Hiking trails near Tecumseh, Michigan

63 official trails lie within 25 miles of Tecumseh — 149 miles in total, 60 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 178 ft; the median trail gains 56 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Waterloo Rec. Area Equestrian Trail	20.4	174 ft	Expert	54 min · 36 mi
Waterloo Rec. Area - Waterloo-pinckney Hiking Trail	4.4	143 ft	Moderate	51 min · 31 mi
Unknown	8.8	93 ft	Moderate	3 min · 1 mi
Waterloo Waterloo Pinckney Trail	3.5	143 ft	Easy	51 min · 31 mi
Waterloo Rec. Area - DTE Energy Foundation Trail Sugar Loop	3.6	128 ft	Easy	50 min · 32 mi
Pinckney Rec. Area - Gorman Trail;pinckney Rec. Area - Island Lake Trail	2.8	76 ft	Easy	50 min · 31 mi
Rolling Hills MTB Trail	4.2	61 ft	Easy	47 min · 32 mi
Border To Border Trail Dexter Chelsea Rd From N Dancer Rd To City of Chelsea	5.2	57 ft	Easy	43 min · 28 mi
Iron Belle Trail	2.7	86 ft	Easy	43 min · 28 mi
Miller Bikeway	1.7	178 ft	Easy	47 min · 27 mi
Red Loop (Heritage Park)	2.4	59 ft	Easy	17 min · 9 mi
Red Trail (Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve)	2.4	56 ft	Easy	33 min · 18 mi
Matthaei Botanical Gardens Trail	2.0	65 ft	Easy	49 min · 30 mi
Pine Tree Trail	1.1	110 ft	Easy	19 min · 9 mi
Hill Trail	2.2	65 ft	Easy	30 min · 19 mi
Waterloo Rec. Area - Green Road Horse Trail	1.1	77 ft	Easy	52 min · 35 mi
Orange Loop (Heritage Park)	1.5	56 ft	Easy	18 min · 9 mi
Yellow (MacCready Nature Reserve)	1.2	88 ft	Easy	46 min · 28 mi
Van Curler Trail (VCT)	1.2	72 ft	Easy	53 min · 35 mi
Friends Lake Trail	1.4	38 ft	Easy	47 min · 30 mi
Prairie Loop	1.1	97 ft	Easy	24 min · 15 mi
Waterloo Rec. Area - Oak Woods Trail	1.2	62 ft	Easy	48 min · 30 mi
Fitness Trail (1.4 Miles)	1.4	45 ft	Easy	47 min · 27 mi
Yellow Loop (Heritage Park)	1.8	30 ft	Easy	18 min · 9 mi

Quick picks near Tecumseh

Easy and short: Waterloo Waterloo Pinckney Trail — 3.5 mi, rated easy, 24 mi from town
Longest: Waterloo Rec. Area Equestrian Trail — 20.4 mi, 24 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Waterloo Rec. Area - Waterloo-pinckney Hiking Trail to Riley Hill; Waterloo Waterloo Pinckney Trail to Riley Hill; Waterloo Rec. Area - DTE Energy Foundation Trail Sugar Loop to Sugarloaf Hill

Lakes: Waterloo Rec. Area - Waterloo-pinckney Hiking Trail to Walsh Lake; Waterloo Waterloo Pinckney Trail to Walsh Lake; Pinckney Rec. Area - Gorman Trail;pinckney Rec. Area - Island Lake Trail to Gorman Lake; Iron Belle Trail to Clarks Lake

Trail guides near Tecumseh

Pinckney Rec. Area - Potawatomi Trail — 12.0 mi, 132 ft climb · 30 mi away
Brighton Rec. Area - Murray Lake Trail — 11.4 mi, 45 ft climb · 35 mi away

Nearby towns: Ann Arbor (22 mi) · Jackson (29 mi) · Monroe (29 mi) · Toledo (30 mi)

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