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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Shauger Hill Trail

Distance:

Loop of 2.4 miles in length.

Terrain:  

Hilly

Vegetation:

Beech-maple forest, a few small clearings, and pine plantation.

Comments:

The trail crosses Shauger Hill Road twice and the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive twice.  Be careful crossing roads.  This trail is part of the Scenic Drive Ski Trail. This is a Designated X-Country Ski Trail and Pets are not allowed on this section of the trail between December 1 and March 31. The section of the Scenic Drive Ski Trail that is on the roadway of the Scenic Drive does allow pets on a 6' leash.

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Shauger Hill Trail Map
NPS Map 2006
Shauger Hill Trail Map
 
Shauger Hill Trail
Kerry Kelly 2006
Typical trail view from the Shauger Hill Trail
Shauger Hill trail goes through primarily maple-beech forest and some pine forest in pretty hilly terrain. 
 
Woodpecker activity
Kerry Kelly 2006
Woodpecker activity on this dead tree.

An old tree along the trail provides food for the woodpeckers.  Notice the recent activity on this tree.

Port Oneida Fair  

Did You Know?
Each year Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Park Partners sponsor the Port Oneida Fair the first weekend of August to celebrate the history and culture of rural America. Come and see what farm life was like around 1900 and learn about the arts and crafts of the time.
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Last Updated: February 04, 2008 at 18:23 EST