Huron-Manistee National Forest · Michigan · Trail H58-2

Meadows West Trail

Meadows West Trail is a 11.5 miles trail in Huron-Manistee National Forest, Michigan. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, atv, e-bikes and snowmobile.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Huron-Manistee National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end44.5592, -84.3076 · Directions ↗
Other end44.6110, -84.3913 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 18 segments.

The trail

Length11.5 miles
Trail class2, moderately developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade0-5 percent
Typical tread width60-96 inches
Motor vehiclesOpen to at least one motorized use
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbersH58-2
ForestHuron-Manistee National Forest (unit 0904)
StatesMichigan
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed 01/01 to 12/31 (month/day)
Horse and pack stockAllowed
Mountain bikingAllowed 01/01 to 12/31 (month/day)
MotorcycleAllowed 01/01 to 12/31 (month/day)
ATVAllowed year-round
E-bikesAllowed year-round
SnowmobileAllowed 12/01 to 03/15 (month/day)

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    6 Mile Unit 3 Rx

    23 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Montmorency-Rx Cl-26-31 Clear Lake Swest Unit 1

    42 mi from the trail midpoint · 13 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Meadows West Trail?

11.5 miles, the sum of the 18 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Huron-Manistee National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Meadows West Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, atv, e-bikes and snowmobile. The trail is open to at least one motorized use. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Meadows West Trail start?

The line begins at 44.5592, -84.3076 and ends at 44.6110, -84.3913. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Meadows West Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Meadows West Trail?

Meadows Orv Campground (0.1 mi) is within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Meadows West Trail?

Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Meadows West Trail?

The typical grade is 0-5 percent. The typical tread is 60-96 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Meadows West Trail?

Huron-Manistee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0904. The trail is in Michigan.

Source: Huron-Manistee National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Meadows West Trail?

2 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest 6 Mile Unit 3 Rx at 23 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 18 segments named MEADOWS WEST TRAIL in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0904. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.