Michigan trails · Keweenaw State Trail
Keweenaw State Trail
A 31.8-mile point-to-point in Michigan, with 351 ft of climbing. Reaches Central Lake and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 34.3 and mile 51.5. It gives back about 587 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Central Lake (lake)
- Seneca Lake (lake)
- Calumet Lake (lake)
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Getting there
Hancock To Calumet Route access. 47.25014, -88.45847 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:39 a.m., the sun rises at 7:11 a.m. and sets at 8:36 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 9:07 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 25 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 31.8-mile route takes roughly 11 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:07 p.m. — 1 h 29 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Keweenaw State Trail + Keweenaw Trail — 4.3 mi loop, 93 ft gain
- Keweenaw State Trail + Keweenaw Trail — 10.4 mi loop, 217 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Bill Nicholls Trail — 10.9 mi