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Alger County Trail Maps
90 named trails across Alger County, Michigan, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.
About trails in Alger County, Michigan
Alger County has 90 named trails on the map, covering 301 miles in total, an average of 3.3 miles per trail. That is the 20th largest mapped trail network among 81 counties in Michigan. 73 of them are tagged for hiking and 25 for mountain biking.
The longest single trail is North Country Trail, at 74.9 miles. 16 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 6 trailheads, 97 campsites, 34 waterfalls, and 31 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Munising, Chatham, and Grand Marais.
What the trails in Alger County are like
By length, 44 are under a mile, 30 run 1 to 5 miles, and 16 are 5 miles or longer. 8 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Valley Spur Loop 1, at 12.9 miles.
Of the 45 with a difficulty rating, 23 easy, 18 moderate, and 4 hard. Of the 90 with measured elevation, North Country Trail climbs the most, about 5,887 ft, and 4 gain 1,000 ft or more.
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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt .