Category: 52hikes

Kalamazoo Nature Center, 7000 N Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo

4.0 miles on dirt and grass – sunny, 70 degrees, light breeze

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Upper Macatawa Natural Area, 1300 84th Avenue, Zeeland, MI

3.0 miles on asphalt and grass – sunny, humid, 80 degrees, light breeze

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Hartwick Pines State Park, 3612 State Park DrIve, Grayling MI

4.1 miles on dirt and grass – sunny, 75 degrees, light breeze

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2.5 miles on dirt, grass, and boardwalks – sunny, 85 degrees, light breeze

Hudsonville Nature Center, 2700 New Holland St, Hudsonville

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2 miles on dirt, grass, and boardwalks – sunny, 72 degrees, light breeze
(couldn’t go any farther – the bugs were terrible!)

Sarett Nature Center, 2300 Benton Center Road, Benton Harbor

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2.5 miles on dirt – sunny, 72 degrees, light breeze

Stearns Creek Park, 13594 136th Ave, Grand Haven

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3.5 miles on grass and dirt – sunny, 79 degrees, breezy

Paw Paw Park, 1230 Paw Paw Drive, Zeeland

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2.5 miles on dirt – sunny, 77 degrees, calm

Riley Trails, 16300 Riley St, Holland

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3.5 miles on dirt – sunny, 66 degrees, breezy

Sanctuary Woods (Laketown Township), 4750 66th St, Holland

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3.7 miles on dirt – partly sunny, 66 degrees, light breeze

Aman Park (Grand Rapids), 1859 Lake Michigan Drive

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6.9 miles on pavement – partly sunny, 73 degrees, light breeze

Millennium Park (Kent County), 1415 Maynard Ave SW, Walker

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6.0 miles on dirt and sand – sunny, 62 degrees, calm

Hoffmaster State Park, 6585 Lake Harbor Rd, Norton Shores

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2.9 miles on dirt and gravel – cloudy, 62 degrees, light breeze

Cascade Peace Park, 8900 Grand River Ave. SE, Ada

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4.8 miles on dirt and sand – sunny, 75 degrees, breezy

Toughest hike so far this year – dunes were a challenge on the way back

South Trail, Saugatuck Dunes, started at Felt Mansion parking lot, 6602 138th Ave

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6 miles on hard-packed dirt, pavement, and more – overcast, 60 degrees, calm

Tails ‘n Trails Dog Park, 8115 West Olive Road, West Olive

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1 miles on sand, mulch, dirt, mud, and puddles dirt – sunny, 50 degrees, calm

Radar Hill Hiking Club planted trees for Arbor Day

Tails ‘n Trails Dog Park, 6359 134th Ave, Saugatuck Township

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4.5 miles on packed dirt – sunny, 72 degrees, breezy

Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve, Co Rd 376, Covert

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3.7 miles on packed dirt, and boardwalk – sunny, 57 degrees, breezy

Pigeon Creek County Park, 12220 Fillmore St., West Olive

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2.7 miles on grass, mud, and puddles – cloudy, 42 degrees, breezy

Wau-Ke-Na Preserve (South), 1599 Lakeshore Drive, north of Glenn

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1.8 miles on dirt and boardwalk – partly sunny, 40 degrees, calm

Rabbit River Preserve, 4401 135th Ave, Hamilton

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1.2 miles on dirt and sand – partly sunny, 45 degrees, calm

Mt. Baldhead Steps, South Ridge Trail, Woollam Trail (Saugatuck)

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1.5 miles on boardwalk and hard-packed dirt & stones – sunny, 50 degrees, calm

Stu Visser Trails, Ottawa Beach Rd., Park Township (north of Holland)

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3 miles on dirt, mud, sand, snow, ice, and slush – sunny, 30 degrees, calm

Black River Preserve, 4th Ave., South Haven

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3.7 miles on dirt, mud, and ice – sunny, 65 degrees, calm

Asylum Lake Preserve (W MI U), Kalamazoo

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[details are at the HikingProject site]

1 mile, snow over ice – partly sunny, 24 degrees, 7 mph

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[a vigorous walk from 126th to 64th to Riverside to 63rd]

4.5 miles; slush, ice, and snow; overcast, 19 degrees, breezy.

(Sorry, no pix)

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February outing with the Radar Hill Hiking Club

2 miles; slush, ice, and snow; overcast, 37 degrees, breezy

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Starting at Mount Baldhead, then the Crow’s Nest loop

2.5 miles, snow over ice – partly sunny, 24 degrees, 7 mph

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[Snowshoeing in a friend’s woods]

1.5 miles, 8” of snow – lightly snowing, 16 degrees, 12 mph

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Main Trail — 1.5 miles, snow-covered — sunny, 36°, calm

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All trails — 3 miles, snow-covered — sunny, 33°, 20mph

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First Day Hike with the Radar Hill Hiking Club.

Beach Trail — 1.2 miles, snow-covered — sunny, 29°, 15-20mph

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