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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Adds Snowshoe Trail

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By NPT Staff - January 6th, 2021

A trail cut for snowshoers at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is now open/NPS

Winter visitors to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan can explore the park's forests via a new, nearly two-mile-long, snowshoe trail.

The trail, a year in the making, travels through a variety of habitats of beech, maple, and conifer forests. 

"Several people over the years have inquired about snowshoeing opportunities in the park, so we are very excited to introduce this new feature. The vision of the trail was driven by Sue Reece, our chief of interpretation and education, and completed through a park-wide effort. Please come and enjoy it," said Superintendent Dave Horne.

The snowshoe trail is located adjacent to the park’s Munising cross-country ski trails. It is 1.75 miles long and loops back on itself. It also connects users to the G-Loop ski trail. Including the G-Loop in the snowshoe excursion will add 1.5 miles to the trek.

The G trail isn’t tracked, so snowshoers and cross-country skiers will be able to share the trail. It also offers snowshoers and skiers great views of Lake Superior. To protect the groomed tracks, the other ski trails are off-limits to snowshoeing and hiking.

Users can access the snowshoe trail from the ski trail parking lot located east of Munising near the end of East City Limits Road off H-58. Snowshoers will need to walk down to the end of City Limits Road to start on the trail.

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