Hiking trails near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

26 official trails lie within 25 miles of Sault Ste. Marie — 181 miles in total, 23 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 231 ft; the median trail gains 65 ft.

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21 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Raco - Paradise Snomo	14.8	131 ft	Moderate	32 min · 23 mi
Up 49	42.4	231 ft	Moderate	6 min · 2 mi
Raco - Bay Mills Snomo	15.0	167 ft	Moderate	34 min · 25 mi
Bay Mills - Raco Sorva Route	8.8	105 ft	Easy	40 min · 27 mi
Soo-raco Trail	11.0	65 ft	Easy	7 min · 2 mi
Pine Bowl Pathway	6.0	55 ft	Easy	34 min · 21 mi
Soo-raco Sorva Route	7.5	105 ft	Easy	36 min · 29 mi
Monocle Lake Interp	2.3	213 ft	Easy	36 min · 21 mi
Soo Raco Strongs Trail	5.9	150 ft	Easy	23 min · 15 mi
Pine River Canoe Route	13.4	44 ft	Easy	33 min · 27 mi
Mackinac Trail Spur	2.3	83 ft	Easy	42 min · 30 mi
Up 449	2.3	79 ft	Easy	8 min · 3 mi
Sorva Rt - Bay Mills/hulbert	2.7	64 ft	Easy	21 min · 14 mi
Waboose Ski	1.8	42 ft	Easy	40 min · 27 mi
Soo Strongs Trail	2.5	45 ft	Easy	19 min · 9 mi
C	1.6	68 ft	Easy	21 min · 13 mi
Up 472	1.1	65 ft	Easy	45 min · 24 mi
Strongs - Soo Orv Route	1.2	13 ft	Easy	35 min · 23 mi
Algonquin Ski Trail	8.5	23 ft	Easy	19 min · 6 mi
Algonquin Pathway	8.5	16 ft	Easy	19 min · 6 mi
Cherry Stem Hike	2.0	9 ft	Easy	47 min · 28 mi

Quick picks near Sault Ste. Marie

Easy and short: Monocle Lake Interp — 2.3 mi, rated easy, 13 mi from town
Longest: Up 49 — 42.4 mi, 1 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Bay Mills - Raco Sorva Route to Little Avery Lake; Monocle Lake Interp to Monocle Lake

Trail guides near Sault Ste. Marie

North Country National Scenic Trail — 44.0 mi, 408 ft climb · 28 mi away

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