Riley Trails

Riley Trails is one of the prominent trials in South West Michigan. The whole trials is more than 2.5 miles long. Marshy land is covered by a circle of trials fully covered with woods. Some areas are very similar to thick forest and a walk thru the woods can turn out to be a soothing natural experience. The interesting challenge is to identify the trail location. Even if you are a regular visitor the trails can turn out to be a really mystic since every route can turn out to bring a different experience and terrain may turn out to be new than your expectation.There is a main route and several tributary routes marked by color pointers painted on the woods. So its quite challenging to go without being lost thru the dark deep woods. Maps are placed sporadically which sometimes is a challenge once you are lost since you cant determine where exactly you are. I took an iPhone with me and switch on the Maps to see the exact location where I am and plan my directions accordingly. There is a main route and several sub routes which join the main route at multiple locations all represented by different colors.

At the entrance of the Trials, there is a long water body and I saw several people walking thru the shores of the water body. Although its a short journey, this an option for those who dont want to walk long.