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Isle Royale Info - "Trail & Campsite Guide - Short Trails"


Contents:
Daisy Farm Trail - Chickenbone East Trail - Hatchet Lake Trail - Huginnin Cove East Trail
Huginnin Cove West Trail - Island Mine Trail - Lake Richie Trail - Lane Cove Trail
Mt. Franklin Trail - Mt. Ojibway Trail - Rainbow Cove Trail- Stoll Trail
Tobin Harbor Trail - Washington Creek Trail - Windigo Nature Trail


Daisy Farm Trail
Miles: Map=1.9? miles  GPS=1.9? miles    Difficulty: S to N=5.0 / N to S=4.5   Hiked: 2002
{Need to verify this one. The miles don't add up and the trail was different. The pictured map may be out of date, especially concerning the lake at the end.}
Leaving the dock at Daisy Farm campground it is 0.1 miles to the sign marking the western end of the campground.  The trail then begins a moderate climb of about 70' over 0.17 miles where you come to the sign at the fork of the trail that leads to Moskey Basin.  The post says 0.2 miles to Daisy Farm from there (GPS=0.27).  For the first 0.2 miles the trail crosses Benson Creek three times with gentle rolling up and downs.  It then turns into road grade until 0.33 miles when it crosses the creek again.  It continues road grade until 0.38 miles when it climbs a large rock outcropping that looks like it goes along ways.  Be careful here because there is actually a cut to the right at 0.42 miles.  It then drops down steeply twice where it comes to a creek with a bridge at 0.52 miles.  The trail then crosses two small hills and down to a wetlands area where, at 0.67 miles, boards start until 0.75 when it goes into balsom forest.  The trail then begins a gentle but continuos uphil until 0.97 miles then it descends fast but rolling until 1.03 miles.  This will be a hill you will notice going the other way.  The trail then goes to boards until [SEE MOVIE}.  At 1.12 miles it follows a lake to the left until heading up at 1.20 miles.  This is a gradual uphill [SEE MOVIE] until reaching the Greenstone Ridge at 1.50 miles.


Chickenbone East Trail
Miles: Map=1.6 miles    Difficulty: 4   Hiked: 1998


Hatchet Lake Trail
Miles: Map=2.6 miles    Difficulty: N to S=6? / S to N=5? Hiked: part in 1999,2001
    The trail descends north off the Greenstone Ridge rather rapidly until reaching Hatchett Lake at 0.3 miles (Map) or 0.5 miles (Greenstone post) from the ridge.  At the lake, the trail reaches the side trail to Hatchet Lake Campground which is 0.2 miles (Map) west.  The trail continues near Hatchet Lake until you cross a creek coming out of the lake.  The trail then passes through some hills and low areas until it meets the Minong Ridge Trail.


Huginnin Cove East Trail
Miles: Map=3.3 miles    Difficulty: N to S=? / S to N=?  Hiked: 1998,2002


Huginnin Cove West Trail
Miles: Map=3.1 miles    Difficulty: N to S=? / S to N=?  Hiked: 1998,2000,2002


Lake Richie Trail
Total miles: Map=2.1 miles / Post at Moskey=2.1 miles / GPS=2.23 miles   Difficulty: 4    Hiked: 1996,2001,2002
    This trail starts at Lake Richie Campground and ends at the western terminus of the Rock Harbor Trail and the entrance to Moskey Basin campground.
    The trail leaves the east Lake Richie campground sign and follows the lake for .11 miles when it crosses a portage.  After this, it begins a generally mild uphill until .27 miles (GPS) when you reach the post to Chippewa Harbor.  The trail then begins a 60' gradual rise over .15 miles.  At .7 miles it begins a 50' gradual downhill until .84 miles.  At 1.4 miles it begins a 40' slight downhill until 1.67 miles.  At 1.77 miles it begins a 50' slight downhill until 1.92 miles.  It passes over a creek at 2 miles.  It reaches the post marking the end and the begininng of the Rock Harbor trail at 2.23 miles.  Moskey Basin campground is .15 miles south of the post.


Lane Cove Trail
Miles: Map=2.4 miles    Difficulty: N to S=8? / S to N=6? Hiked: No


Mt. Franklin Trail
Miles: Map=2 miles / GPS=2 miles    Difficulty: N to S=5 / S to N=7    Hiked: 1999,2001
    This trail starts .2 miles west of Three Mile Campground.  It is relatively flat for the first .5 miles before it passes the Tobin Harbor Trail and Tobin Creek.  Right after it passes Tobin Creek, the trail comes upon an open area on a slight uphill where Tobin Harbor is visible, the trail can be hard to see here and, if not watching, looks like it goes towards the harbor.  It actually continues upward so, pay close attention for rock karems going away from the harbor.  The trail continues fairly flat or, on a slight uphill, until you walk a small ridge with some wetlands just south of the trail then, it begins a steep and exhausting climb up to the Greenstone Ridge.  The total ascent is approximately 300 feet over about .75 miles.  It ends at the Greenstone Ridge Trail.  Once on the Greenstone, it goes west towards Mt. Franklin and Mt. Ojibway Tower or, east towards Lane Cove Trail and the eastern Greenstone Ridge Trail.


