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Government Peak Trail to Union Spring route map
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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park/Michigan

Government Peak Trail to Union Spring

Ontonagon, Michigan

8.3 mi

Distance

1,014 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 9m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Government Peak Trail to Union Spring 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.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources manages this trail and 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:296 ft
Max:412 ft
Gain:309 ft
Loss:309 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 296 ft and 412 ft across 8.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.296 ft335 ft373 ft412 ft0.0 mi2.1 mi4.1 mi6.2 mi8.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi296 ft
High point2.0 mi412 ft
End8.3 mi296 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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Where it is

Nearest town:
White Pine, MI · about 6 mi away
County:
Ontonagon County, MI
Jurisdiction:
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park · Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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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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