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The North Western State Trail, located in northwest lower peninsula, is part of an extensive regional trail network that connects Petoskey, Mackinaw City, Gaylord and Alpena. The trail is open to nonmotorized users year-round and open to snowmobiles Dec. 1 to March 31. Trail mileage 32 miles.
- M-119 (Petoskey) to Alanson: 7.5 miles
- Alanson to Pellston: 7.8 miles
- Pellston to Mackinaw City: 16.7 miles
Michael O | August 2024
A nice trail of 32 miles in length
For the first time today, I rode the Mackinac city to Petoskey Northwest State Trail. It was a nice experience and I’m very thankful that people have had the vision to bring this about.
I usually...
Doug G | August 2021
Great from Spring Lake to Alanson
We've ridden this trail a couple of times before and found the paved stretch from Spring Lake to Alanson to be a nice ride as always. Beyond Alanson the trail is "crushed limestone", which we usually...
Z2098YHkates | June 2020
Fun in the sun & shade
Flat trail with few intersections, mix of shade and sun. Beware of some soft spots on the crushed limestone along with chipmunk dens that form holes in the trail. Well maintained and sparsely...
DickK1942 | July 2019
Nice addition to the off highway routes from Petoskey to Mackinaw City
I ride parts of the route regularly. It is a route over an old railroad right of way, so it is flat. The approximately 7 mile segment from the Little Traverse Wheelway to Alanson is paved and...
Jennifer L | September 2018
Great Day Ride`
My husband and I have been on the Petoskey to Alanson portion of the trail - about 10 miles - paved and a nice ride. This year we rode from Alanson to Carp Lake (we had dogs in daycare so our time...
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