Michigan trails · Bay De Noc - Grand Island
Bay De Noc - Grand Island
A 39.4-mile point-to-point in Michigan, with 354 ft of climbing. Reaches Ackerman Lake and other lake/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 713 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Ackerman Lake (lake)
- Upper Eighteenmile Lake (lake)
- Davies Lake (lake)
- Lake Seventeen (lake)
- Big Pines Overlook (viewpoint)
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Getting there
BAY DE NOC GRAND ISLAND (NORTH) TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. 46.33308, -86.79933 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:34 a.m., the sun rises at 7:05 a.m. and sets at 8:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:59 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 39.4-mile route works out to roughly 14 h 46 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Bay de Noc – Grand Island National Recreation Trail + Bay De Noc - Grand Island — 1.7 mi loop, 211 ft gain
- Bay De Noc - Grand Island + Upper 18 Mile Lake Loop Bdn-gi — 5.0 mi loop, 547 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Brunos Run — 11.0 mi
- Mckeever Hills Ski — 11.7 mi
- Big Spring-Baldy Lake Snomo — 17.4 mi
- Pine Marten Run — 18.1 mi