Synopses & Reviews
For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide® has set the standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great outdoors.
Hiking Michigan's Upper Peninsula features fifty of the finest trails Michigan's Upper Peninsula has to offer-from day hikes to overnight adventures. This comprehensive guide will provide all the information you need to get the most out of hiking this breathtaking area.
Look inside to find:
" Hikes suited to every ability
" Accurate directions to the trailhead
" Comprehensive trail descriptions
" GPS-compatible maps
" Difficulty ratings, trail contacts, fees/permits, best hiking seasons, camping information, and much more
Synopsis
Describes fifty of the best hikes in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula.
Synopsis
Describes fifty of the best hikes in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula.
About the Author
Eric Hansen has hiked and backpacked extensively and now divides his time between the mountains and canyons of the West and the woods and waters of the northern Great Lakes. After twenty years of exploring Michigan's Upper Peninsula, he hiked nearly 900 miles to research this guidebook. He has written extensively for
Backpacker magazine. His regional outdoor writing appeared in
Milwaukee Magazine, the
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal, Shepherd Express, Silent Sports magazine, and
Wisconsin Trails magaine.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Western Region
1. Horseshoe Harbor
2. Estivant Pines Loop
3. Bare Bluff
4. Black River Waterfalls
5. Presque Isle River Waterfalls Loop
6. Shining Clouds Falls
7. Lake Superior Shoreline
8. Lake Superior/Big Carp River Loop
9. Little Carp River Cascades
10. Mirror Lake Loop
11. Escarpment
12. Union River Cascades Loop
13. Trap Hills Loop
14. Trap Hills Traverse
15. Norwich Bluff
16. Norwich Bluff to Victoria
17. Tibbets Falls/Oren Krumm Shelter
18. Canyon Falls
19. Craig Lake
20. White Deer Lake
21. Falls of the Yellow Dog
22. Little Garlic River
23. Clark Lake Loop
l24. Deer Island Lake
25. Piers Gorge
Eastern Region
26. Laughing Whitefish Falls
27. Rock River Falls
28. Grand Island Loop
29. Olson Falls
30. Miner's Falls
31. Pictured Rocks
32. Chapel Loop
33. Beaver Lake Loop
34. Au Sable Point/Logslide
35. Grand Sable Dunes Loop
36. Bruno's Run Loop
37. Seney National Wildlife Refuge
38. Mouth of the Blind Sucker River
39. Two Hearted River
40. Tahquamenon West /NCT
41. Giant Pines Loop
42. Tahquamenon Falls
43. Naomikong Point
44. Cedar River Loop
45. Portage Bay
46. Birch Point
47. Pt. Patterson/Cataract River
48. Maple Hill
49. Horseshoe Bay
50. Marble Head
Appendix A: Hike Finder
Appendix B: Useful Addresses for More Information
About The Author