Michigan trails · Fox River Pathway
Fox River Pathway
A 32.5-mile point-to-point in Michigan, with 179 ft of climbing. Reaches Clyde Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Michigan DNR.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 83% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 10.8. It gives back about 511 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Clyde Lake (lake)
- Ewatt Lake (lake)
- Fishhook Lake (lake)
Getting there
Fox River Pathway access. About 2 h 06 min drive (77 mi, 8 of them unpaved) from Marquette. 46.47644, -86.12018 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:29 a.m., the sun rises at 8:00 a.m. and sets at 7:00 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:30 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 32.5-mile route works out to roughly 12 h 07 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Fox River Pathway — 5.4 mi loop, 213 ft gain
- Fox River Pathway — 5.5 mi loop, 556 ft gain
- Fox River Pathway — 6.8 mi loop, 220 ft gain
Nearby trails
- North Country Trail — 16.2 mi
- Pretty Lakes Hiking Trail — 23.2 mi
- Pretty Lake Pathway — 23.2 mi
- Brunos Run — 28.8 mi