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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Pyramid Point Trail

Distance:

Loop 2.7 miles long. With a spur to a lookout point high over Lake Michigan.  Lookout point is about 0.6 miles from the trailhead.

Terrain:  

Hilly

Vegetation:

Beech-maple forest, fields

Comments:

Trail leads to a lookout at the top of Pyramid Point.  To protect the bluff from erosion and for your safety, do not descend the bluff.  Note that the last portion of the trail follows Basch Road.  Watch for traffic.

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Pyramid Point Trail Map
NPS Map 2006
Pyramid Point Trail Map
 
Pyramid Point Trail

Kerry Kelly 2006

Hills on the Pyramid Point Trail

On this 2.7 mile trail, you will find three extremely different environments:  maple-beech forest, high bluffs, and meadow.  Please do not descend the bluff to Lake Michigan for your safety and to protect the natural setting.  The trail includes several steep hills.  Also the last 0.4 miles of the loop follows Basch Road - Watch out for traffic as you return to the trailhead.
 

Pyramid Point Trail

North Bar Lake  

Did You Know?
You can enjoy the warm water of a small inland lake and walk a few steps across the pristine sand dunes to Lake Michigan and experience the refreshing cool waves of the big lake at North Bar Lake in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
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Last Updated: September 22, 2006 at 15:42 EST