Huron-Manistee National Forest · Michigan

Nct Marilla Trailhead Spur

1.1 mi of trail, end to end · Marilla Trailhead: 23 mi loop in the Service's write-up · native material surface · trail No. M10-15 · trail class 3 · typical grade 0-5% · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, bike

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Marilla Trailhead 23 mi loop · the Forest Service's write-up

<strong>Recreation Enhancement Act Fee -</strong> <em>Day Use -</em> <ul> <li>Day: $5.00</li> <li>Week: $15.00</li> </ul> · season May 15 to November 30

North Country National Scenic Trail
Photo: US Forest Service

Marilla Trailhead is the northern most access to the trail on the Huron-Manistee National Forests. For information on trailheads going north visit the National Park Service website .

A 23-mile loop trail is formed with the Manistee River Trail along the Manistee River. The loop trail can be accessed from the Marilla and Upper Branch Trailheads for the North Country National Scenic Trail and the Red Bridge and Seaton Creek accesses for the Manistee River Trail.

Going South - From Marilla to Upper River Trailhead the trail follows the ridge high above the Manistee River, offering hikers scenic views of the river valley. Mountain bikes are permitted from the Dilling Road crossing to the Marilla Trailhead. Mountain bikes are not allowed on the connector or the section of the trail along the Hodenpyl backwaters. The only water source is at Eddington Creek Crossing, 1.5 miles south of Marilla Trailhead.

Difficulty going south from Marilla -

Marilla to Red Bridge - Advanced/Difficult

Marilla Traihead to Dilling Rd.

Bicycles Allowed?: Yes

Miles: 21

Brochure with map :

North Country National Scenic Trail

Manistee River Trail

This brochure is set to print on 11 x 17 paper, landscape (wide) orientation. To print on 8 1/2 x 11 paper set the print area to "shrink to printable area", this will make the text on the page smaller.

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North Country National Scenic Trail

Manistee River Trail

Restrictions <em><strong>Allowed -</strong></em> <ul><li>Hiking</li><li>Llamas</li><li>Bicycles</li><li>Pets on leash</li><li>Nonmotorized snow use</li><li>Nonmotorized mechanized equipment</li></ul><em><strong>Prohibited -</strong></em> <ul><li>Motorized vehicles</li><li>Over-snow motorized vehicles</li><li>Pack and saddle animals</li></ul>As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors. These rules are available to you <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/hmnf/notices/?cid=STELPRDB5181640">on-line</a> or at any office of the Huron-Manistee National Forests. Please take time to read and understand them. General Topic orders apply across the Forests. <em><strong>Applicable Orders - </strong></em> <ul><li>Motorized Vehicle Use of Roads, Trails and Off-road Areas</li><li>Occupancy and Use</li></ul>

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.