Van Riper Park River Trail
Difficulty: Easy Van Riper Park River Trail is located near Michigamme in Michigan’s Marquette County. This is a 2.1 mile (3.4 km) loop trail within Van Riper State Park. Hikers and cross country skiers will find themselves going through deep pine forests and catching views overlooking Peshekee River. Leashed dogs allowed. For a full list […]
Craig Lake Trail
Difficulty: Moderate Craig Lake Trail is located near Michigamme in Michigan’s Marquette County. This is a 5.2 mile (8.5 km) out and back trail along the lake within Craig Lake State Park, the most remote state park in Michigan. Leashed dogs allowed. For a full list of hiking trails visit the Lake Superior Hiking Trails Blog
Canyon Falls & Gorge Trail
Difficulty: Easy Canyon Falls & Gorge Trail is located 7 miles (11.2 km) south of L’Anse in Michigan’s Baraga County. This is a 3.9 miles (6.3 km) out and back trail within Canyon Falls Roadside Park. The trail leads along Sturgeon River to a series of rapids, Canyon Falls and the gorge. At the trail […]
White Deer Lake Trail
Difficulty: Easy White Deer Lake Trail is located near Michigamme in Michigan’s Marquette County. The trail is a 6.8 mile (11.1 km) out and back trail within the McCormick Wilderness in Ottawa National Forest. The trail goes by Camp Eleven Lake with a mixture of northern hardwoods and lowland conifers with patches of towering white […]
Yellow Dog Falls Trail
Difficulty: Moderate Yellow Dog Falls Trail is located 10 miles (16 km) south of Big Bay in Michigan’s Marquette County. The trail is a 4.4 mile (7.2 km) out and back trail in the northeast part of McCormick Wilderness in Ottawa National Forest and leads to Yellow Dog Falls. Leashed dogs allowed. Travel directions: From […]
Mount Arvon Trail
Difficulty: Hard Mount Arvon Trail is located 27 miles (43.4 km) from L’Anse in Michigan’s Baraga County. This is a 11.1 mile (18 km) out and back trail up Michigan’s highest point at 1,979.238 feet above sea level. The hiking trail to the summit of Mount Arvon was created by avid hikers in 2017 but […]
Hungarian Falls and Trail
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 […]
Nicole Bloom Memorial Trail
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, […]
Estivant Pines Loop
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 […]
Horseshoe Harbor Trail
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 […]
Maasto Hiihto / Churning Rapids Loop
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 […]
Nara River Boardwalk
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 […]
