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Hartwick Pines State Park - Au Sable River Foot Trail

Trail5.4 km · 3.4 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Hartwick Pines State Park - Aspen Trail;hartwick Pines State Park - Deer Run Trail;hartwick Pines State Park - Weary Leg 0.6 mi · 1.0 kmExplore Michigan →

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Best time to hike

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

  1. J-4°-12°54
  2. F-2°-12°41
  3. M4°-7°47
  4. A12°1°72
  5. M18°7°84
  6. J23°13°96
  7. J25°15°89
  8. A24°15°96
  9. S20°11°97
  10. O13°5°92
  11. N5°-1°73
  12. D-1°-7°56

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

Hartwick Pines State Park - Au Sable River Foot Trail is a trail in Michigan, United States of America, about 5.4 km (3.4 mi) in length. It lies about 12 km northeast of Grayling. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
5.4 km · 3.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Unknown
Data from
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Nearest town
12 km NE of Grayling (Crawford County, Michigan) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Michigan
Continent
North America
Route centre
44.7495, -84.6454
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 centre

Hartwick Pines State Park - Aspen Trail;hartwick Pines State Park - Deer Run Trail;hartwick Pines State Park - Weary Leg

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · Michigan

Hartwick Pines State Park - Old Growth Forest Trail

0.9 mi · 1.5 km · Michigan

Hartwick Pines State Park - Mertz Grade Trail

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · Michigan

Wakeley Lake Main Loop

10 mi · 17 km · Huron-Manistee National Forest

Beaver Creek Trail MCCCT

15 mi · 24 km · Michigan

West Higgins Route

15 mi · 25 km · Michigan

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