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Shore to Shore Trail

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–24 °C (54–75 °F)

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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 22 km (14 mi) in Michigan, United States of America. It lies about 6.2 km south of Mackinaw City. It connects with North Central State 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: State agency
Data from: Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Place: Shore to Shore (grouped by trail name)
Nearest town: 6.2 km S of Mackinaw City (Cheboygan County, Michigan) · GeoNames
Connects to: North Central State Trail (National Recreation Trail), North Western State Trail (National Recreation Trail) (at its start or end)
Best months: May–Oct
Country: United States of America
Region: Michigan
Continent: North America
Route centre: 45.7289, -84.7540

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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