Michigan Trails Magazine 2020 • www.MiTrails.org • ©2020 Rockford Advertising. All rights reserved. North Western State Trail North Western State Trail Burt Lake Trail North Central State Trail Little Traverse Wheelway Burt Lake Crooked Lake Pickerel Lake French Farm Lake Round Lake Mud Lake Trails End Bay Douglas Lake Lake Paradise W B ran c h M a p le R v r Pelston Regional Airport Petoskey State Park Spring Lake Park Colonial Michilimackinac Park LAKE HURON Alanson Pellston Mackinaw City Conway Oden Levering Carp Lake Brutus Reed Canby Rd Ely Valley Pleasantview Mackinaw Hwy Stimpson Wilderness Park Dr Dow Trails End Rd Stimpson Camp Plains Powers Pickerel Lake Hiar Drier Red School Valley Coors Snider Robinson Reams Banwell Miller Bellmer Rogers Brutus Cupp Gill Munger Luesing Schmalzned Ball Levering Levering Cecil Bay Valley Valley Red School Maple River Woodland Banwell Armock Chicago Conway Banwell Ayr Chadderdon Potter Paradise Trail Mackinaw Hwy McArthur Paradise Indian Wheeling Mill Van Van Washington Main Reed Linsley Dekruif Tower Ringler Powers Robinson Kinsley Douglas Lake Atkins Clayton Pleasantview W il d e r n e s s P a r k D r Powell Rustic Moore Luce Milton Milton 68 75 31 31 23 31 31 119 2 6 5 1 3 4 L A K E M I C H I G A N ROAD MOUNTAIN E-BIKES KID’S BIKES North Western State Trail The 32-mile North Western State Trail was built on the former Grand Rapids and Indiana line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The 23-mile stretch from Alanson to Mackinaw City was surfaced in 2015 with finely screened and compacted limestone and a new bridge was built over the Maple River south of Pellston. The first 7.5 miles of the North Western State Trail from M-119 to Alanson was completed in 2012. This thoroughly scenic paved asphalt trail travels along the edge of Mud and Round lakes through the villages of Conway and Oden. Between Conway and Oden, the trail passes by the Michigan Fisheries Visitors Center where you can enjoy views of Crooked Lake. We recommend beginning your journey at Spring Lake Park, just north of M-31 on M-119. The first 5.5 miles follows the course of the abandoned railway, traveling through tunnels of trees and a series of wetlands. The next 1.5 miles, north of Oden, runs parallel to M-31 on a wooden boardwalk to the Village of Alanson. Where the paved path ends at Powers Road, turn left then right, and proceed north on Milton Road. Then turn right at Chicago Street where the screened limestone path begins and continues north. In downtown Alanson you will find lodging and several stores and restaurants. From Alanson to Mackinaw City, the trail races north through a mix of prairie, dense forest, serene natural areas and along the edge of Pellston Regional Airport. Keep an eye open for wildlife along your journey. The Village of Pellston offers lodging, stores, restaurants and a museum at the former railroad depot. In Mackinaw City, the trail is paved for two miles from the city limits to the Mackinaw City Trailhead. Trails Legend Paved Trail Connector Route Limestone Trail Proposed or Planned Trail Highways Roads On the trail between Oden and Conway. North Western State Trail Access Access Site Parking Restrooms Water 1 Spring Lake Park Yes Yes Yes 2 Michigan Fisheries Visitors Center Yes Yes Yes 3 Alanson Staging Area Yes No No 4 Maple River Bridge Yes No No 5 Downtown Pellston Yes No No 6 Mackinaw City Trailhead Yes Yes Yes 0 2 4 1 Miles ©2020 Rockford Advertising. All rights reserved. North Michigan Trails