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Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park
Lakelands Trail State Park (Pinckney).jpg
Signage along the trail in Pinckney
Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park is located in Michigan
Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park
Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park
Location in Michigan
Location Lower Peninsula, Ingham County, Livingston County, Washtenaw County, Michigan USA
Nearest city Pinckney, Michigan
Governing body
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Length 26 mi (42 km)
Trailheads Stockbridge, Michigan
Hamburg Township, Michigan
Use Cycling, Equestrian, Hiking, XC skiing
Difficulty Easy
Season All
Website Official site: http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=465&type=SPRK

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 Stockbridge 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. The trail is 26 miles (42 km) long with the surface from 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.

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. ↑ in the Distance column points to the other waypoint that the distance is between.

Location Services Distance
(approx.)
Coordinates
Stockbridge, Michigan Parking 42°26′43″N 84°10′47″W / 42.44541°N 84.17966°W / 42.44541; -84.17966 (Stockbridge, Michigan Waypoint)
Gregory, Michigan Parking ↑ 5 miles (8.0 km) 42°27′37″N 84°05′05″W / 42.46027°N 84.08474°W / 42.46027; -84.08474 (Gregory, Michigan Waypoint)
Pinckney, Michigan Parking ↑ 7.3 miles (11.7 km) 42°27′38″N 83°56′33″W / 42.46056°N 83.94238°W / 42.46056; -83.94238 (Pinckney, Michigan Waypoint)
Merrill Road Parking ↑ 6.2 miles (10.0 km) 42°27′14″N 83°49′16″W / 42.45388°N 83.82121°W / 42.45388; -83.82121 (Merrill Road Waypoint)
Hamburg Road ↑ 1 mile (1.6 km) 42°26′52″N 83°48′06″W / 42.44773°N 83.80168°W / 42.44773; -83.80168 (Hamburg Road Waypoint)
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