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North Eastern State Trail

Rail-trail in Michigan · OpenStreetMap relation

Length
70.3 mi 113 km1
Surface
Crushed stone1
Last checked
Oct 12, 2026

The North Eastern State Trail is a 71-mile (114 km) bicycle and hiking trail in Michigan that creates a non-highway right-of-way between Alpena and Cheboygan within three northern counties of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. The trail uses a section of the former roadbed of the Detroit and Mackinac Railway.

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Managed by DNR Parks And Recreation PRD.2

  • Cheboygan, along the trail Cheboygan, along the trail
    Photo: chris.rycroft · CC BY · Flickr
  • Cheboygan, along the trail Cheboygan, along the trail
    Photo: chris.rycroft · CC BY · Flickr
  • Cheboygan, along the trail Cheboygan, along the trail
    Photo: Dane Van · CC BY · Flickr
  • Cheboygan, along the trail Cheboygan, along the trail
    Photo: chris.rycroft · CC BY · Flickr
  • Cheboygan, along the trail Cheboygan, along the trail
    Photo: Dane Van · CC BY · Flickr
  • Cheboygan, along the trail Cheboygan, along the trail
    Photo: Coast Guard News · CC BY · Flickr

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Sources

  1. OpenStreetMap relation 6120659, OpenStreetMap contributors · Map data · ODbL · checked Oct 12, 2026
  2. Michigan DNR Statewide Railtrails, Michigan · Government dataset · Michigan DNR open data (verify redistribution terms) · checked Oct 12, 2026
    “managing_org from Michigan DNR Statewide Railtrails”
  3. “North Eastern State Trail”, Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
  4. Wikidata Q104874246, Wikidata · Knowledge base · CC0 · checked Oct 12, 2026

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