Shingle Mills Pathway

Shingle Mills Pathway is a meandering riverbank trail that follows the Pigeon River located in Vanderbilt, Michigan. In addition to the Pigeon River, the trail will bring you to two very lovely lakes, Section 4 Lake and Grass Lake. Both locations offer great camping with great panoramic views of the surrounding forest. In order to begin the loop, ideally you will want to park at the trailhead located on the opposite side of the highway from Pigeon Bridge Campground. 

The trail is what I would consider easy to moderate. Although it is mostly flat and clear of debris, some areas can be challenging such as the board walk through the Cypress Swamp and the climb to the Grass Lake Outlook. Just a side note, although the sign says Grass Lake Outlook, due to the heavy foliage you can't see anything other than tree tops so don't waste your energy walking out to the point unless you're looking for a nice bench to sit down and have lunch. I imagine at one point in time there was a nice view of the lake and I would love to see what it looks like but some things are not meant to be.