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NCNST in the Barry State Game
Area (south segment)
Here is a map or aerial image (your
choice!) showing the current track of the North Country
National Scenic Trail through the southern portion of the Barry State Game Area
between McKibben Road and Norris Road in Barry County.
In the map displayed here, the Trail
track is overlaid on a topo map of the area. You can change
the background to a Google satellite image, a USGS aerial image, a
plain-Jane Google Street map, or other backgrounds, by
making your selection from the right-hand drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the map image.
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.
Scroll the image to the right (using
the bottom scroll bar) if necessary to activate the
background layer selection menu to the right of the map image.
By using the map tool in the upper
left corner you can also zoom in or out, and you can drag
the image to change the center point. With some of our maps, 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 some cases are a bit bunched together otherwise.
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.
You can download a PDF
version of this map to take with you on the Trail.
Click here
and print the page on your computer printer.
Note regarding this map:
● The Google street map does not reflect the
fact that this North Country Trail segment between McKibben Road and
Norris Road lies entirely within the Barry State Game Area.
Therefore hikers are subject to all state land use regulations and are
responsible for having up-to-date information regarding these regulations and
fully complying with them. It is a hunting area, so take suitable
precautions if you wish to hike this trail during hunting season. (See
below.)
● Be aware that there is not 100% agreement on the names of some of the
roads in this area. If you need to call for assistance, ensure that the
agency you contact has a clear idea of where you are. For instance, the
2-track road which the Trail crosses at Waypoint #10 is shown on some maps as "Wildwood
Road" and on others as "West Sager Trail." The paved
north-south road which the Trail crosses at Waypoint #14 is properly called "Norris
Road", but some maps and some local residents also call it "Yankee
Springs Road" even though, strictly speaking, Yankee Springs Road ends at
Norris Road further north.
● Trail condition update:
As of January 2012, east of Norris Road the NCNST off-road trail runs between
Norris Road and McKibben Road. South of the McKibben Road trailhead the
Trail is a connector trail roadwalk running between this point and Kellogg
Biological Station at the north edge of Kalamazoo County. In the past
the Trail at the McKibben Road trailhead used to cross McKibben Road and
continue as off-road trail down to Mullen Road, then continue on further south
through private land east of Stewart Lake down to Keller Road. It became
necessary to abandon the off-road trail east and south of the McKibben Road and
revert to a roadwalk. If you are hiking south, from the McKibben Road
trailhead you should follow McKibben Road south to Mullen Road, Mullen Road west
to Norris Road, then Norris Road south through Prairieville and on to Kalamazoo
County.
Hunting area:
Note that this Trail section is
in a State Game Area:
• Exercise courtesy, common sense and caution when hiking in hunting areas
during hunting season.
• We recommend avoiding hunting areas altogether during firearm deer
season November 15-30.
• During hunting season, wear blaze orange garments and/or head
covering that are clearly visible 360° around you.
• Keep pets on a leash.
• Stay on the trail.
• See the Department of Natural Resources & Environment Web site
re:
dates of hunting seasons.
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