Asylum Lake Trail is a 2.6 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Kalamazoo, Michigan that features a lake and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Former site of the Kalamazoo mental hospital. Now WMU has turned this area into a wild life preserve. This boasts a very large lake, trails, and loads of wildlife.
January 16, 2021January 7, 2021A bit muddy
January 2, 2021Great trail, even with the snow
December 31, 2020The trail today was nearly frozen solid. I’m glad I wore my ice cleats; otherwise I’d have turned back. The muddiest parts still found a way to be muddy. Worth it, but treacherous.
December 28, 2020December 12, 2020One of our all time favorites, with the endless variety of trails, so many left or rights!!
December 8, 2020super nice, everyone i passed was super nice and kept their distance
November 21, 2020Beautiful day!! Hike around the lake. A little tricky at the end due to swampy conditions.
November 20, 2020Did Yellow and Blue beautiful day
November 13, 2020Mixed trail conditions- mostly easy Super mucking and you need to get of onto Drake rd and re-enter the trail, that area is difficult in spots.
November 7, 2020Really pretty trail around Asylum Lake. Little detour due to high water on to Drake Road. Marshy in places.
November 4, 2020November 4, 2020only at the end of the trail it's flooded so you need to get on Drake street. Google map get you to the parking the wrong way. Enter through Drake street.
October 31, 2020Beautiful!
October 29, 2020October 25, 2020Pretty swampy in some places
October 21, 2020October 17, 2020I did the basic loop around the lake -- which, of course, was your basic loop around a lake. I went counter clockwise, and found most of the trail on the far side is an unsanctioned single-track trail. It goes to a VERY busy road, across a short but pretty skanky swamp (I was unprepared for that - shame on me). Lots of space to walk, but you don't have a sense of remoteness. Mind the mosquito warnings!
October 14, 2020It’s was great in fall, pretty leaf colors.
September 29, 2020I love this trail! I don’t follow the guide on here as it’s really overgrown.
September 27, 2020September 27, 2020Probably one of my favorite places to hike. Love how you are able to view the lake in multiple locations!
September 27, 2020September 21, 2020September 20, 2020September 18, 2020I had looked at the trail ahead of time, so I knew that it came out and made you walk down Drake a little ways before getting back on the trail. This was not a problem even though Drake does not have a sidewalk. But I was not prepared for re entering the trail. You literally have to climb over the guard rail, go through some weeds onto the trail that you can barely see, climb under a 1/2 fence, and go down onto the trail. the trail is very muddy and watery right at first. After that though it's a very nice trail through the woods. It is short so I added on some of their many other trails to make it a bit longer. There are no signs and nothing is marked, but with the all trails app that is not a problem.
September 14, 2020
