Superior Hiking

Round-trip: 2.5 km Difficulty: Easy Location:  Havilland, Ontario Click here for Google Map of the route.   The 25 ft high Chippewa Falls can be seen from highway 17, and because of the roadside park right next to them, it is a popular rest stop.  Also at the roadside park there is a plaque that [...]

Distance: 6.5 km linear Difficulty:  Moderate Location:  Paradise, MI Click Here for Google Map of this trail. I went along with the Saulteaux Voyageur Trail Club on this hike.  This outing was extra-nice because the hike leader had pre-arranged for the hike to be guided by the park naturalist –and because there was some good [...]

Round-trip: 5 km Difficulty: Easy Location:  Sault Ste. Marie, ON Click here for Google Map of this Route Make a day of it and ride the train to hike in the Agawa Canyon Wilderness Park.  You can only get to Agawa Canyon Wilderness Park by hiking trail or the Algoma Central Railway.  The park is [...]

Roundtrip: 2 km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Sault Ste. Marie, ON Click here for Google Map of this Hike Crystal Falls is a waterfall located in Kinsmen Park that borders the Hiawatha Highlands Conservation Area which includes a 35 km long network of nature trails. There is a long boardwalk, a wooden staircase, and viewing platforms [...]

Round-trip: 1 km Difficulty: Easy Location:  Grand Portage, MN Click Here for Google Map This is an easy hike to a 50 foot waterfall.  There is lots of history here.  I have been told that the campsite at the top of the falls and the portage have been used at least since voyageur days. From [...]