Table of Contents
Eric Hansen's Acknowledgments x
Rebecca Pelky's Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xii
Hiking The Upper Peninsula xii
North Country Trail xiii
Weather xiv
Seasons xiv
Being Prepared xv
Wildlife xvi
Impact on the Land xvii
How To Use This Guide xviii
How To Use The Maps xix
Map Legend xx
Ironwood/On Tonagon Area Hikes
1 Black River Waterfalls 2
2 Escarpment 6
3 Lake Superior Shoreline 9
4 Lake Superior/Big Carp River Loop 13
5 Little Carp River Cascades 17
6 Mirror Lake Loop 21
7 Norwich Bluff 25
8 Norwich Bluff to Victoria 29
9 Presque Isle River Waterfalls Loop 33
10 Shining Cloud Falls 38
11 Trap Hills Loop 42
12 Trap Hills Traverse 46
13 Union River Cascades Loop 53
Iron River/Water smell Area Hikes
14 Bond Falls 57
15 Clark Lake Loop 60
16 Deer Island Lake 64
17 O-Kun-de-Kun Falls 68
Houghton/Copper Harbor Area Hikes
18 Bare Bluff 73
19 Canyon Falls 76
20 Craig Lake 79
21 Estivant Pines Loop 83
22 Horseshoe Harbor 87
23 Isle Royale 90
24 Tibbets Fails/Oren Krumm Shelter 94
25 White Deer Lake 98
Marquette Area Hikes
26 Blueberry Ridge 103
27 Echo Lake 106
28 Falls of the Yellow Dog 109
29 Hogback Mountain 113
30 Laughing Whitefish Falls 117
31 Little Garlic River 121
32 Morgan Creek/Carp River Falls 124
33 Whitefish Lake Preserve 128
Escanaba/Iron Mountain Area Hikes
34 Cedar River Loop 133
35 Bay de Noc-Grand Island National Recreation Trail 137
36 Piers Gorge 140
Munising Area Hikes
37 Au Sable Point/Log Slide 145
38 Beaver Lake Loop 148
39 Bruno's Run Loop 152
40 Chapel Loop 156
41 Grand Island Loop 160
42 Grand Sable Dunes Loop 164
43 Miners Falls 168
44 Twin Waterfalls 171
45 Pictured Rocks 175
46 Rock River Falls 179
Manistique Area Hikes
47 Birch Point 183
48 Point Patterson/Cataract River 187
49 Portage Bay 190
50 Seney National Wildlife Refuge 193
Newberry/Paradise Area Hikes
51 Giant Pines Loop 197
52 Mouth of the Blind Sucker River 201
53 Naomikong Point 204
54 Tahquamenon Falls 207
55 Tahquamenon West/North Country Trail 211
56 Two Hearted River 215
57 Whitefish Point 219
St. Ignace Area Hikes
58 Horseshoe Bay 224
59 Maple Hill 228
60 Marble Head 231
Appendix A Hike Finder 234
Appendix B Contact Information and Additional Resources 237
About the Authors 240