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Michigan
Cooks Run Hunter
5.8 mi
Distance
364 ft
Gain
2h 2m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Ottawa National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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No access route mapped
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Cooks Run Hunter
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 364 ft
- Elevation loss
- 364 ft
- Highest point
- 1,736 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,694 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Cooks Run Hunter is a scenic 5.84-mile out-and-back trail in Michigan that takes hikers through diverse woodland terrain along stream valleys and hunter access routes. This moderate trail offers a rewarding journey through natural Michigan landscape, with the return route retracing your path for a full immersive experience of the area's ecology and topography.
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