Hiking
Bay
de Noc-to-Grand Island Trail (hiking / horse)
The Bay de Noc/Grand Island Trail begins from a point 2 1/2 miles
east of the town of Rapid River and one mile north of US Highway
2 and extends northward for approximately 40 miles terminating at
its intersection with State Highway 94 at Ackerman Lake.
Bruno's
Run Hiking & Mountain Biking Trail
The Bruno's Run Trail offers a 9-mile (14.48 Km) loop for hiking
and mountain biking in spring, summer and fall and snowshoeing in
winter.
Grand
Island National Recreation Area Trails
Grand Island is located in Lake Superior, about one-half mile from
the mainland community of Munising, Michigan. Munising is about 43
miles from Marquette and 55 miles from Manistique. Hike along
the island's cliffs and beaches while exploring its
interesting history.
Horseshoe
Bay Trail
Only 1 mile from the parking area to Lake Huron, Horseshoe Bay Hiking
Trail is a short hike suitable for carrying a daypack with picnic
lunch to the beach. The beginning of the trail is located at the
northern end of Foley Creek Campground, on the eastern side of the
St. Ignace Ranger District. Park in either of the driveways next
to the trailhead.
North
Country Trail (St.
Ignace Section / Sault
Ste. Marie Section / Munising
Section)
The North Country Trail is a National Scenic Trail which, when completed,
will extend from New York State to North Dakota. Approximately 35
miles of the trail lies in the St. Ignace District of the Hiawatha
National Forest. Approximately 42 miles of the trail lie in the Sault
Ste. Marie District of the Hiawatha national Forest.
Pine
Marten Run (hiking / horse)
Pine Marten Run is a 26 mile system of hiking and horseback riding
trails located in the Ironjaw Semiprivate Area approximately 30 miles
northwest of Manistique in Schoolcraft County, Michigan.
Interpretive Trails
AuTrain
Song Bird Trail
Since it opened in 1989, the Au Train Songbird Trail has offered
a new way to learn bird identification. There are all sorts of guide
books out there for telling one bird from another, but this unique
audio guided interpretive trail allows you to learn birds by their
song.
Bay
Furnace Historic Site
This very short, accessible trail encircles the stabilized ruin
of an 1870 blast furnace where iron was made until 1877. One of the
last remaining structures of its kind in the U.P., it is also a good
place to view Lake Superior and Grand Island. Interpretive signs
show how the furnace operated and explain its unique history, including
its construction, damage by fire, and partial preservation.
Maywood
History Trail
This hard-packed, easily accessible trail takes the visitor through
a 200 year old hemlock forest on the shore of Little Bay de Noc.
Because of its geographic setting, the area was a focal point of
human activity and includes Native American sites and the foundations
of an old resort hotel complex. Abundant historic photographs and
oral history quotations on interpretive signs tell the Maywood story.
Round
Lake CCC Camp
Located in a grassy clearing, interpretive panels show what the camp
buildings looked like and describe everyday life there. Visible features
include old foundations and the newly replaced flag pole. Photographs
on the panels and quotations from CCC veterans make Camp Round Lake
the Great Depression, and the C.C.C. come alive for visitors.
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