ft	Easy	35 min · 29 mi
Grand Curve Cycle Path	4.0	63 ft	Easy	28 min · 23 mi
Chippewa Trail	4.3	32 ft	Easy	35 min · 27 mi
Bay County Riverwalk Trail	7.4	15 ft	Easy	20 min · 14 mi
Unknown	3.1	48 ft	Easy	27 min · 20 mi
Tittabawasee River Trail	3.1	27 ft	Easy	25 min · 19 mi
Vassar Rail Trail	1.0	62 ft	Easy	26 min · 19 mi
North Loop (Midland City Forest)	2.8	21 ft	Easy	41 min · 30 mi
River Trail	2.8	17 ft	Easy	41 min · 29 mi
Bay City Loop	1.7	29 ft	Easy	24 min · 15 mi
Kochville Township Non-Motorized Pathway	4.6	13 ft	Easy	15 min · 11 mi
North Loop	2.0	28 ft	Easy	42 min · 33 mi
Pine Run Pathway	1.1	24 ft	Easy	27 min · 23 mi
Cass River Nature Trail	1.5	16 ft	Easy	11 min · 8 mi
Gnu Loop	3.2	14 ft	Easy	35 min · 29 mi
Wetlands Trail	1.6	19 ft	Easy	41 min · 29 mi
White Oak Trail	1.1	20 ft	Easy	14 min · 8 mi
Classic Cross-country Skiing Path	1.0	12 ft	Easy	39 min · 30 mi
Bay-Zil Rail Trail	4.7	16 ft	Easy	24 min · 11 mi
Winter Green Trail	2.4	15 ft	Easy	59 min · 33 mi

Quick picks near Saginaw

Easy and short: South Loop (Midland City Forest) — 5.0 mi, rated easy, 23 mi from town
Longest: Pere Marquette Rail Trail — 30.5 mi, 20 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Iron Belle Trail to Lake Linton; Bay City Rec. Area - Tobico Marsh Trail to Tobico Marsh; Bay City Tobico Marsh Trail to Tobico Marsh; Bay City Rec. Area - Anderson Nature Trail to Tobico Lagoon

Nearby towns: Flint (30 mi) · Mount Pleasant (43 mi) · Howell (56 mi) · Lansing (57 mi)

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