Easy/Intermediate:
Length: 1.6 mi. (about 55 min. loop)
Surface: Dirt, a few roots
Terrain: Mostly flat (138 ft. of gain /
average grade of 3%, and 8% max.)
Markers: ? wide trail, not well marked
Dogs allowed? Leashed
Trailhead: 126th Ave., east of Old Allegan Rd.
Maps: (no printable map) / Hiking Project
Description: A trail through savanna and dry prairie with typical plants such as black oak, little blue-stem, Pennsylvania sedge, bird’s-foot violet, ragwort, wild lupine, hairy puccoon, and dwarf blazing star. Lots of wildflowers throughout spring, summer and autumn. Home to the federally endangered karner blue butterfly.
Trail Management: Michigan Department of Natural Resources
The path is covered with leaves right now and for me it was hard to follow. If you like being sure of a trail, I would wait until it has been cleared in the spring.
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