Cross Country Skiing in Michigan

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Michigan is one of the big three cross-country ski regions in the midwestern USA with over 100 trail systems and more than two thousand kilometers of groomed trails. Many of the trail networks are run on a not-for-profit basis. Trails are concentrated on the Upper Peninsula and the northern half of the Lower Peninsula.

Cross Country Ski Areas in Michigan

Location	Length	Nbr of Ratings	Average Rating
Upper Peninsula
1 Copper Harbor Pathway	11 km
2 F J McLain SP Trail	7 km
3 Maasto Hiihto	17 km
4 Swedetown Trails	14 km
3 Michigan Tech Trails*	20 km
5 Porcupine Mountains SP	42 km	1	4.0
6 Active Backwoods Retreats	25 km
6A Wolverine Nordic Trails	17 km
7 Sylvania Outfitters	32 km	1	5.0
8 Ski Brule	23 km
9 Lake Mary Plains Pathway	10 km
10 George Young Rec Center	10 km
11 Merriman East Pathway	15 km
12 Fumee Lake Natural Area	15 km
13 Cedar River Pathway	12 km
14 Days River Pathway	14 km
15 Rapid River Trails	22 km	1	4.0
16 Maple Lane XC Ski Area	16 km	1	4.0
17 National Mine Ski Area	20 km
18 Suntrack (Suicide Bowl)	25 km
19 Granite Pointe	20 km
20 Blueberry Ridge Pathway	19 km	2	5.0
21 Valley Spur Trails	40 km	4	4.6
22 McKeever Hills	11 km	1	4.0
23 Buckhorn Ski Trails	12 km
24 Christmas Lighted Trail	4 km
25A Pictured Rocks NP	33 km
26 Fayette State Park	9 km
27 Indian Lake Pathway	10 km
28 Seney Nat'l Wildlife Refuge	12 km
29 Canada Lakes Pathway	24 km
30 Curtis Area Trails	15 km
31 McNearney Ski Trails	14 km
32 Algonquin Pathway	15 km
33 Pine Bowl Pathway	10 km
34 Sand Dunes	13 km	1	4.5
Northern Lower Peninsula
35 Wilderness State Park	10 km
36 Boyne Highlands	28 km	1	4.0
37 Nub's Nob Ski Area	28 km
38 Black Mountain Forest Pathway	50 km	1	4.5
39 Ocqueoc Falls Pathway	10 km	2	4.2
40 Wildwood Hills State Pathway	16 km	4	4.6
41 Shingle Mill Pathway	17 km BC
42 Norway Ridge Pathway	5 km	2	4.5
43 Treetops Sylvan Resort	20 km
44 Boyne Nordican	62 km
45 Pine Baron Pathway	12 km	3	4.0
46 Shanty Creek Resort	30 km
47 Wilderness Valley	55 km
48 Hartwick Pines State Park	21 km
49 Forbush Corner	37 km
50 Michaywe Resort	17 km	1	4.0
51 Marsh Ridge Resort	20 km
52 Garland Resort	40 km
53 Lakeview Hills Country Inn	20 km
54 Hinchman Acres Resort	20 km	1	0.5
55 Tisdale Triangle Pathway	14 km	1	5.0
56 Loud Creek Trails	12 km	1	4.0
57 Chippewa Hills Pathway	13 km BC	2	4.8
58 Hoist Lakes Foot Travel Area	28 km BC	1	3.5
59 Eagle Run Trail	10 km
60 Corsair Ski Trails	42 km	2	4.5
61 Ogemaw Hills Pathway	22 km	1	4.0
62 Mason Tract Pathway	18 km	2	4.5
63 Cross Country Ski Headquarters	19 km
64 North Higgins State Park	18 km
65 South Higgins Lake State Park	18 km
66 Hanson Hills Rec Area	32 km
67 Grand Traverse Resort	8 km
68 VASA Trails	30 km	1	4.5
69 Muncie Lakes Pathway	25 km
70 Sugar Loaf Resort	26 km
71 Sleeping Bear Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore	�	1	4.5
72 Crystal Mountain Resort	30 km	2	4.5
73 Ludington State Park	16 km
74 Caberfae Ski Resort	15 km	1	4.5
75 Big M Cross Country Ski Trail	30 km	4	4.4
76 Pine Valleys Pathway	13 km
75 77 Cool's Cross Country Farm	13 km
78 Cadillac Pathway	18 km	1	3.5
78A Muskegon Winter Sports Complex*	16 km	1	0.0 �No rating submitted
Southern Lower Peninsula
79 Kent County Parks	40 km
80 Pigeon Creek Park	16 km	8	4.2
81 Allegan State Game Area	33 km	2	4.0
82 Warren Dunes State Park	10 km
83 Yankee Springs Recreation Area	16 km
84 Fort Custer Recreation Area	21 km BC	1	3.5
85 Sleepy Hollow State Park	10 km BC
86 Highland Recreation Area	19 km BC
87 Huron-Clinton Metroparks	110 km
88 Maybury State Park	17 km
89 Independence Oaks County Park	13 km	1	5.0
90 Addison Oaks County Park	18 km
91 Bald Mountain Recreation Area	13 km	3	3.5
92 Stony Creek Metropark	27 km	1	4.0

* New listing -- not shown on map

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