Mt. Ojibway Trail
Total miles: Map=1.7 miles  GPS=1.82 miles    Difficulty: N to S=5 / S to N=6.5   Hiked: 2002
  Starting from the tower heading down [SEE MOVIE].  At 0.83 miles the trail finishes it's last mild descent where it comes to boards over a wetlands area.  It then begins gently rolling downhills until 1.25 miles when it flattens out only to immediatly start back to gentle rolling downhills.  Then, at 1.66 miles, the trail comes to rock outcroppings going down into the campground area.  The trail comes to the campground sign at 1.73 miles and the sign by the dock at 1.82 miles.


Rainbow Cove Trail
Miles: Map=.8 miles / GPS=.75 miles / Signpost=.8 miles  Difficulty: 3.0 Hiked: 2000,2001
    The trail starts near the west entrance to Feldtmann Lake Campground.  The trail is relatively flat for it's entire distance.  It follows a creek (Feldtmann Creek?) for most of it's distance until you come to Lake Superior.  There is a lot of Moose activity in this area so, as you are walking, be alert.  When you reach Lake Superior you will find a red rock beach of the same material as at Siskiwit Bay Campground.  Looking west you can see Rock Of Ages Lighthouse 6 miles away.  If staying at Feldtmann Lake Campground, this is a great place to walk to for viewing the sunset.  It's short distance gives you plenty of time to walk back afterwards.


Stoll Trail
Miles: Map=4.2 miles (complete loop)    Difficulty: 3.5  Hiked: 1996,2002
    The trail
The trail starts at Rock Harbor Lodge and goes south along Rock Harbor before going inland.  It will then head back towards the harbor. At 0.7 miles from the lodge there is an ancient copper mine site with an exhibit describing it.  Just after leaving there, there is a bypass trail that leads to the north side of the Stoll Trail.  The trail continues on for another .7 miles where it reaches the north section of the trail.  Another trail continues on to Scoville point another .6 miles east.  At Scoville Point there are breathtaking views, life leasee cottages and you can see Passage Island Lighthouse.  On the way back, the trails goes to the north following Tobin Harbor.Just before the trail reaches the lodge, is the remains of Smithwick Mine.

Tobin Harbor Trail
Total miles: Map=3 miles / GPS=3.0 miles    Difficulty: 3 Hiked: 1999,2001
   The trail starts off out of Rock Harbor near the ranger station and follows ashphalt towards the efficientcy cabins.  It turns to the left and leaves the ashphalt where it passes the floatplane dock and begins to follow the Tobin Harbor shoreline and stays relatively flat for the distance. The trail ends at Mt. Franklin Trail where Tobin Creek drains into the harbor.  It is a scenic walk with gentle up and downs it's entire length.  The harbor is in view most of the time and features lots of little islands and the opposite shore.  At 1.8 miles from Rock Harbor, you will pass a side trail that leads to "Suzy's Cave".  This is a cave that was cut into the rocks by the waves when the Lake Superior shoreline was higher. It is approximately .2 miles south of the Tobin Harbor trail.


Washington Creek Trail
Miles: Map=1.2 miles / GPS=1.15 miles    Difficulty: 3  Hiked: 1998,2000,2001
    This trail begins at the dock at Windigo and follows a gravel road near the harbor.  It passes a dock and fuel storage shed then reaches a fork.  To the south, is employee quarters.  To the north, the trail continues although a bit more narrow yet, still gravel.  This trail follows close to the harbor till it's end when it comes out at sewage trenches built into a hill back to the south of the trail.  It reached the western road at Washington Creek campground at .3 miles.  It continues on past the middle, western and group site road to the campgrounds before heading into grass and woodlands.  At .6 miles it comes to the post marking the Greenstone Ridge trail to the south-east.  The trail continues in more of a north-western direction and starts going down till it crosses Washington Creek and water guaging station at 1 mile.  It then start on a moderate uphill in a western direction until coming to the post that marks the start of the Minong Ridge trail and the Huginnin Cove West trail at 1.2 miles.


Windigo Nature Trail
Total miles: Map=1.2 miles    Difficulty either way: 2? Hiked: No


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