Hike the Eagle Trail
at Peninsula State Park
Do you like to hike? Eagle Trail offers a spectacular adventure.
This 2-mile, 1.5-hour loop trail is rated difficult. Do your ankles bother
you? Are you in a hurry? Are you under 4 years of age? Are you wearing
sandals? Then think twice before taking on this challenge. If you do hike
Eagle Trail, wear sturdy shoes and pack water and a snack.

Edith Doolittle and Clarence VanLoo pose at Eagle Terrace, 1926.
Begin at Eagle Bluff Overlook or Eagle Terrace. You can also connect
to Eagle Trail from Minnehaha Trail, near Nicolet South Campground.
You’ll see:
- Fresh springs (drinking is not recommended)
- Foundations from old summer cottages
- 2- to 6-inch rectangular holes made by pileated woodpeckers
- Ephraim village, across Eagle Harbor
- New foot bridges built in 2001, to help control erosion
You can't wait? Then take this virtual tour:
Bluffs loom nearly 200 feet along part of Eagle Trail.
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A shallow ocean formed this rock of these bluffs more than 400 million years ago.
Jack-in-the-pulpit blooms in June along shady, moist Eagle Trail.
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Cedar roots wrap around the rocks. Some cedars at Peninsula are more than 500 years old.
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Don’t be afraid of the fox snake. Like all other Door County snakes, it is not poisonous.
DNR Photo

Watch your step!
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Please stay on the trail. When you stay on the trail, rare ferns
and flowers grow strong.

Pink herb Robert, a wild geranium, blooms from June to September along the bay-cooled Eagle Trail.
DNR Photo

Do you think people who lived here hundreds of years ago used Eagle Cave for special ceremonies?
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The cave is a favorite landmark for hikers such as these Girl Scouts from Troop 290.
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Listen for the "teacher-teacher" call of the ovenbird, which builds a domed nest on the ground.
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Do you see all the cracks in this rock? A rock with so many cracks is not safe to climb on!
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Thimbleberries grow thickly along parts of Eagle Trail. The tart red fruits ripen in early August.
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Thanks for taking the Eagle Bluff Virtual tour. But remember,
the best way to see Peninsula is in person!
Last Revised: Friday December 29 2006
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