Pick up a Walking DeTour Flyer at DeTour Village Office or DeTour Public Library and starting walking ... 

We have over 20 planned walks in and around DeTour for you to get to know our quaint little village.  Plus, if you complete 10 or more routes you get a commemorative token.

Walking DeTour

WITHIN DeTOUR BOTANICAL GARDENS

27 acres of scenic wetland preserve owned by Little Traverse Conservancy.  No developed parking or trails at this time.  Approximately one mile west of DeTour on M-134.

Bradley Foster and Teresa Irish donated the 120-acre to Little Traverse Conservancy, named James V. Foster Nature Preserve. The preserve includes the nearly 25-acre Hartley Lake.

​​Located  2 miles out of town, down South Caribou Lake Road. 

Approximately three miles of hiking trails in summer turn into groomed snowshoe and cross country ski trails in the winter months.  Three looped trails are marked and await your exploration. ​Built and maintained by a group of residents, these trails are found behind DeTour Public Schools at Raider Football Field, with access off South Caribou Lake Road.

Two annual festivals are held on our trails:

-  A Winter Evening On Our Trails - 1st Saturday in March

-  Spook Night & Haunted Trails - 3rd Saturday in October

Little Traverse

Botanical Gardens

Hartley Lake

 James V. Foster Hartley

Bid Munro Natural Trail is on the north end of DeTour Botanical Gardens, and is under design and development.  We hope to have walking trails looped through the property that will begin on the corner of Ontario and Huron Streets and wind through natural terrain, leading to 2 seperate foot bridges escorting you into Botanical Gardens.  Along the route you will see plants and trees that attract birds and butterflies, multiple bird houses, and a beautiful view of the St Mary's River.

 Nature Preserve

Eastern U.P. Trails

Where Year-Round Outdoor Recreation Is at a Premium ...

​LOCATED ON THE EASTERN TIP OF CHIPPEWA COUNTY, IN THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.

Cross Country Ski Trails

This 145 acre preserve includes the rich diversity that typifies northern Lake Huron: sand and gravel beach, limestone cobble shore, boreal forest, rich conifer swamp, emerging marsh and coastal fen. The land lies within a major migration corridor centered on the St. Mary's River, with more than three miles on Lake Huron. A 2-track road, Point Road, runs through the preserve to private land on the tip of the peninsula, and is open to foot traffic. Preserve is located on the eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula. From Detour Village, go south on M-134 for one mile, then south on Point Road 0.6 mile to parking area.

​Pure Michigan.

 Nature Preserve

Bid Munro Natural Trail

De Tour Peninsula

This trail is located roughly 10 miles west of DeTour Village on the north side of M-134, just west of DeTour State Forest Campground.    You can also enter the trail from South Caribou Lake Road, just west of Township Park on Caribou Lake.  The trail network includes an 8 mile multi-use trail that travels through state forest lands and along scenic Cranberry Lake.  A DNR map of the trail is available online or at DeTour Village Hall.    

 Cranberry Lake Trail

Seymour Bay

Walking in Paradise

Little Traverse Conservancy has three nature preserves in the DeTour Area:

​- DeTour Penninsula Nature Preserve

- James V. Foster Hartley Lake Nature Preserve

​- Seymour Bay Nature Preserve

Botanical Gardens offers walking trails through uniquely designed garden plots that are maintained by donors and volunteers.  These parks sit along the west shore of the St Mary's River offering freighter and marine traffic viewing, bird watching, stone picking,  and also have picnic and family gather space.  Located on the south end of DeTour Village, this beautiful park is within walking distance of our business district.

& Shula Giddens Parks

Snowshoe &

Nature Preserve