Great Cross-Country Ski Trails

by McGrath, Chad

• ISBN13: 9781931599023
• ISBN10: 1931599025
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Trails Books

Summary

Embrace the winter wonderland with this guidebook of 61 cross-country ski trails in the Lake Superior Basin. Trails featured cross through Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Ontario, Canada. Each tour includes a map, contact information, and a description of the trail. A great guide for both the novice and the experienced skier.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Acknowledgments	xiv
Cross-Country Skiing Terms	xvi
I. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and the Eastern Upper Peninsula
Algonquin Ski Trail	2	(3)
Hiawatha Highlands	5	(3)
Stokley Creek Ski Trails	8	(3)
McNearney Ski Trail	11	(3)
II. The Munising/Pictured Rocks/Newberry Area
Canada Lakes Pathway	14	(3)
McKeever Hills	17	(4)
Pictured Rocks Trails---Grand Marais	21	(3)
Pictured Rocks Trails---Munising	24	(3)
Tahquamenon Falls Giant Pines Loop	27	(3)
Valley Spur Ski Trail	30	(4)
III. The Marquette Area
Al Quaal Recreation Area	34	(2)
Anderson Lake Ski Pathway	36	(2)
Blueberry Ridge Pathway	38	(5)
National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum	41	(2)
Kawbawgam Ski Trail	43	(2)
Kivela Road Trail	45	(3)
Marquette City Fit Strip	48	(6)
Deer and Teal Lake Loops	51	(1)
Presque Isle Park Ski Trails	52	(2)
IV. The Keweenaw Area
Chassell Classic Ski Trail	54	(3)
Copper Harbor Pathway	57	(3)
Maasto Hiihto	60	(3)
Michigan Tech Trails	63	(3)
Pinery Lakes Trail	66	(4)
Swedetown Trails	70	(3)
Twin Lakes State Park	73	(5)
Old Grade Ski Trail	76	(2)
V. The Western Upper Peninsula
ABR Trails	78	(3)
Bergland Ski Trail	81	(3)
Milje's Ski Trails	84	(3)
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park	87	(5)
Watersmeet Ski Trails	92	(3)
Wolverine Nordic Trails	95	(7)
Dressing for Cold Weather	99	(3)
VI. Northern Wisconsin
Brule River State Forest Afterhours Ski Trail	102	(3)
Copper Falls State Park	105	(3)
Drummond Ski Trail	108	(3)
Mecca Ski Trails	111	(3)
Montreal Nordic Trails	114	(3)
Pattison State Park Trails	117	(3)
Rock Lake Trail	120	(4)
Superior Municipal Forest	124	(3)
Teuton and Valkyrie Trail Systems	127	(3)
Uller Ski Trail	130	(6)
Mount Ashwabay Trails	134	(2)
VII. The Duluth Area
Hartley Ski Trail	136	(3)
Jay Cooke State Park Trails	139	(4)
Lester/Amity Ski Trail	143	(3)
Magney-Snively Ski Trail	146	(3)
Snowflake Ski Center Trails	149	(7)
Chester Bowl	153	(1)
Piedmont Ski Trail	153	(1)
Spirit Mountain Trails	154	(2)
VIII. The Near North Shore
Gooseberry Falls State Park	156	(4)
Korkki Nordic Trail	160	(3)
Northwoods Ski Trail	163	(4)
Tettegouche State Park Yellow Birch Trail	167	(5)
IX. The Far North Shore
Bally Creek Trails	172	(4)
Cascade River State Park	176	(3)
Deer Yard Lake Trails	179	(3)
Judge C. R. Magney State Park	182	(3)
Lookout Mountain/Upper Ridge Run	185	(4)
Massie and Hall Loops	189	(3)
Moose Fence Ski Loop	192	(3)
Oberg Loop	195	(3)
Pincushion Mountain Trails	198	(3)
Sugarbush Loop	201	(5)
Lutsen Nordic Area	204	(2)
X. The Thunder Bay Area
Kamview Nordic Centre	206	(3)
Kakabeka Falls Trails	209	(4)
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park	213	(6)
Lappe Nordic Ski Centre	217	(2)
List of Web Sites	219