Difficulty: Moderate Hungarian Falls Trail is located in Hubbell in Michigan’s Houghton County. This is a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) out and back trail that follows a gorge upstream to the falls. There are trails on both sides of the gorge with a bridge that crosses Dover Creek between the middle and upper falls. Leashed […]
Difficulty: Moderate Bare Bluff Trail is located near Bete Grise in Michigan’s Keweenaw County within the Russell and Miriam Grinnell Memorial Nature Sanctuary. This is a 3 mile (4.8 km) rugged loop trail that goes up and along Bare Bluff. The bluff is a large monolith that stands 588 feet above Lake Superior and offers […]
Difficulty: Moderate Nicole Bloom Memorial Trail is located in Mohawk in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. This is a 6.2 mile (10.1 km) out and back trail with a 800 foot elevation gain. This forested trail will take you past pristine streams and to an elevated peak known as Mount Baldy, with panoramic views of Eagle Harbor, […]
Difficulty: Moderate Estivant Pines Loop is located near Mohawk in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. This is a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) loop trail within Estivant Pines Wilderness Nature Sanctuary. The sanctuary contains hundreds of 300-500 year old eastern white pines measuring from 3 to 5 feet in diameter. The trail has some exposed roots and rocky […]
Difficulty: Moderate Horseshoe Harbor Trail is located near Copper Harbor in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. This is a (4.8 km) out and back trail that leads through fairly dense forest to Horseshoe Harbor Beach through Mary Macdonald Preserve. This trail begins down a bumpy road. If you are looking for a shorter walk, you can instead […]
Difficulty: Moderate Montreal Falls Trail is located near Mohawk in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. This is a 5.2 mile (8.5 km) out and back trail that features a pair of waterfalls on the Montreal River on the shore of Lake Superior. Travel directions: From Copper Harbor, go south on US-41, turn left on Lac La Belle […]
Difficulty: Easy The Maasto Hiihto / Churning Rapids Loop is located near Hancock in Michigan’s Houghton County. This is a 7.5 mile (12.2 km) multiuse loop trail. The Maasto Hiihto trail follows the Swedetown Creek down its incredibly beautiful Gorge. Maasto Hiihto translates to “cross country ski” in Finnish. The most northern loop of this […]
Difficulty: Easy Nara Nature Trail Boardwalk is located in Houghton in Michigan’s Houghton County. This is a 0.6 mile (1.1 km), 6 foot wide, out and back boardwalk trail. It runs along both banks of the Pilgrim River and has fishing sites, benches and access for launching kayaks and canoes. Nara Nature Park is a […]
Difficulty: Moderate Black Creek Nature Sanctuary Hiking Trail is located near Calumet in Michigan’s Houghton County. This is a 3.4 mile (5.5 km) out and back trail provides varied landscapes and 1500 feet of Lake Superior shoreline. It runs along three creeks, past active beaver dams, a lagoon and through wildlife. Travel directions: On the […]
Difficulty: Varied Valley Spur Trail is located 5 miles from Munising in Michigan’s Alger County in the heart of the Hiawatha National Forest. This is a 27 mile (45 km) trail system that is utilized by cross-country skiers, hikers and mountain bikers. Ten scenic trail loops make up this well groomed and maintained trail system. […]
Difficulty: Easy Laughing Whitefish Falls Trail is located in Sundell, 30 miles (48.2 km) from Munising in Michigan’s Alger County. This is a 1 mile (1.6 km) out and back trail that leads to the top of Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site. A long staircase leads to the bottom of the falls and observation deck. […]
Difficulty: Moderate Eben Ice Caves Trail is located near Eben Junction in Deerton in Michigan’s Alger County. This is a 2.1 miles (3.5 km) out and back trail that leads to the Eben Ice Caves, also known as the Rock River Canyon Ice Caves. While this is a popular winter attraction once the ice caves […]