Michigan trails · Hiawatha Water Trail
Hiawatha Water Trail
A 133.5-mile network in Michigan, with 2 ft of climbing. Reaches Lovers Leap and other arch/beach/viewpoint/waterfall destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 216.7 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lovers Leap (arch)
- Spray Falls (waterfall)
- Grand Portal (arch)
- Chapel Rock (arch)
- Sail Rock (arch)
- Bridalveil Falls (waterfall)
- Mino-kwe jiigibiik (beach)
- Twelvemile Beach (beach)
- Miners Castle (viewpoint)
- Rainbow Cave (viewpoint)
Getting there
Hiawatha Water Trail access — parking nearby, restroom. 46.49674, -87.35155 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:36 a.m., the sun rises at 7:07 a.m. and sets at 8:30 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 9:02 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 23 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 133.5-mile route works out to roughly 49 h 27 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Little Presque Isle/Harlow Lake Trails — 8.1 mi
- Bay De Noc - Grand Island — 28.6 mi