About trails in Cheboygan County, Michigan

Cheboygan County has 74 named trails on the map, covering 407 miles in total, an average of 5.5 miles per trail. That is the 26th largest mapped trail network among 81 counties in Michigan. 32 of them are tagged for hiking and 5 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is hiking, at 50.0 miles. 15 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 7 trailheads, 58 campsites, 70 boat launches, and 1 rapid. The nearest towns to these trails are Indian River, Wolverine, and Tower.

What the trails in Cheboygan County are like

By length, 30 are under a mile, 29 run 1 to 5 miles, and 15 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Sanza Skills Loop, at 0.2 miles.

Of the 43 with a difficulty rating, 40 easy and 3 moderate. Of the 74 with measured elevation, High Country Pathway climbs the most, about 3,839 ft, and 3 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

407Total miles

58Campsites

70Boat launches

7Trailheads

1Rapids

hikingHike50.0 mi North Central State TrailHike50.0 mi Iron Belle TrailHike39.5 mi Fisherman RoadHike29.2 mi Black Lake ORV Trail North25.4 mi High Country PathwayMTB23.5 mi Red Bridge ORV Trail East19.1 mi Tomahawk Trail A Loop18.8 mi Tomahawk Motorcycle Trail C-LoopHike17.0 mi Burt Lake TrailMTB15.5 mi Tomahawk to Kalkaska MCCCTHike12.0 mi Black Lake ORV Trail South10.2 mi Wildwood Hills PathwayHikeMTB10.0 mi Tomahawk Motorcycle Trail C Loop9.3 mi Red Bridge ORV Trail West7.2 mi Lost Tamarack PathwayHikeMTB4.7 mi Skate-Ski TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi South Branch Trail2.8 mi Snake Trail2.8 mi The Gorge Hiking TrailHike2.8 mi Chickory Trail2.3 mi Burt's TrailHike2.2 mi Scott Trail2.1 mi Between the Pigeons Trail2.0 mi Highbanks Trail1.9 mi Tubbs Trail1.9 mi Squirrel CatcherHike1.9 mi Green TrailHike1.8 mi Violet Trail1.7 mi Windson Trail1.7 mi Yellow TrailHike1.7 mi Sequoia Trail1.7 mi English Trail1.6 mi Top Trail1.6 mi MCCCT RouteHike1.4 mi Swartz Trail1.4 mi Blue TrailHike1.4 mi Gete Mino Mshkiigan TrailHike1.3 mi Hoffman Trail1.3 mi Amys Trail1.3 mi Grapevine TrailHike1.3 mi Pine Point Trail1.3 mi State Trail1.2 mi MCCCT & Fred Thomas Trail1.1 mi MCCCT Trail1.0 mi Canopy Trail0.9 mi Little McMaster's Creek Trail0.9 mi Kiadzyk Trail0.9 mi Black TrailHike0.8 mi Pond Trail0.8 mi Red TrailHike0.7 mi Granny's GrindHike0.7 mi Trowbridge Trail0.6 mi Riverwoods Trail0.5 mi Lawrence Trail0.5 mi Gross Trail0.5 mi Farmer Trail0.5 mi ER 2 / Hiking TrailHike0.5 mi ER3 / Hiking TrailHike0.5 mi Black Lake ORV Trail0.5 mi Windy Trail0.4 mi Buttercup Trail0.4 mi Still CookingHike0.3 mi Snicker's SlideHike0.3 mi Anne's AlleyHike0.3 mi Ski TrailHike0.3 mi ER4 / Hiking TrailHike0.3 mi ER 1 / Hiking TrailHike0.2 mi BoilingHike0.2 mi Sanza Skills LoopHike0.2 mi Outdoor Trail0.2 mi Kathleen's KruzerHike0.2 mi ORV Red Bridge Trail West0.1 mi Shady Trail0.1 mi

Trails by town in Cheboygan County

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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 September 24, 2026.