Lakelands Trail State Park

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Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park
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Signage along the trail in Pinckney
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Location within the state of Michigan
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Lakelands Trail State Park (the United States)
LocationLower Peninsula, Ingham County, Livingston County, Washtenaw County, Michigan USA
Nearest city Pinckney, Michigan
Coordinates 42°28′03″N84°00′27″W / 42.4675°N 84.0075°W / 42.4675; -84.0075 Coordinates: 42°28′03″N84°00′27″W / 42.4675°N 84.0075°W / 42.4675; -84.0075
Established1991 [1]
Governing body
Length26 mi (42 km)
Trailheads Stockbridge, Michigan
Hamburg Township, Michigan
Use Cycling, Equestrian, Hiking, XC skiing, Running
DifficultyEasy
SeasonAll
Website Official site

Lakelands Trail State Park, officially the Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park since January 20, 2017, is a state park in Michigan that runs east-west from southwest of Munith to Hamburg Township, Michigan. It is a multi-use trail converted from abandoned railroad corridors. According to the Michigan DNR web site, the north side of the trail is for hiking and biking, and the south side is for horseback riding. [2] Based on the latest published DNR map [3] the trail is 31.9 miles (51.3 km) long with the surface from Hawkins Rd. southwest of Munith to west of Pinckney composed of sections of crushed limestone, slag and sand, or unimproved. 10 miles (16 km) are paved in Hamburg Township [4] from the first intersection with M-36 west of Pinckney to end of the park east of the Hamburg Rd. trailhead. A paved section of trail also extends from the edge of the park east of Hamburg Rd. to the west side of Whitmore Lake Rd., just south of its intersection with 9 Mile Rd in Green Oak Township.

Contents

From Stockbridge to Pinckney, horses are routinely ridden on the unpaved trail surface. Only the paved portion from just west of Pinckney to the east end in Hamburg Township is consistently usable by bicyclists.

Waypoints

Waypoints for Lakelands Trail State Park. [4] ↑ in the Distance column points to the other waypoint that the distance is between.

LocationServicesDistance
(approx.)
Coordinates
Stockbridge, Michigan Parking 42°26′43″N84°10′47″W / 42.44541°N 84.17966°W / 42.44541; -84.17966 (Stockbridge, Michigan Waypoint)
Gregory, Michigan Parking5 miles (8.0 km) 42°27′37″N84°05′05″W / 42.46027°N 84.08474°W / 42.46027; -84.08474 (Gregory, Michigan Waypoint)
Pinckney, Michigan Parking7.3 miles (11.7 km) 42°27′38″N83°56′33″W / 42.46056°N 83.94238°W / 42.46056; -83.94238 (Pinckney, Michigan Waypoint)
Merrill RoadParking6.2 miles (10.0 km) 42°27′14″N83°49′16″W / 42.45388°N 83.82121°W / 42.45388; -83.82121 (Merrill Road Waypoint)
Hamburg Road1 mile (1.6 km) 42°26′52″N83°48′06″W / 42.44773°N 83.80168°W / 42.44773; -83.80168 (Hamburg Road Waypoint)
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References

  1. State of Michigan (2019). "When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established?" (PDF). Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  2. Lakelands Trail State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources
  3. Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park Multi-use rail-trail map