Whether you like to walk, bike, or even paddle - the Huron-Clinton Metroparks are challenging you to do it across their 13 Metroparks in the Trail Challenge.

Michigan Trails Week celebrates the state’s 13,400 miles of state-designated trails.

Michigan is partnering with Canada to develop a “cross-border trail tourism” experience that will connect outdoor trails from both countries using the new Gordie Howe International Bridge in Detroit.

Bell’s Brewery launched the second annual ‘Go Where the Trail Leads You’ campaign with the Partnership for the National Trails System to raise money for the preservation of national trails.

Each kind of trail has its own rules.

Michigan has more than 13,000 miles of state-designated trails and many of them are built on abandoned railroad corridors, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Over the Memorial Day weekend, more than a million people in Michigan will travel, and even more plan to get away during the rest of the summer.

Here's a roundup of our favorite places to go for a stroll in Tree Town.

Book a field trip at Matthaei Botanical Gardens.

Here's a list of activities to enjoy in nature in the Ann Arbor area.

Here's a list of activities to enjoy in nature in the Ann Arbor area.

All Seasons Ann Arbor is located at 4600 All Seasons Circle.

All Seasons Ann Arbor is located at 4600 All Seasons Circle.

All Seasons Ann Arbor is located at 4600 All Seasons Circle.

The Michigan DNR has confirmed six cougar sightings in 2020, all in the Upper Peninsula. Since 2008, the DNR has confirmed 55 cougar sightings, with only one of those coming in the Lower Peninsula, in 2017. Though originally native to Michigan, cougars were driven from the states landscape due to several factors, including habitat loss, around the early 1900s. In 2019, at least 11 cougar sightings were confirmed in the state. There have been periodic reports of cougar sightings since that time from various locations in Michigan.

The outdoor camping, like the modern and the group camping, offer swimming, fishing and electricity with modern bathrooms. The Bass Lake Modern Lodge provides modern facilities in a wooded, secluded location that has that Up North feel without the long drive. The Algonac State Park offers a group camping area, a riverfront modern and wagon wheel modern sites. The group camping area offers two trails totaling in three miles and is $17 per night. The riverfront modern area offers modern bathrooms and electricity.

Here are 10 of the best bike paths in Metro Detroit:Located across the bridge from Downtown Detroit, Belle Isle Park is a great place to bike with over 900 acres to explore. The isle has a paved bike path where you can enjoy the view of the Detroit skyline, along with seeing our neighbors in Canada. The Dequindre Cut is a two-mile paved bike path that offers a pedestrian link between the East Riverfront, Eastern Market and several residential neighborhoods in between. Lake St. Clair Metropark offers a three-mile paved bike path that offers views of Lake St. Clair. On this path youll be able to see iconic landmarks such as Greenfield Village and Henry Fords Estate.