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Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
7,540 acres15.9 mi of trail
Norway Ridge TrailLP461
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Wilson
Wilson, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 16% of Wilson is conserved land, roughly 7,914 acres. There are about 28 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit (15.9 mi) and Norway Ridge Pathway (4.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Wilson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Wilson outdoors
Conserved land
16%
7,914 of 50,722 acres
Trails
28 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 21 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
3,983 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
8.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 8.6 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
Norway Ridge Pathway
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
217 acres4.4 mi of trail
#12 - #9 Norway Ridge PathwayConnectorTNT Loop#8 - #9 Norway Ridge PathwayFoster Trail - AKA - Snowshoe Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Wolf Creek Park
Managed by Wilson Township
16 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 3.0 miHorses 1.8 miUnpaved 22.2 mi
Showing 1–10 of 13 trails
- Norway Ridge Trail2.6 mi
- #12 - #9 Norway Ridge Pathway0.9 mi
- Connector0.6 mi
- TNT Loop0.6 mi
- #8 - #9 Norway Ridge Pathway0.5 mi
- LP4610.4 mi
- Foster Trail - AKA - Snowshoe Loop0.3 mi
- Beaver Bypass0.2 mi
- Dead Deer Trail0.2 mi
- #6 - #7 Norway Ridge Pathway0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
7,914 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 111 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 lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths8.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- New Alternate Entrance to Norway (bike route)0.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis2
- Equestrian1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Wilson
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 7,638 acPrivate Park 167 acConservation Easement 111 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta State Forest AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 7,493 | Open |
| Alpena Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 167 | Restricted |
| MNRTF Parcel 57State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 73 | Restricted |
| MNRTF ParcelState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 40 | Restricted |
| MNRTF Parcel 13State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 32 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Saint Matthew CemeteryCemetery
Saint Paul CemeteryCemetery
Saint Rose CemeteryCemetery
Wilson CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Wilson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson | 15.6% | 28.4 mi | 3 |
| Maple Ridge | 13.8% | 12.9 mi | 2 |
| Alpena | 16.8% | 91.4 mi | 14 |
| Green | 3.1% | 19.0 mi | 4 |
| Ossineke | 8.8% | 115.9 mi | 4 |
| Long Rapids | 16.3% | 11.9 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Wilson'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 30-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.