The best trails for connecting with nature and getting a workout
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Fun, easy loop of about 1 mile. Great scenery, so beautiful year round, but especially in the fall.
Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve
Spectacular trails, good elevation in some spots. Highly recommend it!
Maybury State Park
Great hiking, some trails are more challenging than others. Great elevation, always a good workout.
Independence Oaks County Park
Awesome trail, I always see deer here. Pretty easy, great scenery, excellent for photographers. The Nature Center is a really cool place to take your kids.
Stage Nature Center
This is a great trail. Very easy, not a ton of elevation but takes you into the woods and along the Huron River. So beautiful!
Barton Nature Area
Beautiful scenery and a great workout.
University of Michigan Nichols Arboretum
The Botanical Gardens are obviously lovely but the trails are wonderful also. There is a meditative labyrinth, ponds, trails which wind through wooded areas. Gorgeous!
Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Beautiful scenery along the river. This path mostly paved and flat, however there is a small section of the path which is unpaved. Lots of wildlife, beautiful swans in particular. Well maintained and enjoyable.
Gallup Park
Lovely trail, great exercise and scenery.
Parker Mill County Park
Easy trail. Trails get very icy in the winter so wear your microspikes if you’re into winter hikes.
Woodland Hills Hiking Trails
Nice little trail, very easy loop. Trails get very muddy in the spring or after heavy rains so wear shoes you don’t care about getting dirty.
Bauervic Woods Park
Out and back trail that runs along Newburgh Lake. This trail offers great views of the lake and it is approximately 4 miles in length. This trail also has a Wind Phone, a beautiful Japanese tradition meant for speaking to loved ones who have passed a...
Newburgh Lakeview Trail, Michigan
The main loops are just over 2 miles. Beautiful scenery and moderately challenging.
West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve
The hiking trails in Kensington are fantastic. Gorgeous scenery and fairly easy. Trails are very muddy in early spring. Everyone feeds the birds and chipmunks here so you’ll encounter a ton of wildlife. Birds and chipmunks will approach you so much, ...
Kensington Metropark
Very easy loop, just over a mile in length. The themed gardens are beautiful sites to see. I went at sunset and took some gorgeous pictures.
Cranbrook Lake, Michigan - 519 Reviews, Map
The Valley, River, and Meadow trail loops are just over 2 miles and provide beautiful views. Very icy in the window, super muddy in the spring. Definitely worth a visit.
