Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 4.6 km / 2.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6 m
- Typical duration
- 58 min
- River
- Waymarked route
Loop Trails in Michigan
The directory currently contains 68 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Michigan. Their average mapped distance is 4.4 km and average recorded ascent is 31 m (102 ft); the longest route in the set is 117 km.
This subset represents 32% of the 214 quality-checked routes in Michigan. Its average distance is 4.4 km, compared with 18.3 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 31 m (102 ft), versus 72 m (236 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.
Every route in this set is classified as a loop and returns to its starting area. A loop can still reuse part of the same path. Within this set, 57 routes (84%) are rated easy, 2 (3%) are rated hard or expert, and 68 (100%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.
Data refreshed September 2026
Trails
Expert
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 117 km / 72.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 480 m
- Typical duration
- 28 hr
- Mountain
- Long-distance path
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 7.3 km / 4.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 19 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 33 min
- River
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 1.8 km / 1.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 65 m
- Typical duration
- 29 min
Moderate
Moderate
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 1.5 km / 1.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 62 m
- Typical duration
- 25 min
Hard
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 29.8 km / 18.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 247 m
- Typical duration
- 7 hr 1 min
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 5.7 km / 3.5 mi
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 11 min
- Lake
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 1.0 km / 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 26 m
- Typical duration
- 14 min
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 3.4 km / 2.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 63 m
- Typical duration
- 49 min
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 0.7 km / 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 7 m
- Typical duration
- 10 min
Easy
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 1.2 km / 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6 m
- Typical duration
- 16 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 4.0 km / 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 26 m
- Typical duration
- 53 min
- Lake
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 6.3 km / 3.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 94 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 28 min
- Lake
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 10 m
- Typical duration
- 9 min
- Alpine meadow
Moderate
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 54 m
- Typical duration
- 15 min
- Lake
- Panoramic viewpoint
Easy
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 3.3 km / 2.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 79 m
- Typical duration
- 49 min
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 1.2 km / 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6 m
- Typical duration
- 15 min
- Lake
Moderate
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 10.8 km / 6.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 237 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 36 min
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 11 m
- Typical duration
- 14 min
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Moderate
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 7.8 km / 4.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 40 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 41 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Michigan · United States
- Distance
- 3.3 km / 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 16 m
- Typical duration
- 43 min
- Waymarked route
The shortlist, side by side
The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.
| Route | Distance | Ascent | Time | Difficulty | Best season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River TrailMichigan | 4.6 km | 6 m | 58 min | Easy | April to October |
| Fisherman RoadMichigan | 117 km | 480 m | 28 hr | Expert | April to October |
| Arbury TrailMichigan | 0.5 km | 0 m | 7 min | Easy | April to October |
| Sugar Bush TrailMichigan | 1.0 km | 0 m | 13 min | Easy | April to October |
| Ridge TrailMichigan | 1.3 km | 0 m | 16 min | Easy | April to October |
| Otter Creek Loop (Platte Plains)Michigan | 7.3 km | 19 m | 1 hr 33 min | Easy | April to October |
| Rooks Memorial TrailMichigan | 1.8 km | 65 m | 29 min | Easy | April to October |
| Der We WentMichigan | 0.5 km | 34 m | 9 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Fishtown TrailMichigan | 1.5 km | 62 m | 25 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Potawatomi Trail (Hike)Michigan | 29.8 km | 247 m | 7 hr 1 min | Hard | April to October |
River Trail, Fisherman Road, Sugar Bush Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.
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