About trails in Wayne County, Michigan

Wayne County has 187 named trails on the map, covering 721 miles in total, an average of 3.9 miles per trail. That is the 6th largest mapped trail network among 81 counties in Michigan. 161 of them are tagged for hiking and 84 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Detroit Slow Streets Network, at 335 miles. 12 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 10 trailheads, 10 campsites, and 80 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Wayne, Flat Rock, and Novi.

What the trails in Wayne County are like

By length, 122 are under a mile, 53 run 1 to 5 miles, and 12 are 5 miles or longer. 8 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Long Bark Nature Trail, at 1.7 miles.

Of the 78 with a difficulty rating, 51 easy and 27 moderate. Of the 187 with measured elevation, I-275 Metro Trail climbs the most, about 887 ft.

Explore by activity

721Total miles

10Campsites

80Boat launches

10Trailheads

Detroit Slow Streets NetworkMTB335 mi Downriver Linked GreenwaysHikeMTB48.3 mi Joe Louis GreenwayMTB44.1 mi Hines Park TrailMTB35.6 mi I-275 Metro TrailMTB28.9 mi The LinkMTB13.7 mi Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. TrailMTB11.8 mi Detroit RiverwalkHikeMTB10.5 mi Equestrian TrailHike7.1 mi ITC Corridor TrailMTB6.7 mi Tonquish TrailHike5.3 mi HikingHike5.2 mi Rouge River Gateway TrailMTB4.8 mi Lower Huron Metropark TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi Horse TrailHike4.5 mi Downriver Linked GreenwayHikeMTB4.4 mi Willow Hike-Bike TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Paved Bicycle TrailHike4.0 mi Maybury Mountain Bike TrailsMTB3.8 mi Dequindre Cut GreenwayMTB3.7 mi Multi-Use (Bike)MTB3.3 mi Multi-Use (Hike)Hike3.3 mi Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail ConnectorHikeMTB3.2 mi Lakeview TrailHike3.1 mi Oakwoods Metro Park PathHikeMTB3.1 mi Lower Rouge River TrailMTB3.0 mi Lower Rouge TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Orange TrailHike2.9 mi Multi-UseHikeMTB2.8 mi Trout Lily TrailHike2.8 mi GreenMTB2.4 mi Nashua TrailHike2.4 mi Rouge Park MTB TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Mayor Dennis W. Archer GreenwayMTB2.2 mi Meridian Bike Path East Side LowerHikeMTB2.2 mi Crosscountry Skiing TrailHike2.1 mi Meridan Bike Path West SideHikeMTB2.1 mi Blue TrailHike2.0 mi BlueMTB1.9 mi Rouge Gateway Trail - North Campus ConnectorMTB1.8 mi Riverview TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Long Bark Nature TrailHike1.7 mi Lake Erie Metropark ConnectorHikeMTB1.7 mi Conner Creek GreenwayHikeMTB1.7 mi Waterfall Loop TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Red TrailHike1.6 mi Yellow TrailHike1.6 mi Phase 3: BlueMTB1.6 mi Blue Heron TrailHike1.6 mi Phase 1: GreenMTB1.6 mi Prairie PathwayHikeMTB1.5 mi Southwest GreenwayMTB1.5 mi Tulip TrailHike1.4 mi Cross Country RaceHike1.3 mi Bald Eagle TrailHike1.3 mi Inkster Park GreenwayHikeMTB1.3 mi BlackMTB1.3 mi Phase 3: BlackMTB1.3 mi Oak Grove TrailHike1.3 mi Linking TrailHike1.2 mi Robert Leighton TrailHike1.2 mi Midtown LoopHikeMTB1.1 mi Cherry Island TrailHike1.1 mi West Loop TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Fox TrailHike1.0 mi Rupprecht TrailHike1.0 mi Sylvan WayHike1.0 mi Beech TrailHike0.9 mi Trapper's RunHike0.9 mi East Loop TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi South Loop TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Bluebird MeadowsHike0.8 mi Bob White Nature TrailHike0.8 mi Fletcher Discovery TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Driker TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Trail-47Hike0.8 mi Pond TrailHike0.8 mi Wallaceville TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Mayfield