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Bay de Noc – Grand Island National Recreation Trail

Regional route71 km · 44 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Bay De Noc - Grand Island 1.4 mi · 2.3 kmExplore Hiawatha National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

  1. J-5°-13°38
  2. F-4°-13°29
  3. M1°-7°48
  4. A9°0°61
  5. M16°7°71
  6. J22°13°82
  7. J25°17°83
  8. A24°17°87
  9. S20°13°87
  10. O12°6°81
  11. N5°-1°61
  12. D-2°-8°45

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 71 km (44 mi) long, Bay de Noc – Grand Island National Recreation Trail is a regional hiking route in Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan, United States of America. It lies about 12 km northeast of Gladstone. It connects with Bay De Noc - Grand Island.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
71 km · 44 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
12 km NE of Gladstone (Delta County, Michigan) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Hiawatha National Forest
Connects to
Bay De Noc - Grand Island (National Recreation Trail) (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Michigan
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Operator (OSM)
United States Forest Service
Route centre
46.1542, -86.8626
Route start
45.9315, -86.9185
OpenStreetMap
relation 3149603
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Bay De Noc - Grand Island

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · Hiawatha National Forest

Escanaba To Hermansville State Trail

16 mi · 26 km · Michigan

Van Winkle Trail

19 mi · 31 km · Hiawatha National Forest

Felch Grade Route

21 mi · 34 km · Michigan

Pine Marten Run

25 mi · 40 km · Hiawatha National Forest

Brunos Run

25 mi · 40 km · Hiawatha National Forest

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