About trails in Otsego County, Michigan

Otsego County has 108 named trails on the map, covering 178 miles in total, an average of 1.6 miles per trail. That is the 14th largest mapped trail network among 81 counties in Michigan. 20 of them are tagged for hiking and 15 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is bicycle, at 25.0 miles. 4 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 1 trailhead, 22 campsites, and 18 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Gaylord, Lakes of the North, and Lewiston.

What the trails in Otsego County are like

By length, 55 are under a mile, 49 run 1 to 5 miles, and 4 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is bicycle, at 25.0 miles.

Of the 98 with a difficulty rating, 90 easy, 5 moderate, and 3 hard. Of the 108 with measured elevation, bicycle climbs the most, about 544 ft.

Explore by activity

178Total miles

22Campsites

18Boat launches

1Trailheads

bicycleMTB25.0 mi Crapo Creek ORV Trail16.7 mi Aspen Single TrackHikeMTB5.3 mi Shingle Mill PathwayHikeMTB5.0 mi Twin Hemlock LoopHikeMTB4.3 mi Big Bear/Crapo Creek Connector ORV Trail3.7 mi Towerman’s Watch Interpretive PathwayHike3.5 mi Elkhorn Trail3.4 mi Whoopsy LoopHikeMTB3.0 mi Round Lake Trail3.0 mi Maple Ridge TrailHike2.9 mi Shupac Trail2.8 mi Relic Pine LoopHikeMTB2.8 mi Au Sable Trail2.7 mi Flynn Trail2.7 mi Hemlock TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Highland LoopHikeMTB2.6 mi Middle Trail2.6 mi Pine Loop2.6 mi Honeylocust Trail2.5 mi Spectacle Lakes Trail2.4 mi Other TrailsMTB2.3 mi C Sanders Trail2.2 mi Rainbow Trail2.2 mi Lost Cabin Trail2.2 mi West Round Lake Trail2.0 mi Green's Trail2.0 mi Polar Trail2.0 mi Chaffee Trail2.0 mi Bobcat Trail1.9 mi Safari Trail1.9 mi Emerald Lake Trail1.8 mi Lost Lake Trail1.8 mi Wahwahtaysee Trail1.7 mi Grecas Trail1.6 mi Shingle Mill Pathway - 10 Mile CutoffHikeMTB1.6 mi Shingle Mill Pathway - 6 Mile CutoffHikeMTB1.4 mi South River TrailHike1.4 mi North River TrailHike1.4 mi Ranger Lake Rd Trail1.4 mi Pond TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Dove Trail1.3 mi Gas Company Trail1.3 mi Shawnee Trail1.3 mi Delamater Trail1.3 mi Hayesego Trail1.3 mi Little McMaster's Creek Trail1.3 mi White House Trail1.2 mi Nordic TrailHike1.2 mi Raven Trail1.1 mi North Shistoto Trail1.1 mi South Shistoto Trail1.1 mi Little Crapo Lake Trail1.1 mi Forest Road 84HikeMTB1.0 mi Lonesome Lake Trail1.0 mi White Cloud Trail1.0 mi McGraw Trail0.9 mi Bean Trail0.8 mi West Ridge TrailHike0.8 mi Pohutsky Trail0.8 mi North TrailHike0.8 mi Bob Lake Trail0.8 mi Bull Frog Lake Trail0.8 mi Tobys Trail0.7 mi Manuka Trail0.7 mi Snowshoe Trail0.7 mi Ogemaw Trail0.7 mi Herringbone Trail0.7 mi East Deward Trail0.6 mi South Lake Trail0.6 mi Ekelund Trail0.6 mi Brink Trail0.6 mi North Lake Trail0.6 mi Nighthawk Trail0.6 mi Elk TrailMTB0.5 mi Delaware Trail0.5 mi Redpoll Trail0.5 mi Murphy's Trail0.4 mi Buffalo Trail0.4 mi Kim Trail0.4 mi Linden Trail0.4 mi Creek Trail0.4 mi Old Jailhouse Trail0.3 mi Lynx Trail0.3 mi Calumet Trail0.3 mi Minnetonka Trail0.3 mi Chester Trail0.3 mi Kolke Creek Trail0.3 mi Woodview Trail0.3 mi Saddleback Trail0.3 mi Mink Trail0.3 mi Chub Creek Trail0.3 mi Coot Trail0.2 mi Towerman's Watch PathwayHike0.2 mi Timber Trail0.2 mi Keewanee Trail0.2 mi Morningside Trail0.2 mi Winding Trail0.2 mi Davis Trail0.2 mi Maple Valley Trail0.2 mi Meadow TrailMTB0.2 mi Medow TrailHike0.2 mi Shistoto Trail0.1 mi Trail Road0.1 mi Mad Crow Trail0.1 mi Tim's Trail0.1 mi Artic Trail0.1 mi Tittabawassee Trail0.1 mi

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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.