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Saugatuck Dunes State Park - South Trail
On Pelican Peak
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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 15–25 °C (59–77 °F)
- J0°-5°58
- F0°-6°52
- M3°-2°60
- A9°4°88
- M15°10°115
- J22°17°94
- J25°21°81
- A25°20°97
- S21°17°110
- O15°10°107
- N8°4°102
- D2°-1°78
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
Saugatuck Dunes State Park - South Trail is a trail in Michigan, United States of America, about 6.6 km (4.1 mi) in length. It is on Pelican Peak. It lies about 3.2 km north of Saugatuck.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 6.6 km · 4.1 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- Unknown
- Data from
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Mountain
- Pelican Peak (mountain, 220 m; GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- 3.2 km N of Saugatuck (Allegan County, Michigan) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Michigan
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 42.6886, -86.2017
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 centreBass River Rec. Area - Bike Trail
24 mi · 39 km · Michigan
Pj Hoffmaster State Park - Beach Trail
31 mi · 49 km · Michigan
Musketawa State Trail
36 mi · 58 km · Michigan
Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park
37 mi · 59 km · Michigan
Yankee Springs Recreation Area
37 mi · 59 km · Michigan
Yankee Springs Rec. Area - Bike Trail
37 mi · 60 km · Michigan
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