Mackinac Island – Arch Rock loop from Mackinac Island

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Mackinac Island – Arch Rock loop from Mackinac Island

Moderate

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(3435)

17,552

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Mackinac Island – Arch Rock loop from Mackinac Island

03:23

12.8km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Mackinac Island State Park

Waypoints

Start point

Hotel

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81 m

Mackinac Island

Highlight • Settlement

Time seems to stand still on Mackinac Island, not only because there are no cars, but also because there are two historic military forts and a handful of the oldest …

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295 m

Marquette Park and Father Marquette Statue

Highlight • Monument

For decades, the area below the fort was used as a garden for vegetable cultivation. Shortly after the fort was closed in 1895, the Park Commission transformed this area into …

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435 m

Mackinac Island Peace Garden and "Be Still"

Highlight • Monument

In 2015, it marked the bicentennial of the War of 1812. The statue commemorates 200 years of peace between the United States and Canada. The hotel is located in Marquette …

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495 m

The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum

Highlight • Museum

Richard und Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum in the historic building of the Induan Dormity

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779 m

Ste. Anne Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The Mission Church is located on Main Street at the east end of Mackinac Island's historic downtown and is Michigan's oldest surviving house of worship. It is also the earliest …

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2.18 km

Arch Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

The most famous of the island's rock formations, this arch juts out over the water and is more than fifty feet wide. It attracts the vast majority of tourists to …

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5.62 km

Eagle Point Cave

Cave Entrance

7.91 km

British Landing

Highlight • Historical Site

British Landing serves as a memorial to an operation from the War of 1812. There are statues and informational placards here on the shores of the beach where the operation took place.

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12.5 km

Missionary Birchbark Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

This reconstruction is located on Fort Street in Marquette Park and commemorates the presence of Fr. Claude Dablon and Jacques Marquette on the island in 1670-71. Dablon had arrived in …

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12.8 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.56 km

3.00 km

2.73 km

2.48 km

Surfaces