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North Country Ntl Scenic-East

Trail47 km · 29 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Carp River Hiking Trail 4.1 mi · 6.7 kmExplore Hiawatha National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–24 °C (52–75 °F)

  1. J-6°-13°55
  2. F-5°-12°44
  3. M0°-8°57
  4. A6°-1°77
  5. M13°6°87
  6. J20°13°94
  7. J24°17°79
  8. A23°17°101
  9. S19°13°117
  10. O11°6°101
  11. N5°0°89
  12. D-1°-6°68

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

North Country Ntl Scenic-East is a trail of about 47 km (29 mi) in Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan, United States of America. It lies about 29 km north of Saint Ignace. It is designated a North Country.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
47 km · 29 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Designation
North Country
Nearest town
29 km N of Saint Ignace (Mackinac County, Michigan) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Hiawatha National Forest
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Michigan
Continent
North America
Route centre
46.0990, -84.8521
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

Carp River Hiking Trail

4.1 mi · 6.7 km · Hiawatha National Forest

Sand Dunes/Nct Connector

11 mi · 17 km · Hiawatha National Forest

US Bicycle Route 10

16 mi · 25 km · Hiawatha National Forest

Cherry Stem Hike

16 mi · 26 km · Hiawatha National Forest

Huron Boardwalk

17 mi · 28 km · Michigan

Mackinac Bridge

22 mi · 36 km · Michigan

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