Trails

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#	Name	Distance	Terrain	Vegetation	Comments
1	Old Indian	2.5 miles	Flat to gently rolling with a few sections of steep hills	Evergreens and hardwoods	Trail leads to a view of Lake MI
2	Platte Plains	14.7 miles	Mostly flat	Pine-oak-aspen	3 views of Lake MI
3	Empire Bluff	1.5 miles	Hilly	Beech-maple, fields, dune plants	Overlook on a high bluff over Lake MI
4	Windy Moraine	1.5 miles	Hilly	Beech-maple, old fields, pine plantation	Views of Glen Lake
5a	Shauger Hill	2.4 miles	Hilly	Beech-maple	Crosses Shauger Hill Rd and Scenic Drive
5b	Scenic Drive Ski Trail	8 miles	Hilly	Beech-maple	Unplowed Scenic Drive and Shauger Hill
6	Cottonwood	1.4 miles	Rolling Dunes	Grasses, shrubs, wildflowers of the dunes	Loose sand – strenuous views of Lake MI and sand dunes
7	Dunes	3.5 miles	Steep, rugged dunes	Grasses, shrubs and wildflowers of the dunes	Strenuous hike through dunes leads to Lake MI. 2-4 hr round trip
8	Duneside Accessible	0.9 mile	Flat	Field and beech-maple, white cedar	Wheelchair accessible
9	Sleeping Bear Pt.	2.8 miles	Rolling Dunes	Grasses, shrubs, wildflowers	Loose sand, views and access to Lake MI
10	Alligator Hill	9 miles	Hilly	Beech-maple, fields, pine plantation	Several loops, Overlooks of Lake MI and Glen Lake. Horses are permitted.
11	Bay View	8 miles	Hilly	Beech-maple, fields, pine plantation	Panoramic view of Lake MI and fields of wildflowers
12	Pyramid Point	2.7 miles	Hilly	Beech-maple and fields	Overlook of Lake MI
13	Good Harbor Bay	2.8 miles	Flat, wet in places	Wooded, some dunes	Boardwalk over creek

There are many hiking and backpacking options on North Manitou Island and South Manitou Island.