Iron Belle Trail

Intro

  • 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.

     

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

Iron Belle Trail Challenge

  • The Iron Belle Trail Scout Challenge began in 2015 as a Michigan Department of Natural Resources-sponsored scouting event to commemorate the establishment of the Iron Belle Trail, stretching over 1,200 miles between Belle Isle in Detroit and Ironwood in the western Upper Peninsula. It began as a hiking event, but has grown to include participants who bike, kayak or canoe. Each year the DNR sponsors this trail event in conjunction with National Trails Day and encourages scouts to get out and enjoy one of Michigan's many trail opportunities.

  • Challenge Info

Partner Toolkit

Iron Belle Trail Fund Campaign

The Iron Belle Trail Fund Campaign is a major effort to raise $135 million in private funds to support the work necessary to finish connecting the trail, which is roughly 70 percent completed.