Michigan/Trails

General

• DNR - Recreation Search (filter on trails)
• DNR - Trails
• DNR - Equestrian Trail Maps
• DNR - ORV/ATV Trail Maps
• Michigan Trail Magazine
• View and Order MDOT Road and Trail Biking Maps

Pedestrian Trails

Current state of our State trails. See the Common Tagging Schemes section of the main Michigan for quick reference to mapping trails and their amenities.

National Recreation Trails

Thirty-one trails in Michigan are designated National Recreation Trails

Water Trails

Current state of our State water trails. See the Common Tagging Schemes section of the Michigan page for a quick reference to mapping water trails and their amenities.

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Equestrian Trails

The trails best described as having primary use for horseback riding can be tracked using route=horse, usually composed of segments with the primary highway=bridle_way, or ancillary permitted use horse=yes and are listed below:

Bicycle Trails

Bicycle and Cycle routes are popular in the state of Michigan for recreation use. Following is a listing of route relations that may consist of ways primarily dedicated to bicycle use ( highway=cycleway), a cycle lane within a road (cycleway=*), trails or roads which are part of cycle routes bicycle=designated. Mountain biking use can be distinguished by using route=mtb, mtb=* values.

Off-Road Vehicle Trails/Routes

Current state of ATV/UTV/Motorcycle trails. See the Common Tagging Schemes section of the main Michigan for quick reference to mapping trails and their amenities. Many of these trails are limited to a specified width, so consider tagging with the maxwidth=*, value is in meters, not feet or inches so conversion is needed from published data. Some trails are narrow and specifically for motorcycle use; others may permit full-size highway vehicles. Use *=designated to specify the allowed motorized vehicle use such as for (motorcycle=*, atv=*). Trails may also be open to multiple uses such as foot or bicycle use, consider tagging foot=yes, bicycle=yes, or mtb=yes. Horse-back riding is generally not a permitted use on off-road vehicle trails, so carefully review any segments tagged with horse=*. These routes may coincide with winter snowmobile=* trails and routes also. Consider creating a relation when a route includes both on-road and off-road trail segements. A comprehensive listing of off-road vehicle trails and routes can be found at the Michigan DNR website. Many of these trails have been financed by annual off-road vehicle licenses and trail permit fees, which in turn increases the number of trails available to ride and their continued maintenance.

Snowmobile Trail/Routes

Current state of Over-Snow, Snowmobile trails and routes. See the Common Tagging Schemes section of the main Michigan for quick reference to mapping trails and their amenities. See snowmobile=* for a guide to tagging snowmobile routes. More information can also be found at the Michigan Snowmobile & ORV Assocation. Snowmobile routes are best created as relations because they coincide with many other roads and trails that have spring/summer/autumn uses. Some segments may be limited to only seasonal=winter use for over-snow vehicles because they cross wetlands or cultivated fields that are impassable in other seasons. Use snowmobile=designated to specify the approved use of the segment as part of a route for over-snow vehicles. Consider using the ref=* tag to indicate the route name/number to avoid conflicts with name=*. For seasonal roads included in the snowmobile route, add winter_service=* and snowplowing=* to record winter maintenance level. See trailblazed=* for information on recording trail markers and blazes. Sometimes snowmobile routes parallel snowplowed roads, operating on the shoulder or the vegetation-free right-of-way (verge=*, and in that case should be mapped as part of the road feature.

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