There has been a change on the Superior Hiking Trail from Gooseberry State Park to the Split Rock River Wayside. Now, you’ll now walk along the Gitchi Gami State Bike Trail to cover the distance … read more

It took me eleven separate days and two full hiking seasons, but I finally finished my hiking challenge: hike 66 miles from my front door in Duluth to Two Harbors on the Superior Hiking Trail. … read more

We packed lunches, field guides and brought the dogs. We had high hopes for finding lots of spring wildflowers on this SHT hike between Duluth and Two Harbors. … read more

It's fast and unpredictable: that fleeting stretch of season between snowmelt and leaf-out when early spring wildflowers will pop up and seize the sun, turning the forest floor into a carpet of flowers. … read more

I really wanted to like this hike. Unless you're a committed thru-hiker or a local neighbor looking for a walk, don't bother with this newly-opened section of the Superior Hiking Trail just outside of Duluth. … read more

I completed the fourth leg of my hike to Two Harbors. Daphne the poodle and my father, the two of them nearly inseparable the whole way, hiked with me from Prindle Road to Lismore Road on the Superior Hiking Trail. … read more

I've never walked in the English countryside but today was darn close. We hiked...er, perambulated...2.5 miles through lovely farm fields on the North Shore State Trail. … read more

My summer hike from Duluth to Two Harbors continued today, two-plus weeks after it started. Today was the shortest stretch of all, from Hartley Park to Martin Road. … read more

I really like the idea of Duluth's urban wilderness, of wolves and moose walking our streets and wild places, of vast open forests just beyond city limits … read more

Oberg Mountain is a great North Shore hike, especially in fall colors. Sure, it's full of people, but the views are so spectacular and so accessible, you just gotta do it. And maybe you should do it two times in a row.The trail starts from the Onion River Road, from the big trailhead parking lot 2.1 miles up from Highway 61. It's well-marked and easy to follow the whole way. The entire hike is about 2 miles long.The heart of the trail is the 1.3 mile loop around the summit of Oberg. There are seven different overlooks, each one quite … read more