Best Walking Trails In Michigan - April 2024

Rail-Trails Michigan and Wisconsin: The definitive guide to the region's top multiuse trails

Explore 63 of the best rail-trails and multiuse pathways across two states. All around the country, unused railroad corridors have been converted to public multiuse trails. Here, the experts from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy present their list of 63 of the best, most highly rated rail-trails and other multiuse pathways in Michigan and Wisconsin. Each entry includes detailed maps, driving directions to trailheads, activity icons, and succinct descriptions. Explore Wisconsin’s iconic Elroy-Sparta State Trail―widely acknowledged to be the oldest rail-trail in America―or Lake Michigan Pathway... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0899978738
• ASIN: 0899978738
• ISBN: 0899978738
• Manufacturer: Wilderness Press

The North Country Trail: The Best Walks, Hikes, and Backpacking Trips on America's Longest National Scenic Trail

The North Country Trail is the longest of America’s eleven congressionally designated National Scenic Trails. Winding through seven states—New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota—the NCT’s 4,600 miles attract more than one million visitors annually. These hikers are treated to a smorgasbord of Upper Midwest hiking featuring everything from urban strolls to backcountry adventure through mountains, rivers, prairies, and shoreline. This book is the definitive guide for NCT hikers—whether first-timers, seasoned backpackers, or any level in between�... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0472051849
• ASIN: 0472051849
• ISBN: 0472051849
• Brand: University of Michigan Press
• Manufacturer: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL

Backpacking in Michigan

With 65 photographs and 77 detailed maps, this indispensable guide to the state's hiking trails gives beginners to advanced hikers all the information they need to plan their next Michigan overnight or weekend backpacking trip. Featuring 50 trails---27 in the Lower Peninsula---ranging from one-hour to multiple-day treks in both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas, Backpacking in Michigan has something for every hiker.Information on hike length and difficulty, elevation gain, the amount of time needed to complete the hike, camping facilities, and nearby towns accompanies each of the trail listings. ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0472032682
• ASIN: 0472032682
• ISBN: 9780472032686
• Brand: Michigan Trail Maps
• Size: Book
• Manufacturer: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL

Best Hikes Detroit and Ann Arbor: The Greatest Views, Wildlife, and Forest Strolls (Best Hikes Near Series)

Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike? In Best Hikes Detroit and Ann Arbor veteran hiker Matt Forster offers the absolute best hikes in the greater Detroit area. Each featured trail is perfect for the urban and suburbanite hard-pressed to find outdoor activities close to home. Every chapter includes up-to-date hike specs, a brief hike description, directional cues, and a detailed map.

• ASIN: 1493038400
• ASIN: 1493038400
• ISBN: 1493038400
• Manufacturer: Falcon Guides

Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Rapids Michigan (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)

Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Rapids, Michigan includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails that trek along the dunes of Michigan, follow charming creeks, and disappear into dense pine forests.Look inside for:Casual hikes to full-day adventuresAfter-dinner strolls to full-day hikesHikes for everyone, including familiesMile-by-mile directions and clear trail mapsTrail Finder for best hikes for dogs, children, lake lovers, and great views.GPS coordinates

• ASIN: 076277245X
• ASIN: 076277245X
• ISBN: 076277245X
• Brand: Brand: FalconGuides
• Manufacturer: Globe Pequot

Walking from East to West: God in the Shadows

'Outside were stray animals and people, each about some pursuit. Sometimes it was a beggar at the door, sometimes a leprous hand reaching for a handout with a plea for compassion. Life with all its hurts and pains squinted at you, squatted before you, and stared you down daily. This was the street where I grew up.' Ravi Zacharias has lived an extraordinary life. He has walked with great leaders, slept in the villages and homes of the poor, and crossed continents to bring the good news of the gospel to the world. Already a man of two worlds by the time he was twenty, Ravi never dreamed that God... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0310259150
• ASIN: 0310259150
• ISBN: 0310259150
• Manufacturer: Zondervan

Rail-Trails Midwest Great Lakes: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin

