GITCHI-GAMI bike trail guide

GITCHI-GAMI STATE
TRAIL

Grand Marais
Cascade River State Park

Lutsen P
Tofte P

Temperance River State Park

Schroeder P
Taconite Harbor

State Park

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Tettegouche State Park

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Beaver Bay

Tofte to Grand Marais This 7.3-mile

trail segment starts at the northeast end
of the town of Tofte. At County Road
34, where the trail used to dead-end, a
tunnel underpass beneath Highway 61
connects to a new trail segment that
ends at County Road 5 (Lutsen Ski Hill
Road).
The 1.5-mile segment of completed
Gitchi-Gami State Trail in Grand Marais
lies within the Grand Marais city limits.
This trail segment connects to the Grand
Marais Corridor Trail, a one-mile paved
bike trail that travels through the heart
of downtown Grand Marais.

Split Rock Lighthouse State Park

Gooseberry Falls State Park

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Gooseberry State Park to Silver
Bay Seven miles east of Silver Creek Cliff
is the popular Gooseberry Falls State
Park, where the next segment of the
Gitchi-Gami Trail starts just a quartermile east of the TH 61 Bridge. This trail
segment leads to Split Rock Lighthouse
State Park and the towns of Beaver Bay
and Silver Bay.
Temperance River State Park The
Gitchi-Gami State Trail picks up again
at the east parking lot in Schroeder and
travels through Temperance River State
Park, about four miles to the west of Tofte.
This segment crosses the Temperance
River Gorge and an ancient stream bed
that is thought to have been an ancient
route for the Temperance River into Lake
Superior. The Temperance River Gorge
offers spectacular views of the river and
rocks below. You can also view the 1,526foot Carlton Peak.
Youll have to cross Highway 61 at
the east end of Tofte and use the Town
Road to access the community of Tofte.
Trail users can use the Blue Fin Bay lake
walk trail for about a half-mile to rejoin
the trail on the east edge of town.
This trail segment currently offers
parking in Schroeder at the Tofte Public
Water Access. Food, beverages and
restroom facilities are available in Tofte.

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