Northland Cycling and Skiing

I love the Northland. A good day for me is a crisp sunny day on my bike or cross-country skis. Here is the Gramin Connect GPS data for some of my favorite workouts / events. Each entry links to Garmin and allows you to understand the distances and elevation changes involved with each activity. While on the Garmin web site, you have the option to switching between road and satellite maps.

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Cycling

Day Touring

• Day Touring in Northern Minnesota (Marcell Region)
  • Big Fork | Marcell Loop
  • Hwy#49 (lots of dirt road ... good shape)
  • Suomi Hills (Hwy#38 south of Marcell has no shoulder)
  • Tour du Talmoon
  • Tour du Turtle (some dirt road ... good shape)
• Day Touring on the North Shore of Lake Superior
  • Grand Marais
    • Grand Marais Highlands
  • Scenic Hwy #61 Round Trips
    • Rides start near Lester Park
      • LakeWalk to Sky Harbor
      • McQuaid Harbor
      • Mocha Moose
      • Stoney Point
  • Scenic Hwy #61 Plus Inland Hills
    • Rides start near Lester Park
      
      • 7 Bridges Plus a Few Hills!
      • Lakewood Plunge
      • McQuaid + Lismore + 7 Bridges Road
  • Two Harbors Area Rides
    • Duluth to Silver Cliffs Roundtrip
    • Two Harbors Highlands (Includes Gitchi-Gami Trail)
• Day Touring in the Jay Cooke Region
  • Rides start in West Duluth
    • Wisconsin Military Rd | Carlton | Hwy#23 Loop
    • Pattison Park
    • Willard Munger Trail | Carlton | Hwy#23 Loop
• Day Touring in the Twin Cities Region
  • Dakota Trail
  • Downtown Greenway Loop
  • Luce Line Trail
  • Tour de Pepin

Long Distance Multiday Touring

• BWCA Superior Tour
  • Duluth to Hoyt Lakes
  • Hoyt Lakes to Pelican Lake
  • Pelican Lake to Ely via the Echo Trail
  • Ely to Palisade Head
  • Palisade Head to Duluth
• Gunflint Trail Tour
  • Grand Marais Highlands
  • Grand Marais to Tuscarora Outfitters
  • Tuscarora Outfitters to Grand Marais
• Trans-Superior Tour (trip journal)
  • Superior to Bayfield
  • Bayfield to Ironwood, Michigan
  • Ironwood to Ontonagon via the South Boundary Road(Porcupine Mountains)
  • Ontonagon to Baragas to Houghton (cross the Keweenaw)
  • Houghton to Copper Harbor (hug the coast)
  • Ferry to Isle Royale
  • Ferry to Grand Portage ... Grand Portage to Grand Marais
  • Grand Marais to Beaver Bay
  • Beaver Bay to Duluth (Canal Park ... then back to Lakeside)

Cross-Country Skiing
(Garmin elevation changes and distances measured while classic skiing)

• Races
  • American Birkebiner 54k Classic (NW Wisconsin)
  • Book Across the Bay  (NW Wisconsin ... at night on Lake Superior)
  • City of the Lakes Loppet 25k Classic (Minneapolis)
  • Mora Vasloppet 42k Classic (Central Minnesota)
  • Nordic Spirit 25k Classic (Northern Minnesota)
  • Wabos Loppet 25 k Classic (Northern Ontario ... dropped off by train!)
• Touring
  • ABR (Ironwood, Michigan)
  • After Hours Ski Trails (Brule, Wisconsin)
  • Boulder Lake Ski Trails (Island Lake, Minnesota)
  • Elm Creek Park (Maple Grove, Minnesota)
  • French Park (Plymouth, Minnesota)
  • Lester-Amity Ski Trails (Duluth, Minnesota)
  • Onion River Road (Tofte, Minnesota)
  • Wolverine Trails (Ironwood, Michigan)