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 first third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 10.6. It gives back about 590 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. About 24 min drive (14 mi) from Houghton. 47.25014, -88.45847 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:39 a.m., the sun rises at 8:10 a.m. and sets at 7:08 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:39 p.m. (EDT) — 10 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 31.8-mile route works out to roughly 11 h 56 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Keweenaw State Trail + Keweenaw Trail — 4.3 mi loop, 93 ft gain
- Keweenaw State Trail + -1 — 2.7 mi loop, 327 ft gain
- Keweenaw Trail + Keweenaw State Trail — 8.5 mi loop, 409 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Bill Nicholls Trail — 10.9 mi