Michigan trails · Shore To Shore Trail
A 13.9-mile out-and-back in Michigan, with 394 ft of climbing. Reaches Island Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Michigan DNR.
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 410 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
Shore to Shore Trail access. 44.47040, -85.32002 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:32 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 8:19 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:50 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 27.9-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 43 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:45 p.m. — 2 h 34 min before sunset.