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SaveGlacial Hills Pathway and Natural Area is managed by The Friends of Glacial Hills who represents its landowners: Antrim County, Forest Home Township, and the Village of Bellaire. The Pathways provide over 31 miles of professionally designed and well-maintained, all-season trails for mountain biking, hiking, running, cross country skiing and snowshoeing.
Glacial Hills’ terrain was fashioned by the retreat of glaciers and is a woodland composed of rolling hills with elevations rising more than 400 feet above the Trailheads. Nature has since adorned Glacial Hills with Michigan conifers, hardwoods, wildflowers, fall colors, and snowfall. Mountain bikers describe the trails as “fast, flowy, and fun.” The warm seasons bring mountain bikers, hikers, and runners. Winter is time for fat tire biking, skiing and snowshoeing. Glacial Hills is a peaceful, enjoyable place to explore. Its rolling hills, great views, abundant nature, and winding paths provide for an unforgettable experience.
There are three trailheads at Eckhardt, Vandermark and Orchard Hills roads that provide access to multi-use and bidirectional trails over more than 800 woodland acres. The crisscrossing trails are composed of ninety trail segments of varying length, forming fifty-seven intersections. Users may traverse any path with many options to choose from. Site maps are posted at every intersection and yellow blazes are painted on trees as guides. In addition, eleven pre-determined routes, that together traverse more than eighty-five percent of the trail system, are clearly marked. The pathway for each route is indicated at intersections using unique symbols.
Glacial Hills’ terrain was fashioned by the retreat of glaciers and is a woodland composed of rolling hills with elevations rising more than 400 feet above the Trailheads. Nature has since adorned Glacial Hills with Michigan conifers, hardwoods, wildflowers, fall colors, and snowfall. Mountain bikers describe the trails as “fast, flowy, and fun.” The warm seasons bring mountain bikers, hikers, and runners. Winter is time for fat tire biking, skiing and snowshoeing. Glacial Hills is a peaceful, enjoyable place to explore. Its rolling hills, great views, abundant nature, and winding paths provide for an unforgettable experience.
There are three trailheads at Eckhardt, Vandermark and Orchard Hills roads that provide access to multi-use and bidirectional trails over more than 800 woodland acres. The crisscrossing trails are composed of ninety trail segments of varying length, forming fifty-seven intersections. Users may traverse any path with many options to choose from. Site maps are posted at every intersection and yellow blazes are painted on trees as guides. In addition, eleven pre-determined routes, that together traverse more than eighty-five percent of the trail system, are clearly marked. The pathway for each route is indicated at intersections using unique symbols.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Regional Recreation Area

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- Mountain Bike
95 trails
- Hike
95 trails
- Trail Running
95 trails
- Snowshoe
93 trails
- Backcountry Ski
94 trails
- Nordic Ski
0 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 94
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 95
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 95
- Trails Trail Running
- 95
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 93
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 94
- Total Distance
- 29 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,722 ft
- Total Vertical
- 375 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 997 ft
- Reports
- 699
- Photos
- 39
- Ridden Counter
- 39,696
Popular Glacial Hills Pathway Mountain Biking Trails
Glacial Hills Pathway Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Outer Loop | 18 miles | |
West Valley | 3 miles | |
Rolling Hills | 5 miles | |
Switchbacks | 2 miles | |
Wall | 2 miles | |
Bear Den | 3 miles | |
Never Never Land | 5 miles | |
Crown | 2 miles | |
Dear Run | 4 miles | |
Eckhardt West Valley 5 mile shred Loop | 5 miles |
Photos of Glacial Hills Pathway Mountain Bike
trail: GH #76- #77
354 |
Aug 28, 2019 @ 6:19pm
Aug 28, 2019
trail: GH #76- #77
220 |
Aug 28, 2019 @ 6:18pm
Aug 28, 2019
trail: GH #76- #77
172 |
Aug 28, 2019 @ 6:18pm
Aug 28, 2019
trail: GH #78- #79
113 |
Aug 28, 2019 @ 6:17pm
Aug 28, 2019
trail: GH #78- #79
146 |
Aug 28, 2019 @ 6:16pm
Aug 28, 2019
trail: GH #78- #79
258 |
Aug 28, 2019 @ 6:16pm
Aug 28, 2019
trail: GH #78- #79
148 |
Aug 28, 2019 @ 6:16pm
Aug 28, 2019
trail: GH #73- #78
187 |
Aug 28, 2019 @ 6:16pm
Aug 28, 2019Videos of Glacial Hills Pathway Mountain Bike

