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Hike Trail

Lutguk Trail

3.0 (1 Rating)
Quickest and flattest access to the beach from Ma-le'l Dunes South.
0.7
mi
Distance
ft
Gain
easy
Difficulty

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
0.72mi
Distance
0ft
Elevation Gain
2ft
Elevation Loss
30%
Max Grade
34ft
High Point
12ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
This trail also allows horses. The signed trailhead is next to the horse trailer parking and bathroom in the Ma-le'l Dunes south parking area. It is wide and sandy from high use. It provides a nearly flat route through the dunes to the beach with minimal swamp areas. Leave the lot heading west and follow it past the great variety of sand dune vegetation to the waterline right-of-way. Here, take the Lutguk Beach Connector Trail for quick access to the beach, or continue north along the waterline before turning once again to the beach.

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Contributors
Valerie Norton