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Running trails in Commerce Township, MI
Commerce Township has 11 trails in the directory — 2 paved and 2 on crushed gravel or dirt, 1 with a stated distance, and 2 open 24 hours. 7 of them post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 4,023 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
Proud Lake Recreation Area
4.6 ★★★★★ 2,448 reviews
State park with campsites, cabins & trails, plus boating & fishing on 2 lakes & the Huron River.
Dodge Park #5
4.6 ★★★★★ 778 reviews
Spacious green space for picnics, featuring multiple playgrounds and sports fields.
Hickory Glen Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 304 reviews
Large park featuring a playground, hiking trails and baseball fields, as well as a mountain biking track.
Maple Glen Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 174 reviews
Park providing well-maintained athletic fields for baseball and softball, plus a playground and a restroom.
Robert H. Long Nature Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 122 reviews
Serene nature area for bird-watchers featuring trails, waterfowl, ducks and swans.
Hiking Trailhead
4.9 ★★★★★ 98 reviews
Peaceful park with boardwalks, trails, waterways and marshlands.
Mill Race Park
4.2 ★★★★☆ 60 reviews
Peaceful park, with hiking trails and river walks, featuring ducks, a creek and a bridge.
Wise Woods Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 9 reviews
Mill Race Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Commerce Township
- Match the surface to your legs. Commerce Township gives you a choice: 2 paved, 1 crushed gravel, 1 natural surface, and 1 mixed. Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More paved trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? A loop finishes back at the car with no backtracking; on an out-and-back you simply turn round at half your distance. The longest stated distance in Commerce Township is Hickory Glen Park at 6 mi. 1 trail is long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 2 trails in Commerce Township are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 7 of the 11 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 2 have trailhead parking, 4 have restrooms, and 1 has a water fountain in Commerce Township. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 3 with mile markers, 3 that runners describe as quiet, 4 dog-friendly, and 3 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.
More on all of this in the trail-running guides.
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