Loop of 2.8 miles with a spur toLakeMIabout 0.5 miles from the trailhead.
Terrain:
Rolling dunes
Vegetation:
Dune grasses, shrubs, and wildflowers.
Comments:
This is a shorter and less strenuous trail through the dunes than the Dune Trail that starts at the Dune Climb. This also has a spur providing access toLake Michigan.
View of Lake Michigan over the dunes on the Sleeping Bear Point Trail
The Sleeping Bear Point Trail is a 2.8 mile loop through the sand dunes with great views of Lake Michigan and South Manitou Island. There is a 0.5 mile spur hike from the trailhead to the Lake Michigan beach. It is less strenuous than the hike from the Dune Climb to Lake Michigan.
Did You Know?
The lighthouse on South Manitou Island (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore) was commissioned in 1872 and served Lake Michigan Shipping for over 100 years. You can take a tour of the lighthouse and climb its 117 step circular stairway to a great view of the Manitou Passage.
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