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Empire Bluff Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
Michigan

Empire Bluff Trail

Empire, Michigan

1.5 mi

Distance

305 ft

Elev. Gain

35m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Empire Bluff Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:274 ft
Max:307 ft
Gain:93 ft
Loss:93 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 274 ft and 307 ft across 1.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.274 ft285 ft296 ft307 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.8 mi1.1 mi1.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi274 ft
High point0.2 mi307 ft
End1.5 mi274 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Empire, MI · in or next to town
County:
Leelanau County, MI

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Oct 11, 2026. Spot an error in our data?

Highlights

Empire Bluff overlook boardwalkSouth Bar Lake overlookLake Michigan double-dune view

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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