Linking up with the North Country Scenic Trail on the river’s western edge provides hikers with a 23-mile loop that is manageable on a Friday through Sunday expedition.

The new trail starts out along Manistee River then heads north through the woods along the very scenic Fife Lake Creek, eventually entering lake country where the route passes by Headquarters Lake ...

Press Photo/Howard MeyersonFrom left, Henri Droski, Fritz Hartley and Fritz Seegers pause before heading out on the Manistee River Trail in the Manistee National Forest. MESICK -- We were perhaps ...

It completes a more than 20-mile loop, including the Manistee River Trail and a portion of the 4,800-mile North Country Trail, the longest National Scenic Trail in the country.

The 50-mile section of North Country Trail we hiked (beginning near Kalkaska and ending where the trail meets the Manistee River near Kingsley) is rated as a great break-in backpack trip for ...

Cadillac, Mich. October 17, 2022— The Huron-Manistee National Forests are replacing the Slagle Creek Bridge on the Manistee River Trail. Construction on the bri ...

I’ve enjoyed hiking sections of the North Country Trail (NCT) throughout our region as it winds along the Manistee River, joins the Muncie Lakes and Sand Lakes pathways and continues ...

I’ve always enjoyed hiking the North Country Trail throughout our region as it winds north along the Manistee River, continues through the Jordan River valley, climbing to the Skyline Trail ...

The bridge connects the Manistee River Trail (MRT) to the 4,800-mile North Country National Scenic Trail (NCT). The Huron-Manistee National Forests will close the Manistee River Suspension Bridge ...