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trips - Trap Hills section of the NCTTrip Info
DescriptionBackground: All in all, the Trap Hills provides one of the best choices for backpacking in the Upper Midwest. The trail is not heavily used, and many days you may see no one else on the trail. The only negative is that, since the NCT is a linear trail, a shuttle is usually needed. The Trap Hills section is only part of a longer continuous section of NCT, from near Copper Peak north of Bessemer in Gogebic County, to Baraga Plains in Baraga County. Combining the Trap Hills section with more North Country Trail on one one or both ends, a trip of nearly 140 miles can be done; only about a mile of that hike would be on public roads. - Peter Wolfe Chapter North Country Trail Association Web Site Time/Distance: 3 days, 3 nights, 31.3 miles Itinerary: 19-Oct: Arrivals, Stage Shuttle, Hike, Camp (2.4 miles) 20-Oct: Hike, Camp (8.2 miles) 21-Oct: Hike, Camp (13.4 miles) 22-Oct: Hike, Return Drive. (7.3 miles) Trailhead: From Rockland, MI: Victoria Dam Road heading South-West 3.7 miles. Park roadside at Old Victoria Historic Site. Google Maps map of trailhead @ (46.703997, -89.226837) - estimated location. Note: It is a 6-7 hour drive from Chicagoland to the trailhead. It is 9-10 hours from Detroit. End of Hike: From Bergland, MI: 7.2 miles north on M-64 to parking area. Google Maps map of hike end @ (46.690546, -89.592819) - estimated location. Weather: Historically highs in the 50s lows in the 30s with rain and even some some snow on occasion. Be prepared for a wide range of weather including cold nights, cold/freezing rain, and possibly even snow. Regional weather history for October. Waypoints:
Derived from: Eric Hansen's Hiking Michigan's Upper Peninsula (ISBN 0762725885) Camp Sites: 19-Oct: Lookout Mountain 20-Oct: Norwich Lookout, just past Forest Road 642 21-Oct: Southernmost point of Trap Hills We must not camp on private land (marked with vertical paint blazes). Camping is permitted along trail but must follow LNT guidelines. Elevations:   Paper Maps: Order one or more from the NCTA Trail Shop The two maps you would need for this trip are Cascade Falls to Ironwood and Alberta to Cascade Falls Online Maps: Peter Wolfe Chapter / North Country Trail Association / Trail Maps and Trail Conditions (Selected maps from this web site) Segment 4, Michigan Highway M-64 to Ottawa National Forest Road 326 Segment 5, Forest Road 326 to FR 400 (west half) Segment 6, Forest Road 326 to Forest Road 400 (east half) Segment 7, Forest Road 400 to Norwich Road Segment 8, Norwich Road to Whisky Hollow Creek Segment 9, Whisky Hollow Creek to United States Mine Segment 10, United States Mine to west end of Lookout Mountain Segment 11, Old Victoria vicinity (all trail on Rockland 7 1/2' quad) More Info: Visit the Peter Wolfe Chapter North Country Trail Association Web Site  Peter Wolfe (very cool... read this!)
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