Beat the Snow: Last-Minute Fall Hiking in Michigan

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The weather changes are becoming more and more prevalent, which means that soon “The Mitten” will be covered with a white blanket of crystalized snow.

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Always a beautiful sight, rain or shine, Pyramid Point, near Sleeping Bear Dunes, is a short but stunning hike that leads to bluffs of towering sand dunes.

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It gives stunning views of both North and South Manitou Islands and allows hikers a once-in-a-lifetime sunset location high over Lake Michigan’s shoreline.

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Along Grand River, on the outskirts of Lansing, sits a hiking path famous among rock climbers for being home to the only natural rock climbing walls in the lower peninsula

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The rural, scenic roads are awesome for viewing the colorful leaves.

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The rural, scenic roads are awesome for viewing the colorful leaves.

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Beat the Snow: Last-Minute Fall Hiking in Michigan

The weather changes are becoming more and more prevalent, which means that soon “The Mitten” will be covered with a white blanket of crystalized snow.

Always a beautiful sight, rain or shine, Pyramid Point, near Sleeping Bear Dunes, is a short but stunning hike that leads to bluffs of towering sand dunes.

Hike Pyramid Point

It gives stunning views of both North and South Manitou Islands and allows hikers a once-in-a-lifetime sunset location high over Lake Michigan’s shoreline.

Along Grand River, on the outskirts of Lansing, sits a hiking path famous among rock climbers for being home to the only natural rock climbing walls in the lower peninsula

Hike The Ledges

The rural, scenic roads are awesome for viewing the colorful leaves.

Hike Lake of the Clouds

The rural, scenic roads are awesome for viewing the colorful leaves.

Hike Lake of the Clouds

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