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# |
Name |
Distance |
Terrain |
Vegetation |
Comments |
1 |
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 |
14.7 miles |
Mostly flat |
Pine-oak-aspen |
3 views of Lake MI |
|
3 |
1.5 miles |
Hilly |
Beech-maple, fields, dune plants |
Overlook on a high bluff over Lake MI |
|
4 |
1.5 miles |
Hilly |
Beech-maple, old fields, pine plantation |
Views of Glen Lake |
|
5a |
2.4 miles |
Hilly |
Beech-maple |
Crosses Shauger Hill Rd and Scenic Drive |
|
5b |
8 miles |
Hilly |
Beech-maple |
Unplowed Scenic Drive and Shauger Hill |
|
6 |
1.4 miles |
Rolling Dunes |
Grasses, shrubs, wildflowers of the dunes |
Loose sand – strenuous views of Lake MI and sand dunes |
|
7 |
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 |
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8 |
0.9 mile |
Flat |
Field and beech-maple, white cedar |
Wheelchair accessible |
|
9 |
2.8 miles |
Rolling Dunes |
Grasses, shrubs, wildflowers |
Loose sand, views and access to Lake MI |
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10 |
9 miles |
Hilly |
Beech-maple, fields, pine plantation |
Several loops, Overlooks of Lake MI and Glen Lake. Horses are permitted. |
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11 |
8 miles |
Hilly |
Beech-maple, fields, pine plantation |
Panoramic view of Lake MI and fields of wildflowers |
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12 |
2.7 miles |
Hilly |
Beech-maple and fields |
Overlook of Lake MI |
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13 |
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.