Murphy Creek Trail

Michigan

Michigan

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16.3 mi

Distance

789 ft

Gain

5h 38m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Hiawatha National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Through-trail
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
16.3 mi
Elevation gain
789 ft
Elevation loss
789 ft
Highest point
782 ft
Lowest point
652 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

MURPHY CREEK TRAIL is a 32.54-mile out-and-back trail in Michigan with 789 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 782 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
716 ft
High point
782 ft
Total climbing
789 ft
Total descent
789 ft
Steepest stretch
2% grade around mile 14.6 on the way out
Length (round trip)
33 mi
Shape
Out and back

It's essentially flat.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Hiawatha National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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