With 113 rural, suburban, and urban trails threading through 2,300 miles, Rail-Trails Midwest: Great Lakes covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Many rail-trails run through the most popular parts of town, such as the 61-mile Illinois Prairie Path, which links Chicago-area suburbs. Others take you back in time for a look at regional history, like Ohio’s 11-mile Holmes County Trail. Every trip has a detailed map that includes start and end points, trailhead, parking, restroom facilities, and other amenities. Many of the level rail-trails are suitable for walking, jogging, b... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0899974678
• UPC: 719609974673
• ASIN: 0899974678
• ISBN: 9780899974675
• Brand: Brand: Wilderness Press
• Manufacturer: Wilderness Press

Hiking Michigan (America's Best Day Hiking)

Hiking Michigan is your complete guide to 146 of the most scenic day hikes in the state. From Upper to Lower Peninsula and all trails in between, you'll experience the spectacular beauty of the Great Lake State In this one-of-a-kind resource you'll find these features:- Detailed descriptions of every hike in every region, including special points of interest, estimated hiking time and distance, and difficulty ratings for each trail- Phone numbers and Web sites, park hours and rules, and available facilities for 77 of the state's most scenic parks and natural areas - Easy-to-read maps for every... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0736075070
• ASIN: 0736075070
• ISBN: 0736075070
• Brand: Human Kinetics
• Manufacturer: Human Kinetics

50 Hikes in Michigan: The Best Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks in the Lower Peninsula

Lifelong Michigan resident Jim DuFresne, the author of numerous books on Michigan and the outdoors, guides bikers through Michigan's unequaled system of state parks and natural and wilderness areas, where the scenery and trails are as varied as anywhere in the country. As DuFresne notes in his introduction, "From sand dunes without even a blade of grass, to the towering monarchs of Hartwick Pines' virgin forests, from miles of beach that turn gold with every Lake Michigan sunset to one of the eleven thousand inland lakes where on a still evening bass rise to the surface like trout―all these ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0881504556
• ASIN: 0881504556
• ISBN: 0881504556
• Brand: Symantec
• Manufacturer: Countryman Press

Gentle Hikes of Upper Michigan: Upper Michgan's Most Scenic Lake Superior Hikes Under 3 Miles

Some of the best scenery in Michigan is along Lake Superior. Use this book to find great hikes under three miles. It's ideal for anyone with limited time in the area, senior citizens, families with small children and people with physical challenges.

• ASIN: 1591931371
• ASIN: 1591931371
• ISBN: 1591931371
• Manufacturer: Adventure Publications

The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide: The Classic Handbook, Revised and Updated

• ASIN: 0684859092
• ASIN: 0684859092
• ISBN: 0684859092
• Manufacturer: Touchstone

The Way Is Made by Walking: A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago

The Word Guild 2008 Canadian Christian Writing Awards finalist Pilgrimage is a spiritual discipline not many consider. Aren't the destinations far? Don't they involve a lot of time and walking? Just a few years ago, Arthur Paul Boers wasn't thinking about pilgrimage either. But he began to sense a deep call from God to walk the five-hundred-mile pilgrimage route known as Camino de Santiago, ending in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, at a cathedral that is said to hold the relics of the apostle James. In these pages he opens to us his incredible story of renewed spirituality springing from an old... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0830835075
• ASIN: 0830835075
• ISBN: 0830835075
• Brand: Boers, Arthur Paul/ Peterson, Eugene H. (FRW)
• Manufacturer: IVP Books

Five-Star Trails: Ann Arbor and Detroit: Your Guide to the Area's Most Beautiful Hikes

Each hike features an individual trail map, elevation profile, and at-a-glance information, helping readers quickly find the perfect trip. Sized to fit in a pocket, the book's detailed trail descriptions will help readers find their way on and off the trail. Driving directions and GPS trailhead coordinates will help with navigating the myriad of unnamed roads. The trails covered range from those best suited to the novice, families, experienced hikers, or backpackers.

