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North Western State Trail

Trail8.9 km · 5.5 miBest May–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)

  1. J-4°-11°46
  2. F-3°-11°36
  3. M2°-7°43
  4. A10°1°62
  5. M16°8°69
  6. J22°14°75
  7. J25°18°63
  8. A24°17°82
  9. S20°14°87
  10. O13°7°89
  11. N6°1°64
  12. D0°-5°55

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 8.9 km (5.5 mi) long, North Western State Trail is a trail in Michigan, United States of America. It lies about 2.8 km southwest of Alanson. It connects with North Conway Road.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
8.9 km · 5.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Unknown
Data from
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Designation
National Recreation Trail
Nearest town
2.8 km SW of Alanson (Emmet County, Michigan) · GeoNames
Connects to
North Conway Road (National Scenic Trail: North Country), Petoskey To Mackinaw Trail (North Western State Trail) (National Scenic Trail: North Country) (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Michigan
Continent
North America
Route centre
45.4285, -84.7999
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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