Iron Belle Trail

Intro

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    Iron Belle Trail - Two Routes, One Great Trail

    The Iron Belle Trail is Michigan’s showcase trail that touches hundreds of municipalities and crosses through 48 different Michigan counties. Using existing trails, networks and new connections, the trail extends more than 2,000 miles from the far western tip of the Upper Peninsula to Belle Isle in Detroit, with a route of bicycling, and a route of hiking. The biking route utilizes many of the state’s existing bike paths, bike lanes, and signed, designated biking routes as it travels up the east side of the state and across the southern edge of the Upper Peninsula. The hiking route utilizes sidewalks, trails, and more than 1,000 miles of the 4,600-mile North Country National Scenic Trail, the longest federally designated hiking trail in the nation.

Maps

Use the interactive map to explore the Iron Belle Trail

Find detailed information about the existing and proposed hiking and biking routes. Zoom in to discover features such as trail segment length, trail width and surface type, trailhead and parking lot information, nearby campgrounds, restrooms and more.

News and Happenings

2019 Iron Belle Trail Challenge

  • Approximately 1,125 scouts, representing 78 scouting organizations across the state, traveled 4,873 miles on Michigan trails, including the Iron Belle Trail, for National Trails Day on June 1, 2019. Since 2015, thousands of Michigan scouts have celebrated National Trails Day by walking more than 35,000 miles on the Iron Belle Trail.

  • 2019 Iron Belle Trail Challenge

Partner Toolkit

Iron Belle Trail Fund Campaign

The Iron Belle Trail Fund Campaign is a major effort to raise $155 million in private funds to support the work necessary to finish connecting the trail, which is roughly 68 percent completed.