trail: GH #18 - #22
10:03 |
463 |
Feb 22, 2022 , Bellaire

trail: GH #5 - #6 West
10:03 |
324 |
Feb 22, 2022 , Bellaire

trail: GH #18 - #22
10:53 |
290 |
Mar 29, 2021 , Bellaire

trail: GH Eckhardt Trailhead - #1
0:51 |
528 |
Apr 23, 2018 , Bellaire

trail: GH Eckhardt Trailhead - #1
3:16 |
470 |
Apr 23, 2018 , Bellaire
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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GH #10 - #14 | Jun 19, 2025 @ 12:56pm Jun 19, 2025 | Variable | Roadwarriorxo | ||
GH #10 - #11 | Jun 19, 2025 @ 12:56pm Jun 19, 2025 | Variable | Roadwarriorxo | ||
GH #11 - #12 | Jun 19, 2025 @ 12:56pm Jun 19, 2025 | Variable | Roadwarriorxo | ||
GH #12- #29 | Jun 19, 2025 @ 12:56pm Jun 19, 2025 | Variable | Roadwarriorxo | ||
GH #29- #30 | Jun 19, 2025 @ 12:56pm Jun 19, 2025 | Variable | Roadwarriorxo | ||
GH #30 - #31 | Jun 19, 2025 @ 12:56pm Jun 19, 2025 | Variable | Roadwarriorxo | ||
GH #31 - #45 | Jun 19, 2025 @ 12:56pm Jun 19, 2025 | Variable | Roadwarriorxo | ||
GH #45- #46 | Jun 19, 2025 @ 12:56pm Jun 19, 2025 | Variable | Roadwarriorxo | ||
GH #46- #47 | Jun 19, 2025 @ 12:56pm Jun 19, 2025 | Variable | Roadwarriorxo | ||
GH #47- #48 | Jun 19, 2025 @ 12:56pm Jun 19, 2025 | Variable | Roadwarriorxo |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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mtbshwalp | wishlist | badge | activity #74806322 | Jun 29, 2025 @ 6:05am Jun 29, 2025 |
Smasheroni | wishlist | trail | activity #74690536 | Jun 27, 2025 @ 4:06pm Jun 27, 2025 |
mtbshwalp | wishlist | badge | activity #74293394 | Jun 21, 2025 @ 5:57pm Jun 21, 2025 |
Roadwarriorxo | add | report | activity #74177233 and 35 more | Jun 20, 2025 @ 8:28am Jun 20, 2025 |
Kdrex1 | wishlist | region | activity #73795443 | Jun 14, 2025 @ 4:39pm Jun 14, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Perfect conditions | Jun 9, 2023 @ 1:50pm Jun 9, 2023 | ||
report | Trees have been removed. | Jul 3, 2020 @ 7:35am Jul 3, 2020 | ||
report | repaired | Dec 3, 2017 @ 6:16am Dec 3, 2017 | ||
trail | This report is located just east of marker #48... | Jan 12, 2017 @ 9:38am Jan 12, 2017 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Maplehurst Natural Area | 11 | 5 km | |||
Old Mission Point Park | 8 | 2 | 11.1 km | ||
Browns Creek | 1 | 5 | 13.4 km | ||
Maple Bay Natural Area | 3 | 13.9 km | |||
Jordan Valley Pathway | 4 | 15.6 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 95 | 29 miles | 4,721 ft | 12 miles | 374 ft | #155 | #69 | 37 | 701 | 12 | 6,075 | |
E-Bike | 1 | 190 ft | 663 | 142 | ||||||||
Hike | 95 | 29 miles | 4,721 ft | 12 miles | 374 ft | #97 | #53 | 3 | 701 | 11 | 142 | |
Trail Running | 95 | 29 miles | 4,721 ft | 12 miles | 374 ft | #97 | #52 | 701 | 11 | 17 | ||
Snowmobile | 1 | 190 ft | ||||||||||
Snowshoe | 93 | 29 miles | 4,721 ft | 12 miles | 374 ft | #10 | #5 | 38 | 11 | 19 | ||
Backcountry Ski | 94 | 29 miles | 4,721 ft | 12 miles | 374 ft | #1 | #1 | 37 | 11 | 2 |
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