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Jack Fern Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
Michigan

Jack Fern Trail

Manistee, Michigan

0.8 mi

Distance

144 ft

Elev. Gain

18m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Jack Fern Trail is a loop trail in Manistee County, Michigan. It is 0.8 miles long and gains 144 feet. The nearest town is Parkdale, Michigan, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:191 ft
Max:210 ft
Gain:44 ft
Loss:44 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 191 ft and 210 ft across 0.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.191 ft197 ft204 ft210 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.4 mi0.6 mi0.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi195 ft
High point0.5 mi210 ft
End0.8 mi195 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Parkdale, MI · about 1 mi away
County:
Manistee 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: 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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