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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

Trail11 km · 7 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Porcupine Mountains State Park - Pinkerton Trail 5.3 mi · 8.6 kmExplore Ottawa National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 13–24 °C (55–75 °F)

  1. J-6°-11°63
  2. F-5°-11°40
  3. M0°-6°51
  4. A6°0°66
  5. M13°6°82
  6. J18°13°91
  7. J23°18°88
  8. A24°18°82
  9. S20°15°108
  10. O13°8°118
  11. N5°1°83
  12. D-1°-6°80

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is a trail in Michigan, United States of America, about 11 km (7 mi) in length. It lies about 27 km north of Wakefield. It connects with Lake Superior Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
11 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
North Country Trail Association
Designation
North Country
Nearby park
Ottawa National Forest (1.22 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
27 km N of Wakefield (Gogebic County, Michigan) · GeoNames
Connects to
Lake Superior Trail (National Scenic Trail: North Country) (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Michigan
Continent
North America
Route centre
46.6878, -89.9594
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Porcupine Mountains State Park - Pinkerton Trail

5.3 mi · 8.6 km · Michigan

Ottawa National Forest

8 mi · 13 km · Ottawa National Forest

Porcupine Mountains State Park - Lake Superior Trail

9 mi · 15 km · Michigan

Big Carp River Trail

10 mi · 17 km · Michigan

Porcupine Mountains State Park - Government Peak Trail

12 mi · 20 km · Michigan

Lost Lake Trail

14 mi · 22 km · Michigan

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