Difficulty: Easy The Gitchi Gami State Trail is located near Silver Creek in Minnesota’s Lake County. This is a 14.6 mile (23.5 km) point to point trail that begins in Gooseberry Falls State Park, through Split Rock Lighthouse State Park and ends near Beaver Bay along Lake Superior. This is a paved trail popular among […]
Difficulty: Hard The Superior Hiking Trail: Section 6 is located from Grand Marais to near the Pigeon River in Minnesota’s Cook County. This is a 49 mile (78.9 km) point-to-point trail with camping along the way. On this trail you will pass through Pincushion Mountain, past and over many creeks and rivers, along Lake Superior, […]
Difficulty: Hard Superior Hiking Trail: Section 3 is located near Silver Creek Township in Minnesota’s Lake County. This is a 47.7 mile (76.8 km) point to point trail that goes from Silver Creek Campsite to a trail leading to Tettegouche State Park. The trail is very challenging and scenic with views of Lake Superior and […]
Difficulty: Moderate Tettegouche State Park Trail is located near Silver Bay in Minnesota’s Lake County. This is a 1.5 mile (2.6 km) out and back trail that takes the Superior Hiking Trail from the Tettegouche State Park’s last parking area to High Falls. This hike can be a bit of a challenge due to all […]
Difficulty: Easy Shovel Point Trail is located near Silver Bay in Minnesota’s Lake County. This is a 1.9 mile (1.9 km) out and back trail within Tettegouche State Park. The trailhead begins behind the park’s Visitor Center parking lot and leads to Shovel Point on Lake Superior with a series of steps on the steeper […]
Difficulty: Moderate Split Rock Ridge Trail is located in Beaver Bay approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Two Harbors in Minnesota’s Lake County. This is a (8 km) loop trail within Split Rock Lighthouse State Park and is a portion of the Superior Hiking Trail. This trail loops around Split Rock River with a bridge […]
Difficulty: Moderate Superior Hiking Trail: Crystal Creek to Blesner Creek is located near Illgen City in Minnesota’s Lake County. This is a 24.3 mile (39.1 km) point to point trail on a portion of the Superior Hiking Trail. The trail begins at the Tettegouche State Park and leads to The George Crosby Manitou State Park. […]
Difficulty: Moderate Humpback Loop is located within the George Crosby Manitou State Park in Minnesota’s Lake County. This is a (4 km) loop trail that leads you up and down the rolling terrain of the this largely undeveloped park. Views of the Manitou River Cascades can be seen on this loop trail. Leashed dogs allowed. […]
Difficulty: Hard Superior Hiking Trail: Section 4 begins near Tettegouche State Park and continues to Temperance River State Park through Minnesota’s Lake and Cook County. This is a 49 mile (78.9 km) point to point trail that passes by several rivers and through a variety of foliage and trees along the Superior Hiking Trail. You […]
Difficulty: Easy Caribou Falls Trail is located near Silver Bay in Minnesota’s Lake County. This is a 1.18 mile (1.9 km) out and back trail along the Caribou River that leads to the base of Caribou Falls and offers an excellent vantage point of Lake Superior and the gorge and falls of the river. The […]
Difficulty: Moderate Carlton Peak Trail is located near Tofte in Minnesota’s Cook County. This is a 7 mile (11.3 km) out and back trail within Temperance River State Park. It’s a beautiful hike along the Temperance River and up to the top of Carlton Peak that grants visitors scenic views of Lake Superior and the […]
Difficulty: Hard Superior Hiking Trail: Section 5 begins near Schroeder in Minnesota’s Cook County. This is a 47.9 mile (77.1 km) point to point trail from Temperance River State Park to Grand Marais on the Superior Hiking Trail. This section of the Superior Hiking Trail is very scenic with plenty of backcountry campsites along the […]