{"id":11788,"date":"2022-11-03T13:26:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T17:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/?p=11788"},"modified":"2023-01-04T11:12:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:12:58","slug":"chi-black-river-preserve-hike-in-south-haven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/2022\/11\/chi-black-river-preserve-hike-in-south-haven\/","title":{"rendered":"CHI: Black River Preserve Hike in South Haven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A small crew from <a href=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/chapters\/chicago\">Mappy Hour Chicago<\/a> headed over to Michigan for a <a href=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/events\/2022\/10\/remote-work-adventure-map\">Remote Work Adventure<\/a> at Off Map in South Haven Michigan. The camp and co-working adventure included staying at \u201cglamping\u201d campground <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stayoffmap.com\/\">Off Map<\/a>, remote co-working at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkbarsouthhaven.com\/\">ThinkBar Coworking<\/a> in downtown South Haven, and exploring local bars, restaurants, and trails after hours.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_3106-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset in South Haven\" class=\"wp-image-11794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_3106-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_3106-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_3106-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_3106-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_3106-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Off Map Glamping in South Haven, Michigan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the highlights of the trip was hiking at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaiagps.com\/public\/OniSCREIftc7RmGsmqkeP57W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black River Forest Preserve<\/a>, a 120-acre wildlife area part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/swmlc.org\/\">Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy<\/a> system of forest preserves. Black River Preserve spans nearly three miles of meandering and intersecting trails through deep ravines and beech-maple forestland, and alongside the Black River just west of downtown South Haven.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The route the group hiked was the outer loop of the larger trail system. From leaf-covered trails to blaze-spotting among the firey foliage along the pathway \u2013 this trip was all-encompassing of a quintessential fall hike in Southwest Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also love this trail because you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Drink post-hike beers at local breweries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threeblondesbrewing.com\/\">Three Blondes Brewing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harborlightbrewing.com\/\">Harbor Light Brewing<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grab a bite to eat at local favorites including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tastesouthhaven.com\/\">Taste<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Six-Chicks-Scratch-Kitchen\/100052640964905\/\">Six Chicks Scratch Kitchen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohmydarling.com\/\">Clementine\u2019s<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walk to the point of the <a href=\"https:\/\/southhavenlight.org\/\">South Haven South Pier Lighthouse<\/a> at sunset<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.gaiagps.com\/public\/sO5Qp8W8ueQfTrgPEFAzoe4G?embed=True\" style=\"border:none; overflow-y: hidden; background-color:white; min-width: 320px; max-width:420px; width:100%; height: 420px;\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"seamless\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visit the Black River Preserve for three miles of trails near downtown South Haven, Michigan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":11792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,796],"tags":[231,917,914],"yst_prominent_words":[524,423,646,501,716],"class_list":["post-11788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-adventures","category-hiking","tag-chicago","tag-gaia","tag-map-of-the-month"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v14.2 - 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