Spider Lake Cottages are conventiently located close to many hiking trails. Throughout the Traverse City region, there are many hiking trails from beginner to advanced. Always go prepared for your hike, especially when heading out to Sleeping Bear dunes which at certain times of the year is equivalent to crossing a short span of the Sahara desert.
- Brown Bridge Quiet Area - 2 miles from the cottages, 5,000 acres of pristine woods, Boardman River and pond.
- Broadman Lake Trail
- Leelanau Trail
- Ranch Rudolf Horseback riding, tubing, hiking only 3 miles from cottages
- Muncie Lake Pathway
- Peninsula Township Park (Old Mission)
- TART Trail
- Sand Lakes Quiet Area
- Vasa Pathway
- Interlochen State Park