Chelsea Trail Challenge
Join us in exploring the many trails that are right in Chelsea’s backyard!
This event is sponsored by Ugly Dog Distillery and coordinated by the Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce.
- Accept the challenge – kayak/paddleboat/run/hike/bike/snowshoe/ski/swim/kayak/paddleboat/horseback ride (as able/permissible) any of the trails listed on on Chelsea Trail Challenge List (which can be found at the bottom of this page) between February 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023.
- Take a photo of yourself at the trailhead or on the trail.
- Photo submitted must show you on the trail; a screenshot of your adventure on a tracker like a Garmin is not accepted. You may just take a photo of your hand with a thumbs up, the snowshoes you're wearing on the trail while you explore, etc.
- Upload the pic and log your trail on the form below.
- Only one submission per trail.
- Take a photo of yourself at the trailhead or on the trail.
- Every new trail submitted below is an entry into the Grand Prize Drawing. This year we have two grand prizes.
- $750 Gift Card to Aberdeen Bike - Thank you to JDW & Associates for supplying the gift card.
- Set of 2 Adult Kayaks
- Trek Marlin 6 Cross Country Mountain Bike - Thank you to Aberdeen Bike for supplying the bike.
- There will be an early bird drawings
- The first drawing will be on Earth Day for a backpack full of outdoor gear. Thank you to ArborOne Mortgage Group | Anne Nauts for supplying this prize.
- Drawings in May - October - Thank you to Aberdeen Bike for supplying these prizes:
- ODF lights
- Adult Helmets
- Youth Helmets
- Aberdeen Bike Silver Service
- Log just 10 different trails and you are eligible to pick up a free hiking utility bracelet or official Chelsea Trail Challenge Sticker from the Chelsea Visitor Center.
- Hit Milestones for 10, 20, 30, 40, & 50 trails completed and stop by for an official milestone button.
Chelsea Trail Challenge is a full recreational experience. The lakes are aquatic trails for those who like to kayak, swim, or paddleboard.
Want to keep track of the trails you have completed? Download the Chelsea Trail Challenge checklist here.
Eligible Trails
- Border-to-Border Trail - Dexter to Chelsea Corridor
- Border-to-Border Trail - Chelsea to Stockbridge Corridor
- DTE Energy Foundation Trail - Green Lake Loop
- DTE Energy Foundation Trail - Big Kame Loop
- DTE Energy Foundation Trail - Winn Loop
- DTE Energy Foundation Trail - Sugar Loop
- Waterloo Discovery Center Trails - Bog Trail
- Waterloo Discovery Center Trails - Hickory Hills Trail
- Waterloo Discovery Center Trails - Lakeview Trail
- Waterloo Discovery Center Trails - Lowland Trail
- Waterloo Discovery Center Trails - Oakwoods Trail
- Waterloo Discovery Center Trails - Old Field Trail
- Waterloo Discovery Center Trails - Spring Pond Trail
- Waterloo-Dry Marsh Trail
- Waterloo-Equestrian Trails
- Pinckney-Crooked Lake Trail
- Pinckney-Equestrian Trails
- Pinckney-Losee Lake Trail
- Pinckney-Potawatomi Trail
- Pinckney-Silver Lake Trail
- Park Lyndon - North
- Park Lyndon - South
- West Lake Preserve
- Baker Woods Preserve (includes the Chelsea District Library StoryBook Trail)
- Trinkle Marsh Preserve
- Miller-Smith Preserve
- Sharon Short Hills Preserve
- Sharon Hills Nature Preserve
- Clark & Avis Spike Preserve
- Squiers Preserve
- Koenn Preserve
- Brauer Preserve
- Oak Grove Cemetery Loop
- Hospital Trail Loop
- Big Green Square Loop
- Pierce Lake Trail Loop
- School Connector Loop
- Timbertown Loop
- North Neighborhood Loop
- West Neighborhood Loop
- Silver Maples Loop
- Senior Center Leg
- Interurban Rail Leg
- Chelsea Retirement Community Loop
- Chelsea Sculpture Walk
- Robin Hills Farm Nature Trail
- Mud Lake*
- Winnewana Lake*
- Sugarloaf Lake*
- Walsh Lake*
- Mill Lake*
- Crooked Lake*
- Four Mile Lake*
- Doyle Lake*
- Cedar Lake*
- Green Lake*
*Aquatic trails must be completed on lake with watercraft or by swimming
Chelsea Trail Challenge - Trail Entry
Log your completed trail here. Submissions will begin Feb. 1st, 2023
Trail submission for the 2023 Chelsea Trail Challange has closed. The Grand prize winners will be announced in the first week of December.