• ASIN: 089732952X
• ASIN: 089732952X
• ISBN: 089732952X
• Brand: Brand: Menasha Ridge Press
• Manufacturer: Menasha Ridge Press

Best Lake Michigan Hikes: 10 Favorite Lake Michigan Hikes on the Beach

Ever since Loreen Niewenhuis hiked the perimeter of Lake Michigan in 2009 (and wrote her popular 2011 book, A 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach), people have asked about her favorite stretches of the Lake Michigan lakeshore . . . especially options to hike that are less than 1,000 miles long! Now, Niewenhuis has assembled a list of her 10 favorite stretches of shoreline to walk. With a map and ideas for starting points for each, she selected great hikes in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois, including walks at Warren Dunes, Grand Mere State Park, Ludington State Park, and Sleeping Bear Dunes Nationa... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00KLSYRUA
• ASIN: B00KLSYRUA
• Manufacturer: Crispin Books

Best Hikes Near Detroit and Ann Arbor (Best Hikes Near Series)

Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike? In Best Hikes Near Detroit & Ann Arbor author Matt Forster details the best hikes within an hour's drive of the greater Detroit area perfect for the urban and suburbanite hard-pressed to find great outdoor activities close to home. Each featured hike includes detailed hike specs, a brief hike description, trailhead location, directional cues, and a detailed map.

• ASIN: 0762781823
• ASIN: 0762781823
• ISBN: 0762781823
• Manufacturer: Falcon Guides

Grandma Gatewood's Walk : The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

"Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this

• UPC: 49620158
• Rating: 4.778

A walk in the woods : rediscovering america on the appalachian trail: 9780307279460

With his offbeat sensibility, his eye for the absurd, and his laugh-out-loud sense of humor, Bryson recounts his confrontations with nature at its most uncompromising over his five-month journey along the Appalachian Trail in this

• UPC: 5302824
• Rating: 4.137

A walk in the woods : rediscovering america on the appalachian trail: 9780767902526

Traces the author's adventurous trek along the Appalachian Trail past its natural pleasures, human eccentrics, and offbeat

• UPC: 641893
• Model: 101953
• Rating: 4.129

Walking Denver : 32 Tours of the Mile High City's Best Urban Trails, Historic Architecture, and Cultural Highlights

Get to Know Denver's Most Vibrant and Historic Neighborhoods People come to Denver for the nearby mountains and spectacular natural beauty, the outdoor lifestyle and mild climate with abundant sunshine. They also discover a city

• UPC: 104971874
• Rating: 4.125

Civil war battlefields : walking the trails of history: 9780847859122

Walk in the footsteps of history with this stunning volume that brings more than thirty Civil War battlefields to life. From the First Battle of Bull Run to Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House four

• UPC: 55108679

Brazos 55 Inch Twisted Trail Blazer Walking Stick, Brown

Head out on your next adventure with confidence using this Brazos 55" Twisted Trail Blazer Brown Walking Stick. Made by skilled woodworkers, one at a time, it is a unique creation that will last a

• UPC: 39549313
• Model: 602-3000-1336
• Color: Brown
• Rating: 4.333

He Walked the Americas : The Trail of the Prophet

About two thousand years ago a mysterious white man walked from tribe to tribe among the American Nations. He came to Peru from the Pacific. He traveled through the South and Central America, among the

• UPC: 28818321

BAFX Products Anti Shock Hiking / Walking / Trekking Trail Poles Blue

This pair of BAFX Products® hiking , walking , trekking poles are made from light weight durable aluminumEach pole can be extended to any length from 26.5 to 52" inches in length. The poles extend

• UPC: 180212538
• Color: Blue
• Rating: 5.0

A walk in the woods : rediscovering america on the appalachian trail: 9780553455922

Traces the author's adventurous trek along the Appalachian Trail past its natural pleasures, human eccentrics, and offbeat

• UPC: 404441
• Rating: 4.0

Explorer's guide: 50 hikes in michigan : sixty walks, day trips, and backpacks in the lower peninsul: 9781581572063

Provides detailed write-ups, maps, and photographs of sixty hikes in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, as well as information on camping and fishing opportunities, suitability for children, and directions to

• UPC: 28906926