The Chief Noonday Chapter’s segment of the North Country Trail is from the Kent-Barry county line, northeast of Middleville, to the Calhoun-Hillsdale county line. Here, the trail winds through state game and recreation areas; across the Fort Custer National Cemetary; along the Thornapple River; and into the NCTA Trail Towns of Middleville, Augusta, Battle Creek, Marshall, and Albion. The […]

The Western Michigan Chapter’s segment of the North Country Trail is from the Lake-Newaygo county line west of M-37 to the Kent-Barry county line northeast of Middleville. Here, the trail winds through the southern third of the Manistee National Forest; the Lowell and Rogue River State Game Areas; multiple Kent County parks; the NCTA Trail […]

The Spirit of the Wood Chapter’s segment of the North Country Trail is from the Wexford-Manistee county line at Hodenpyl Dam Pond to the Lake-Newaygo county line west of M-37. Here, the trail winds through the Manistee National Forest; across the Big Sable, Pere Marquette, Manistee, and Little Manistee Rivers; and past multiple marshes. Spirit […]