Indian Grass Loop Trail
- 0.7 mi
- loop
- 10 ft
- climb
- 729 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Indian Grass Loop Trail is a short, easy loop in Michigan's Burns Prairie, managed by a non-governmental organization. The trail is 0.67 miles long, and the whole route stays within a few dozen feet of its starting elevation, with a total gain of 10 feet and a loss of 54 feet. The high point is 729 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.17 miles in, with a grade of 3 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in South Bend, Indiana, show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. The Butterfly Weed Loop Trail lies just 0.1 mile away. Paddlers can reach the Galien River about 5.8 miles off, and the Harbert Road Preserve is about 8.9 miles away. Bendix Woods North is about 8.5 miles away.
- Butterfly Weed Loop TrailHiking0.1 mi
Galien RiverCanoeingPhoto: Schmiebel, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.8 mi- Spring CreekCanoeing8.2 mi
- Bendix Woods NorthHiking8.5 mi
- Bendix Woods WestHiking8.5 mi
- Bendix Woods EastHiking8.5 mi
- Bendix Woods SouthHiking8.6 mi
Harbert Road PreserveHikingPhoto: akasped, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)8.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Harbert Road PreserveHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: akasped, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Warren Dunes Foot TrailsHiking · ~19 min drive
Dlt T - New Buffalo to Warren DunesHiking · ~20 min drivePhoto: Charkrem, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Blue TrailHiking · ~23 min drive
Galien River County Park TrailsHiking · ~23 min drivePhoto: Kevin Dooley from Chandler, AZ, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dlt R - Long Beach to New BuffaloHiking · ~36 min drive
- Upland TrailHiking · ~40 min drive
- Heron Rookery (East)Hiking · ~48 min drive
- Butterfly Weed Loop TrailHiking · Next door
- Bendix Woods NorthHiking · ~14 min drive
Best time to visit Indian Grass Loop Trail
Best months: June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
31° / 17°
16 wet
Feb
35° / 19°
13 wet
Mar
46° / 27°
13 wet
Apr
59° / 37°
13 wet
May
70° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 62°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 61°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 53°
10 wet
Oct
62° / 42°
12 wet
Nov
48° / 32°
13 wet
Dec
36° / 23°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at South Bend Michiana Rgnl Ap, IN, 9.5 mi away at 773 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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