You can walk all the way around Michian’s coastline without trespassing on private property
For this reason, several advocates argue that Michigan would make a great starting point and centerpiece for an officially designated 10,000-mile walking trail around the Great Lakes.
Did you know that it is completely legal for you to walk the entire coastline of Michigan (all 2,200 miles!) without trespassing on private property? Chastity Pratt Dawsey writes in a recent piece for Bridge Magazine that “Michigan law allows anyone to traverse the state’s coast along the water’s edge up to the ordinary high water mark of the land without being guilty of trespassing on private property.”
For this reason, several advocates argue that Michigan would make a great starting point and centerpiece for an officially designated 10,000-mile walking trail around the Great Lakes.
Read more about the potential for a Great Lakes coastline walking trail in Bridge Magazine.
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