Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails & Nature Walks

Explore the best kid-friendly hiking trails & nature walks options for kids and families in Detroit

Waterfall Loop Trail

Waterfall Loop Trail

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Rouge Gateway Trailhead

Rouge Gateway Trailhead

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Stonebridge Nature Trail (0.7 mile) Head

Stonebridge Nature Trail (0.7 mile) Head

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Prairie Pathway (1.5 miles) Trailhead (North) & Butterfly Gardens

Prairie Pathway (1.5 miles) Trailhead (North) & Butterfly Gardens

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Eliza Howell Trailhead

Eliza Howell Trailhead

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Inkster Nature Trail

Inkster Nature Trail

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Bell Creek Nature Preserve

Bell Creek Nature Preserve

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Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve

Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve

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Tonquish/Ellsworth Trailhead

Tonquish/Ellsworth Trailhead

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Holliday Nature Preserve

Holliday Nature Preserve

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Rotary Park Trailhead (Main)

Rotary Park Trailhead (Main)

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Rotary Park Hiking Trails

Rotary Park Hiking Trails

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Rotary Park Nature Preserve

Rotary Park Nature Preserve

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Cowan/Central City Parkway Holliday Nature Preserve Trailhead

Cowan/Central City Parkway Holliday Nature Preserve Trailhead

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Lakeview Trail

Lakeview Trail

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Bluegrass Park and Nature Preserve

Bluegrass Park and Nature Preserve

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Lakeview Trailhead (West)

Lakeview Trailhead (West)

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Virginia B. Matley Nature Trail

Virginia B. Matley Nature Trail

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Haggerty West Recreation Area

Haggerty West Recreation Area

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Ward Woods Nature Trails

Ward Woods Nature Trails

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Weatherbee Woods Preserve

Weatherbee Woods Preserve

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Secrest Nature Preserve

Secrest Nature Preserve

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Kosch-Headwaters Preserve

Kosch-Headwaters Preserve

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LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve

LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve

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Cherry Hill Nature Preserve

Cherry Hill Nature Preserve

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Parker Mill County Park

Parker Mill County Park

Wooded park with a historic grist mill. This park offers forested trails, seasonal tours of its old grist mill & a museum in a cider mill.

Scarlett-Mitchell Nature Area

Scarlett-Mitchell Nature Area

Diverse habitats for wildlife viewing. A 25-acre park including an old field, wetlands, wooded wildlife areas & hiking trails.

County Farm Park

County Farm Park

Large park with gardens & play areas. Green county park featuring a wooded area, fitness trails, gardens, playgrounds & picnic pavilions.

Furstenberg Nature Area

Furstenberg Nature Area

Nature area with boardwalk & picnic area. Scenic 38-acre wetlands & woodlands park, with picnic tables, a boardwalk & walking paths.

Argo Nature Area

Argo Nature Area

Waterside park with canoe/kayak rental. Riverfront park featuring canoe, kayak & paddleboat rentals, a boat launch & biking/hiking trails.

Northfield Woods Preserve

Northfield Woods Preserve

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Bluffs Nature Area

Bluffs Nature Area

Forested area with trails & ridge views. 39-acre forested park featuring a variety of rugged hiking & biking trails & scenic ridge views.

Kuebler Langford Nature Area

Kuebler Langford Nature Area

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Barton Nature Area

Barton Nature Area

Riverfront parkland with limited trails. River park offering picnicking & trails amid meadow, forest & marsh, some accessible by boat only.

Bird Hills Nature Area

Bird Hills Nature Area

Hilly woodland park for hiking. The city's largest park at 161 acres, this hilly green space offers unpaved woodland hiking trails.

Eberwhite Nature Area

Eberwhite Nature Area

Forest nature reserve with a loop trail. Wooded nature reserve with a 1.5-mile loop trail used by hikers & dog walkers.

Dolph Nature Area

Dolph Nature Area

57-acre park with 2 lakes for fishing. Wooded 57-acre park with hiking trails plus fishing from Ann Arbor's only 2 naturally formed lakes.

Scio Woods Preserve

Scio Woods Preserve

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Burns-Stokes Preserve

Burns-Stokes Preserve

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