Michigan trails · Jordan Valley Pathway
Jordan Valley Pathway
A 20.1-mile network in Michigan, with 605 ft of climbing. Reaches Deadmans Hill. Managed by Michigan DNR.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,626 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Deadmans Hill (summit)
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Getting there
North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail access — parking nearby. About 52 min drive (31 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Petoskey. 45.03616, -84.96831 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:24 a.m., the sun rises at 7:54 a.m. and sets at 6:57 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:26 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.1-mile route takes roughly 7 h 44 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:37 p.m. — 3 h 19 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Jordan Valley Pathway + Jordan Valley Pathway_North Country Trail;Iron Belle Trail — 9.6 mi loop, 970 ft gain
- Jordan Valley Pathway + North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail — 5.7 mi loop, 477 ft gain
- Jordan Valley Pathway + Jordan Valley Pathway_North Country Trail;Iron Belle Trail + North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail — 8.5 mi loop, 441 ft gain
Nearby trails
- North Central State Trail — 17.7 mi
- High Country Pathway — 26.2 mi
- Pigeon River Equestrian Trail — 29.5 mi