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NCNST: Augusta Drive to
C Avenue
Here is a map or aerial image (your
choice!) showing the track of the North Country
National Scenic Trail between
the Augusta Drive (Hutchinson property) trailhead and the C Avenue
crossing to KBS in Kalamazoo County.
In the map displayed here, the Trail
track is overlaid on a hybrid of a satellite image with road names from
the Yahoo street map of the area. But, if you want, you can change
things to your liking:
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You can change
the background to a topo map, a USGS aerial image, or a
Google street/road map, among others, by
making your selection from the right-hand drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the map image. Scroll the image to the
left (using
the bottom scroll bar) if necessary to activate the
background layer selection menu to the right of the map image.
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You can tone down the background layer
to better visualize details on the ground by changing the percentage value
in the other drop-down menu right next to the background selector.
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By using the map tool in the upper
left corner you can also zoom in or out, and you can click 'n drag
the image to change the center point. Zooming in, then click 'n dragging
the map in whichever direction you want, makes it easier to make sense of the
marked waypoints, which in places are a bit bunched together otherwise.
You can
download a printable PDF topo version of this map in three overlapping parts to take with you on the
Trail. Click for letter-size maps of:
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the
south
section — from the Augusta Drive (Hutchinson) trailhead to the McCrary
trail shelter north of Kellogg Forest
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the
middle
section — including Kellogg Forest to about a half mile north of M-89
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the
north
section — from south of M-89 to the C Ave crossing into Kellogg
Biological Station.
For full screen map:
Click here for
a full screen version of this map. Click on a yellow diamond for
information about the related waypoint. To locate a waypoint on the
map from the list on the right, click on the yellow diamond in the list.
To return to this page, click on your browser's "go back" button.
Trail note(s):
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The North Country Trail between
M-89 and C Avenue (Cheff Center) piggybacks on a network of horse trails
which entails fairly numerous trail intersections, mostly 3-way. The
NCT track is well marked with blue blazes including
turn blazes. But you have to keep your eyes peeled for the
blazes to avoid losing the thread. If you are a hiker inclined to
become "lost in thought" on the trail, in this section you might become lost
in more than just thought!
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