The two trails, one for hiking and one for biking, connects Ironwood in the Upper Peninsula and Belle Isle State Park in Detroit.

When complete, the hiking trail will be 1,204 miles (1,938 km) long and the biking trail is 828 miles (1,333 km) long.

[1] The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is coordinating the planning and construction of the missing trail segments.

[3] The hiking trail primarily follows the Michigan segment of the North Country National Scenic Trail with connectors to Belle Isle and Ironwood.

Bicycle Route 10 in the Upper Peninsula parallel to new trail.