1
Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Managed by University of Michigan
241 acres6.3 mi of trail
Dix Pond / Fleming Creek TrailSam Graham Trees TrailPrairie TrailWetland Boardwalk
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Superior
Superior, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Superior is conserved land, roughly 2,902 acres. There are about 37 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Matthaei Botanical Gardens (6.3 mi), LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve (4.4 mi), and Cherry Hill Nature Preserve (3.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Superior, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Superior outdoors
Conserved land
13%
2,902 of 22,622 acres
Trails
37 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 22 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
30
194 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
9.7 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 9.3 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve
Managed by Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy
330 acres4.4 mi of trail
Superior Greenway Nature Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Cherry Hill Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
160 acres3.1 mi of trail
Big Loop TrailNorth TrailWoodland TrailHigh Bluff TrailWetland Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Kosch-Headwaters Preserve
Nature preserve
152 acres2 mi of trail
Woodland Loop TrailField Loop TrailSpringhill TrailConnector Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Trailhead Parking
5
BirdSong Nature Preserve
Managed by Superior Charter Township
312 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Conservancy Farm (SMLC)
Managed by Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy
99 acres1.2 mi of trail
Conservancy Farm PathConnector Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Schroeter Park
Managed by Superior Charter Township
31 acres1.2 mi of trail
Blue TrailConnector Trail (Green Trail)Weatherbee Loop (Red Trail)
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Jack R. Smiley Nature Preserve
Managed by Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy
98 acres0.9 mi of trail
Superior Greenway Nature PathConservancy Farm Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
All 30 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 30 parks & preserves
Matthaei Botanical Gardens241 acres · 6.3 mi of trail · University of Michigan
LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve330 acres · 4.4 mi of trail · Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy
Cherry Hill Nature Preserve160 acres · 3.1 mi of trail
Kosch-Headwaters Preserve152 acres · 2 mi of trail
BirdSong Nature Preserve312 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Superior Charter Township
Conservancy Farm (SMLC)99 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy
Schroeter Park31 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Superior Charter Township
Jack R. Smiley Nature Preserve98 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy
Janice Anshuetz Highland Preserve52 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Weatherbee Woods Preserve84 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Washtenaw County
Who protects the land
2,902 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,042 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.4 mi
- Off-road bike paths9.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis15
- Baseball7
- Basketball4
- Pickleball4
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Superior and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Superior's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.