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    Sleeping Bear Dunes

    National Lakeshore Michigan

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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 leash.

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

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

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Camping Options

You will find a wide variety of camping and backpacking options at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore - from electrical hook-ups and modern bathrooms to wilderness backpacking. More...