Windy Moraine Trail

Windy Moraine Trail
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

  • Distance: 1.5 miles (round trip)

  • Terrain: Ascends steadily to overlook and descends rapidly after.

  • Vegetation: Meadows, thick forest, and the moraine left by glaciers that dredged Glen Lake.

  • Pets: Pets are NOT allowed between December 1 and March 31.

Comments:
The Windy Moraine trail is ideal for exercise, seclusion, and a beautiful view of Glen Lake. The trail leads through a beech & maple forest and old farm fields.

Fees: A National Park Pass is required. A variety of options are available and can be purchased online or at the Visitors Center in Empire.

Location: Welch Road east of M-109, Empire

Photo credit NPS