Out of the lodge and onto the Iron Ore Heritage Trail and the North Country Trail, on foot or by bike.
Our trail-access map. This map isn’t to scale, mostly representative. Iron Ore Heritage Trail and North Country Trail are literally on the Heritage Lodge property. Easily walk, ski, or snowmobile from the lodge.
On a phone the map shows the lodge’s own access points: slide it along, or press it to open the whole map.
One follows an old railroad grade and suits bikes, the other is a hiking trail that crosses 8 states. Walk out before breakfast, or plan a whole day.
47 miles, from Republic in the west to Kawbawgam Road in Chocolay Township, with an extension east toward Lakenenland being built. Crushed stone with some paving, for walking, biking, birding and cross-country skiing. This is the trail for bikes.
Around 4,800 miles across 8 states, with about 110 miles of it through Marquette County, and Kawbawgam Road a local trailhead. A hiking trail of sand and dirt, and grass in places. It is on foot only: the marker says it is open to hiking and other foot travel and closed to all other uses.
A sandy track through the pines and aspens, a trail sign with its arrow, and a post that carries the North Country Trail’s own mark.
Pink lady slipper orchids and wild blueberries, and lily pads on the pond. A sign beside the wetland tells how birds breed there and rest on their way through.
Ski or snowshoe out from the door, and come back to the sauna.
The gold reaches the shore in early to mid October, a week or so after the hills inland, so October is still a trail month.
The beach is across the road, and Marquette is about 14 minutes away.
Choose your dates and the calendar gives the price of your whole stay. The lodge takes 2 nights at least, long enough to try both trails, and up to 2 dogs come too.