Trails & biking

Michigan on foot and two wheels.

Start with the rulebook, then choose a route by the kind of day you want: a long rail trail, a river corridor, a town-to-town connection, or a landmark loop. Check current surface conditions and closures before leaving.

Start here

The statewide rulebook and one easy, unmistakably Michigan ride.

Rulebook Biking and hiking in Michigan Helmet rules, the 3-foot passing rule, e-bike classes, state-land access, and shared-trail etiquette.
Easy ride Mackinac Island's car-free loop The island highway, the car ban, and the simplest memorable ride around a Michigan landmark.

Rail-trail classics

Flat, connected routes that run through towns, fields, woods, and old railroad history.

Rivers & connected routes

Routes where the landscape and the connection between communities are the main event.

Trail towns & icons

Places where a route is part of the town's identity or opens a particularly Michigan landscape.

Find the current trail

The DNR's trail pages and Mi-TRAILS map are the current source for state trail locations, uses, and closures. Federal, county, city, and conservancy trails may have their own rules.

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