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{{short description|Trail in USA}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox hiking trail
| name = Michigan Shore-to-Shore Trail
| length_mi=220
| trailheads = [[Lake Michigan]], Empire, Michigan; [[Lake Huron]], Oscoda, Michigan |
| use = Hiking, Horseback riding
| difficulty = Varies from location to location
| sights = Diverse environmental, cultural, and historic features of the northern [[Lower Peninsula]] of [[Northern Michigan]], United States.
}}

The '''Michigan Shore-to-Shore Trail''' (also known as the '''Michigan Riding and Hiking Trail''') is a {{convert|220|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} trail that runs between [[Empire, Michigan|Empire]] on [[Lake Michigan]] and [[Oscoda, Michigan|Oscoda]] on [[Lake Huron]] across the [[Lower Peninsula of Michigan]]. It is open to horseback riders and hikers but not bicycles.

The trail's western end is located within the [[Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore]].  The trail, going from west to east, travels through the [[Boardman River]] valley and follows the [[Au Sable River (Michigan)|Au Sable River]] for about {{convert|50|mi|km}}. The trail was developed by [[trail ride]]rs in 1962 and travels through mixed hardwood and [[conifer]] forests. Public campgrounds are located throughout the route.

Michigan has many other important and scenic trails.  Chief among them is the [[North Country National Scenic Trail]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10365_16839---,00.html |title=Michigan Trail guide |access-date=2008-09-30 |archive-date=2008-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725145021/http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10365_16839---,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Michigan Shore To Shore Trail Map.svg|300px]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120716211159/http://members.tm.net/trailrider/public_html/shore_to_shore_trail.html Tips on traveling the trail by horse]
*[http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/parksandtrails/Listing.aspx Michigan Hiking Trails, list and links.]
*[http://www.mtra.org/ Michigan Trail Riders] - horseback trailriding

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[[Category:Hiking trails in Michigan]]
[[Category:Long-distance trails in the United States]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Alcona County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Benzie County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Cheboygan County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Crawford County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Grand Traverse County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Oscoda County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Otsego County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Missaukee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Leelanau County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Kalkaska County, Michigan]]
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