The North Country National Scenic Trail (NCT), which stretches more than 4,600 miles (7,400 km) from Crown Point in eastern New York to Lake Sakakawea in western North Dakota, is the longest of the eleven National Scenic Trails.

The Trail is administered by the National Park Service, managed by federal, state, and local agencies, and built and maintained primarily by the volunteers of the North Country Trail Association (NCTA) and its partners.

The purpose of the Western Michigan Chapter of the NCTA is to build, maintain, and promote the North Country National Scenic Trail through Michigan's Kent and Newaygo counties.

We sincerely hope that, while visiting the trail, you enjoy a superb experience within a protected corridor, traversing and interpreting the richly diverse environmental features found along its route.