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Sugar Loaf Viewpoint – Ste. Anne Church loop from Mackinac Island State Park

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Sugar Loaf Viewpoint – Ste. Anne Church loop from Mackinac Island State Park

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Sugar Loaf Viewpoint – Ste. Anne Church loop from Mackinac Island State Park

01:56

7.13km

100m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Mackinac Island State Park

Waypoints

Start point

Hotel

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133 m

Missionary Birchbark Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

This reconstruction is located on Fort Street in Marquette Park and commemorates the presence of Fr. Claude Dablon and Jacques Marquette on the island in 1670-71. Dablon had arrived in the winter and was joined in the spring by Marquette, who was traveling with a wandering band of Huron who had been seeking a home since being driven from southern Ontario by Iroquoian warriors in the 1650s.

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2.09 km

Sugar Loaf Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

While pedaling through Mackinac Island State Park, one scenic highlight is the Sugar Loaf lookout point. This breathtaking vista offers panoramic views over the forest and of the park's largest limestone formation rising majestically 75 feet tall. Once an island eroding in ancient Lake Algonquin, Sugar Loaf remained as an awe-inspiring tower of rock when the waters eventually receded to create this breathtaking look out spot.

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2.62 km

Fort Holmes

Fort

3.76 km

Viewpoint

5.21 km

Ste. Anne Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The Mission Church is located on Main Street at the east end of Mackinac Island's historic downtown and is Michigan's oldest surviving house of worship. It is also the earliest surviving example of a New England-style church in the Midwest. It was built simply and elegantly by the island's first Protestant congregation in 1830. Open daily to the public from early May to early October. It is a popular wedding destination.

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5.69 km

The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum

Highlight • Museum

Richard und Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum in the historic building of the Induan Dormity

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5.75 km

Mackinac Island Peace Garden and "Be Still"

Highlight • Monument

In 2015, it marked the bicentennial of the War of 1812. The statue commemorates 200 years of peace between the United States and Canada. The hotel is located in Marquette Park next to the Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum. It is a popular wedding venue. The Peace Garden is open year-round.

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5.89 km

Marquette Park and Father Marquette Statue

Highlight • Monument

For decades, the area below the fort was used as a garden for vegetable cultivation. Shortly after the fort was closed in 1895, the Park Commission transformed this area into a park in honor of Father Jacque Marquette. By 1907, the landscaping was completed, and two years later, the statue by Gaetano Trentanove was erected in the center of the park. It is located on Main Street in front of Fort Mackinac. The park is available year-round.

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6.10 km

Mackinac Island

Highlight • Settlement

Time seems to stand still on Mackinac Island, not only because there are no cars, but also because there are two historic military forts and a handful of the oldest buildings in Michigan. Just being here will make you feel like you're in the past! Mackinac Island is home to many beautiful examples of Victorian architecture among the cottages and B&Bs, many of which are well over 100 years old. The island's museums and reenactments by costumed interpreters also offer glimpses into the lives of 19th-century soldiers and civilians.

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7.13 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.97 km

1.73 km

409 m

Surfaces

2.82 km

2.51 km

939 m

464 m

357 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Sugar Loaf Viewpoint – Ste. Anne Church loop from Mackinac Island State Park

Missionary Birchbark Chapel

Sugar Loaf Viewpoint

Ste. Anne Church

The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum

Mackinac Island Peace Garden and "Be Still"

Marquette Park and Father Marquette Statue

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