Hiking trails near Traverse City, Michigan

174 official trails lie within 25 miles of Traverse City — 805 miles in total, 142 rated easy and 9 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 394 ft; the median trail gains 71 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Vasa Pathway	20.4	339 ft	Hard	8 mi
North Country Trail	41.5	363 ft	Hard	16 mi
Shore To Shore Trail	13.9	394 ft	Hard	24 mi
North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail	12.1	157 ft	Hard	17 mi
Unnamed trail	8.6	220 ft	Moderate	21 mi
Lp 5	6.9	141 ft	Moderate	6 mi
Sand Lakes Quiet Area Pathway	6.8	102 ft	Moderate	13 mi
Betsie Valley State Trail Betsie Valley Trail	12.4	197 ft	Moderate	23 mi
Grand Traverse Motorcycle Trail	20.5	99 ft	Moderate	13 mi
Lake Ann Trail	5.4	82 ft	Moderate	13 mi
Lake Ann Pathway	5.4	82 ft	Moderate	13 mi
Betsie Valley Trail	8.4	247 ft	Moderate	23 mi
Muncie Lakes Trail	5.4	105 ft	Moderate	10 mi
Leelanau Trail (TART)	17.3	187 ft	Moderate	2 mi
Muncie Lakes Pathway	5.4	105 ft	Moderate	10 mi
Betsie Valley State Trail Viaduct Road To Yuma Railroad Corridor	7.3	222 ft	Moderate	23 mi
Leetsville ORV Trail	9.2	78 ft	Moderate	22 mi
Grand Traverse County to Supply Rd MCCCT	7.5	103 ft	Moderate	18 mi
Betsie Valley State Trail Thompsonville Viaduct Road Trail	7.2	199 ft	Moderate	23 mi
Lost Lake Pathway	6.4	37 ft	Moderate	11 mi
Lp 39	16.1	108 ft	Easy	23 mi
Skegemog Pathway	7.0	91 ft	Easy	14 mi
North Missaukee Trail	5.0	147 ft	Easy	22 mi
North Country National Scenic Trail	4.2	89 ft	Easy	16 mi

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