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North Western State Trail

Trail22 km · 14 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Little Traverse Wheelway 8 mi · 13 kmExplore Michigan →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–23 °C (54–73 °F)

  1. J-4°-9°60
  2. F-4°-10°43
  3. M0°-6°50
  4. A6°0°72
  5. M12°7°76
  6. J19°14°77
  7. J23°19°69
  8. A23°19°91
  9. S20°15°100
  10. O13°9°108
  11. N6°3°80
  12. D1°-3°72

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 Western State Trail is a trail in Michigan, United States of America, about 22 km (14 mi) in length. It lies about 4.5 km west of Bay Shore. It is designated a National Recreation Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
22 km · 14 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
County
Data from
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Designation
National Recreation Trail
Nearest town
4.5 km W of Bay Shore (Charlevoix County, Michigan) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Michigan
Continent
North America
Route centre
45.3651, -85.1270
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.

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