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-Mapped by Steffan Fay
Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.6
Waypoints
CSD004
Location: 47.7125282287598, -90.5305328369141
Turn L @ 3-way
CSD009
Location: 47.7157783508301, -90.5423812866211
During next .6 mi., continue straight through two 3-ways, then turn L @ 4-way back to WPT 5. Then, turn R
CSD008
Location: 47.7123603820801, -90.54833984375
Go straight @ 3-way onto Ski Trail, leaving the Superior Trail
CSD002
Location: 47.709659576416, -90.5242614746094
Cross bridge and turn R @ Y onto Lookout Mtn. Trail
CSD005
Location: 47.7112007141113, -90.5312881469726
Go R onto the Superior Trail and cross creek. In 300 ft., go straight @ 4-way and begin climb up Lookout Mtn. (1,219 ft.)
CSD011
Location: 47.7086715698242, -90.5238876342774
Pass several cascades, ranging from short dropoffs to steep churning chutes en route to Lake Superior
CSD012
Location: 47.7070198059082, -90.52294921875
Turn L on sidewalk, cross bridge, and turn L back onto trail and head to parking lot
CSD001
Location: 47.7086296081543, -90.5215911865234
Head NE on Cascade River Trail through patches of spruce, birch
CSD003
Location: 47.7121086120606, -90.528678894043
Straight @ 3-way; pass white cedars
CSD010
Location: 47.7093505859375, -90.5246124267578
Turn R @ T and hike downstream
CSD007
Location: 47.7137298583984, -90.5402297973633
This isn’t the top of Lookout Mtn. but it offers the best views of the wooded shores of Lake Superior, the deepest lake of the Great Lakes. Nearby is a backcountry campsite with fire ring and privy
CSD006
Location: 47.7118988037109, -90.5372085571289
Don’t miss: Turn R for quick trip to scenic overlook