WayHikeMTB0.8 mi Orange Trail / Blue TrailHike0.7 mi Cross Country Race CourseHikeMTB0.7 mi Black / Blue TrailHike0.7 mi Ellsworth TrailHike0.7 mi West LoopHike0.7 mi Phase 2: GreenMTB0.7 mi Wildflower Trail / Cowan TrailHike0.7 mi Sky-Come-Down Nature TrailHike0.6 mi Flodin Park Cycle PathHikeMTB0.6 mi Virginia B. Matley Nature TrailHike0.6 mi Groh Bike Path WestHikeMTB0.6 mi Center Cut TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Willow Metro Park PathHikeMTB0.6 mi Tawata Trace Rustic TrailsHike0.6 mi Nashua Canal TrailHike0.6 mi Stone Bridge Nature TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Legacy TrailHike0.6 mi Mallard TrailHike0.6 mi Woodpecker TrailHike0.6 mi Three Fires Confluence TrailHike0.5 mi Bennett Bend TrailHike0.5 mi Sylvan Canal TrailHike0.5 mi Groh Bike Path EastHikeMTB0.5 mi Crooked Vulture TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Big Tree TrailHike0.5 mi Deer TrailHike0.5 mi Horse Mill Bike Path WestHikeMTB0.5 mi Huroc Park TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi North Wetlands Loop TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Wildwood TrailHike0.5 mi Meridian Bike Path East Side UpperHikeMTB0.5 mi Muskrat TrailHike0.5 mi Butterfly Viewing TrailHike0.5 mi bicycleMTB0.4 mi Morton-Taylor LoopHike0.4 mi Detroit Riverwalk - Uniroyal ExtensionHike0.4 mi Buckshaver TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Abandoned Morton-Taylor Road0.4 mi Woodpecker Loop TrailHike0.4 mi Woodlands North PathHike0.4 mi Tonquish Creek Nature WalkHikeMTB0.4 mi Pedestrian TrailHike0.4 mi Reflection Pond PathHikeMTB0.4 mi HFE Fishway AccessHikeMTB0.4 mi Levan Knoll MTB TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Williamsburg TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Sycamore-Willow TrailHike0.3 mi White Oak TrailHike0.3 mi Horse Mill Bike Path EastHikeMTB0.3 mi Nashua WayHike0.3 mi Phase 2: BlueMTB0.3 mi Service TrailsHike0.3 mi Bluegill TrailHike0.3 mi Fellows Creek Wetland Nature TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Cherry Tree PromenadeHikeMTB0.3 mi Ella Fitzgerald GreenwayHikeMTB0.3 mi Red & Blue TrailHike0.3 mi Sycamore Loop / Morton Taylor Loop0.3 mi Kenwood StreetHike0.3 mi Sedge Meadow TrailHike0.3 mi Lakeside TrailHike0.3 mi Parkland-Hines Park ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Dequindre Cut Greenway RampHikeMTB0.2 mi Burton StreetHike0.2 mi Chipmunk TrailHike0.2 mi Cottontail TrailHike0.2 mi Whitetail TrailHike0.2 mi Cochrane StreetHikeMTB0.2 mi Sugar Maple TrailHike0.2 mi River Edge Foot PathHike0.2 mi Chickadee TrailHike0.2 mi Dogwood TrailHike0.2 mi Firestone LaneHike0.2 mi Yellow Brick Road Arts AlleyHike0.2 mi Manistique Arts Alley (Passage to Wellbeing)Hike0.2 mi Hickory LoopHikeMTB0.2 mi Maple TrailHike0.2 mi Heritage 1 PathHikeMTB0.2 mi Ellen PlaceHike0.2 mi Junction StreetHike0.2 mi South Loop Alternate ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Black TrailHike0.2 mi Yellow Trail / Red TrailHike0.2 mi Wetland Garden TrailHike0.2 mi Split Log TrailHike0.2 mi North End Arts AlleyHike0.2 mi Big Turtle ShortcutHike0.2 mi Shadownook TrailHike0.1 mi 17th StreetHikeMTB0.1 mi Wetland TrailHike0.1 mi Beard StreetHike0.1 mi Solvay StreetHike0.1 mi Nature WalkHike0.1 mi Waterman StreetHike0.1 mi Orange / Red TrailHike0.1 mi Kempa StreetHike0.1 mi Critter TrailHike0.1 mi Old LoopHike0.1 mi Corridor CutoffHikeMTB0.1 mi Tonquish Trail ConnectorHike0.1 mi Meade Cut-ThruHikeMTB0.1 mi Waterfall Loop Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.1 mi McKinstry StreetHike0.1 mi 15th StreetHikeMTB0.1 mi Black / Blue / Orange TrailHike0.1 mi Roosevelt StreetHikeMTB0.1 mi Orchard TrailHike0.1 mi Ferry TrailHike0.1 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.