Superior Hiking Trail Suggestions?

**Grapenut** · 07-11-2016, 19:48

Looking at a potential Superior Hiking Trail adventure with Jaxx... That's a long trail and we are thinking about three days of actual hiking consisting of 10-15 miles per day. Anyone out there with SHT experience that can suggest a potential section of the trail that fits this? Thanks in advance...looking at coming in on a Thursday from the airport via rental car, traveling to the end point, getting a shuttle to the start point, hiking through Sunday, and shuttling out early Monday Morning before heading back to the airport.

Many thanks for any suggestions!

G-Nut

**TrailSlug** · 07-11-2016, 19:55

I do not have much to offer other than I'm jealous as the videos of this trail are beautiful. When are you guys going? Fronkey (a forum member) did a through hike and it's available on youTube here's part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzI58--XCNU

**Shug** · 07-11-2016, 20:05

Flying in to Duluth will save you a lot of driving time to the trail.
Tons of great sections. Most of the best are south of Grand Marais. Check the SHT website for trail and shuttle info.....
http://www.shta.org/Trail/TrailMaps/index.php
Here is my SHT trip playlist if you want to eyeball some sections....https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...zwwDh-P9J4-HoV
Shug

**Jaxx** · 07-11-2016, 20:57

Originally Posted by TrailSlug

I do not have much to offer other than I'm jealous as the videos of this trail are beautiful. When are you guys going? Fronkey (a forum member) did a through hike and it's available on youTube here's part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzI58--XCNU

I saw Fronkey's thru hike video, great video. We are shooting for the middle of next month.

Originally Posted by Shug

Flying in to Duluth will save you a lot of driving time to the trail.
Tons of great sections. Most of the best are south of Grand Marais. Check the SHT website for trail and shuttle info.....
http://www.shta.org/Trail/TrailMaps/index.php
Here is my SHT trip playlist if you want to eyeball some sections....https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...zwwDh-P9J4-HoV
Shug

I bought a map of the entire SHT and have been looking at some sections. Just curious do you have a favorite section? I've been eyeballing hiking south from Temperance river state park to Gooseberry falls or somewhere close to that it if we can do the miles.

**Shug** · 07-11-2016, 21:17

Originally Posted by Jaxx

I bought a map of the entire SHT and have been looking at some sections. Just curious do you have a favorite section? I've been eyeballing hiking south from Temperance river state park to Gooseberry falls or somewhere close to that it if we can do the miles.

That is a fairly long section to do for a Friday to a Sunday! There will be no lollygag time. About 55 miles.
Maybe Temperence to Silver Bay would be more realistic.....and that is still a fair walk.

**mrcheviot** · 07-11-2016, 21:30

I did a 3 night from starting in Crosby, could have started a little further south but the parking and shuttle options to Crosby sold me on that for convenience. There's also a great pub/restaurant on the road up to Crosby, forget the name but they have excellent hot sauce!

I agree with Shug that flying into Duluth will make your life easier, there's a good hiking store in town if you need to stock up on anything. The hike to Temprance is great, hit the top of Carlton and then doubled back to the lakeside camp ground.

Here's my trip report: https://hammockforums.net/forum/show...morial-Weekend

**gbrugs** · 07-11-2016, 22:39

Hey. I may be heading up that way the weekend of aug 12th. I live close to the airport in minneapolis and my wife and myself and the dog will be heading up to past grand marais most likely. We will be doing friday evening to monday mid day. Not sure if it will work out to shuttle you up and then pick you up again after your hike but let me know. I dont have any experience with the trail but plan to do it sometime in the next year. Also could mail me gear if it saves you any baggage fees or any fuel you cant take on plane trip and dont want to waste time buying. Let me know.

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**Jaxx** · 07-14-2016, 12:57

Originally Posted by gbrugs

Hey. I may be heading up that way the weekend of aug 12th. I live close to the airport in minneapolis and my wife and myself and the dog will be heading up to past grand marais most likely. We will be doing friday evening to monday mid day. Not sure if it will work out to shuttle you up and then pick you up again after your hike but let me know. I dont have any experience with the trail but plan to do it sometime in the next year. Also could mail me gear if it saves you any baggage fees or any fuel you cant take on plane trip and dont want to waste time buying. Let me know.

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We haven't worked out the dates as of yet. it's looking like maybe the week of the 18th or 25th . I will repost or send you a PM if we can swing around the 12th.

**Karla "with a k"** · 07-14-2016, 12:58

Fronkey has some youtube videos on his SHT hike worth checking out.

**Jaxx** · 07-17-2016, 10:44

Dates are set now for August 25th -29th. More than likely will get a room in Duluth then hit the trail early Friday morning. Shug was right about milage plus we wanna see some sites. No reason to fly 1300 miles and try and knock out 15 plus miles a day. I'm more into the lollygag thang anyway. Still working out the partuiclars, route wise but tentatilvey looking at still hiking north to south. Starting at Tettegoche state park for day 1 then hiking 11.1 miles to Silver Bay , camp. Then on Day 2 hiking 4.7 miles to beaver bay then on Split Rock 11.3 miles ,Camp. Then on day 3 leaving Split Rock to Gooseberry Falls 6.0 miles Does anyone see any problems with this itinerary so far?