Wildest hikes in Michigan
The highest Ambleway Wildness scores in the catalog: the routes that stay farthest from roads, industry, and development.
These are the 25 wildest hikes Ambleway has measured in Michigan, from 80% wild at the top of the board to 63% wild at the bottom. They run from 1.9 to 6.6 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Pinnacle Point & Algoe Lake via Tody Road, gaining 562 ft. They lie across 5 named parks, forests, and preserves.
- Pinnacle Point 2.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 80% wild
- Webester Lake–Koester Lake Loop, 3 lakes 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 75% wild
- Webester Lake–Koester Lake, 3 lakes 5.8 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 75% wild
- Koester Lake & High Vista Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 73% wild
- Webester Lake 4.7 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 73% wild
- Pinnacle Point & Webester Lake 2.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 72% wild
- Fox Lake 6 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 72% wild
- Pinnacle Point & Algoe Lake via Tody Road 6.6 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 72% wild
- Carleton West Road 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 69% wild
- Green Trail–Orange Loop, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 66 ft · 69% wild
- Webester Lake & Fox Lake 6.2 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 67% wild
- Algoe Lake & Webester Lake via Tody Road 6.6 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 67% wild
- Davison Lake–Mud Lake, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 66% wild
- Davison Lake & Diehl Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 66% wild
- Algoe Lake via Tody Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 66% wild
- Kerr Hill–Davison Lake, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 66% wild
- Lake MacNichol & Lake Spieker 1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 66% wild
- Big Fish Lake–Diehl Road, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 65% wild
- Horse Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 65% wild
- Yellow Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 65% wild
- Lake Number Eight & North Country Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 64% wild
- Oak Circle–Lower Pond, 4 lakes 5.9 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 64% wild
- Big Fish Lake–Mud Lake, 3 lakes 2.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 64% wild
- Lake Number Two–Lake Number Eight, 3 lakes 6.1 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 64% wild
- Davison Lake–Mud Lake, 3 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 63% wild