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Shore to Shore Trail

Trail15 km · 9 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Windy Moraine Trail 2.7 mi · 4.3 kmExplore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 13–24 °C (55–75 °F)

  1. J-3°-8°62
  2. F-3°-9°46
  3. M2°-5°51
  4. A8°1°77
  5. M14°7°80
  6. J20°14°82
  7. J23°18°79
  8. A24°19°93
  9. S20°15°114
  10. O13°9°98
  11. N7°3°84
  12. D1°-3°75

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

Shore to Shore Trail is a trail of about 15 km (9 mi) in Michigan, United States of America. It lies about 21 km north of Beulah. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
15 km · 9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Nearby park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (1.46 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
21 km N of Beulah (Benzie County, Michigan) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Michigan
Continent
North America
Route centre
44.8130, -86.0255
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

Windy Moraine Trail

2.7 mi · 4.3 km · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

No Name Trail

2.7 mi · 4.3 km · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Shauger Hill Trail

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Cottonwood Trail

4.6 mi · 7.5 km · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Otter Creek Loop (Platte Plains)

4.8 mi · 7.7 km · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Kettles Trail

5.5 mi · 8.8 km · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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