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Walk to Fort Holmes from Fort Mackinac
Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA
Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA

Walk to Fort Holmes from Fort Mackinac

Length2.6 mi
Elev. Gain236.2 ft
Est. Steps6000
Trail
Created by Virgilio

Walk to Fort Holmes from Fort Mackinac Introduction

Walk to Fort Holmes from Fort Mackinac is a 2.7 mile (6,000-step) route located near Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 236.2 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Trail Fort Holmes

Attractions Near Walk to Fort Holmes from Fort Mackinac

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Arch Rock (Mackinac Island)

Place
Arch Rock is a geologic formation on Mackinac Island in Michigan. It is a natural limestone arch formed during the Nipissing post-glacial period, a period of high Lake Huron levels following the end of the Wisconsin glaciation. To this day Arch Rock stands on the Lake Huron shoreline 146 feet (45 m) above the water.

Battle of Mackinac Island (1814)

Place
The Battle of Mackinac Island (pronounced Mackinaw) was a British victory in the War of 1812. Before the war, Fort Mackinac had been an important American trading post in the straits between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. It was important for its influence and control over the Native American tribes in the area, which was sometimes referred to in historical documents as "Michilimackinac".

Fort Holmes

Place
Fort Holmes is a fortified earthen redoubt located on the highest point of Mackinac Island. Originally built in 1814 by British forces during the War of 1812, the redoubt was improved by that army throughout the course of the war (1812–1814) to help defend the adjacent Fort Mackinac from a possible attack by the U.

Biddle House (Mackinac Island)

Place
The Biddle House is a historic house and fur trade shop space, built before 1800 on Market Street on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of Mackinac Island State Park. It is a Michigan Registered Site and a contributing resource to Mackinac Island's status as a National Historic Landmark.

Anne's Tablet

Place
Anne's Tablet is a 1916 Art Nouveau sculptural installation by William Ordway Partridge located within Mackinac Island State Park adjacent to Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island. Consisting of stone benches and a bronze plaque, the overlook was built as a memorial to local author Constance Fenimore Woolson.

Benjamin Blacksmith Shop

Place
The Benjamin Blacksmith Shop is a blacksmithy and museum, in operation since before 1885, located adjacent to the Biddle House on Market Street on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of Mackinac Island State Park. Mackinac Island is known for its local ordinances that forbid privately operated motor vehicles and encourage widespread use of horses, and this smithy displays and celebrates examples of the craft of horseshoeing.

Robert Stuart House

Place
The Robert Stuart House, also known as the Agent's House or Agency House, is a building located at 34 Market Street on Mackinac Island, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1965.

Matthew Geary House

Place
The Matthew Geary House is a wood-framed single family home located on Market Street in the city of Mackinac Island, Michigan built about 1846.

Lilac Festival (Mackinac Island)

Place
The Lilac Festival is a ten-day annual festival held in honor of the common lilac at Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. The festival, which has been held since 1949, begins on the second Friday of June and concludes, on the third Sunday of June, with the horse-drawn Lilac Parade.

Mackinac Island, Michigan

Place
Mackinac Island ( MAK-in-aw) is a city in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In the 2010 census, the city had a permanent population of 492. The summer population numbers in the thousands due to an influx of summer visitors and hundreds of seasonal workers.Established as an important fur trading center in the eighteenth century, with a predominately French-speaking population of French Canadians and Métis, after the War of 1812 the city gained more Anglo-American residents.
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

2.6 mi

Elev. Gain

236.2 ft

Est. Steps

6000
Created by
Virgilio
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