The Overlook Trail at Fayette State Park – August 16, 2014
The main attraction of Fayette State Park is the Historic Fayette Townsite and the remains of the iron smelting operation. However, there are also about 4 miles of hiking trails to explore in the park. The most popular hike is the Overlook Trail that runs along the edge of the limestone bluff in the photo above.
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Fayette State Park Map.
The trailhead for the Overlook Trail is down the hill from the Visitor Center.
We made this into a loop hike that was just under 2 miles by first heading up the dirt road towards the entrance station. To do the hike this way, watch for the trail map and hiking boot marker by the trees on the left for the start of the trail.
The first half of the trail is a fairly wide 2-track.
The trail is well marked and easy to follow.
As you near the limestone bluffs the trees start to thin and trail narrows.
The first look out over the edge of the bluffs. From the top you can hear the bell buoy that marks the entrance to the harbor.
There are a couple spots with stone walls where you can get a close to the edge of the overlook.
The panoramic view from the overlook.
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The trail along the top of the bluff.
It was Saturday afternoon and it was getting busy at the visitor center and townsite. We were glad that we made it over the night before when we had it almost all to ourselves.
For more info on this hike see: Best Hikes with Children in Michigan
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I have been using a relatively inexpensive Canon Rebel XS with the 18-55mm lens for several years now. This trusty old camera only has a 10MP sensor, but the photos still look better than our 16MP point-and-shoot. For outdoor shots I often use a Circular Polarizer Filter
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