Running trails in Flushing, MI
Flushing has 5 trails in the directory — 2 paved, 2 shaded, and 1 open 24 hours. 4 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 2,021 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.
Flushing County Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 888 reviews
Riverfront destination featuring ball fields, playgrounds and paved walking trails.
Riverview Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 652 reviews
Kids'-fave park featuring trails and picnic tables, as well as a riverwalk.
Flushing Township Nature Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 330 reviews
Picnic-friendly park featuring groomed trails for hiking, plus a riverside observation deck.
Riverview Trail
4.7 ★★★★★ 130 reviews
Riverfront trail (sometimes paved) for walking (dog-friendly), hiking and biking.
Creekview Trail
4.6 ★★★★★ 21 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Flushing
- Match the surface to your legs. Flushing gives you a choice: 2 paved 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.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 1 trail in Flushing is open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 4 of the 5 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 2 have trailhead parking, 3 have restrooms, and 1 has a water fountain in Flushing. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 2 shaded, 1 that runners describe as quiet, 3 dog-friendly, and 1 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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