North Country Trail Association

Michigan's Lower Peninsula
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The State of Michigan will have the greatest number of miles of the North Country Trail, over a thousand, traversing both peninsulas. Many of those miles in the lower peninsula must be built across private land by volunteers in cooperation with the landowners. Significant sections of trail across public lands are already being enjoyed by hikers, horseback riders, skiers, and others who love the outdoors.
The sandy forest floor of the Manistee National Forest offers soft walking.
Easy walking continues along a portion of the Shore-to-Shore Riding and Hiking Trail.
A special thrill awaits as the first glimmer of Lake Michigan appears through the trees at Wilderness State Park.
The log stockades of restored Fort Michilimackinac stand guard at the straits of Mackinaw as a living display of French and British History in the region.
From its ramparts, one can look across the chill blue waters and view the massive towers of "Big Mac" -- The Mackinac Bridge.