A Stroll Along the Superior Hiking Trail

Me and my oldest two sons spent a few days in June 2011 hiking a beautiful 40 mile stretch of the Superior Hiking Trail in Northern Minnesota. We were joined by other members of HammockForums. This video outlines the section of the trail taken, with various clips of us standing around gawking at the scenery.

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Sports

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• hiking
• Superior Hiking Trail
• hammocks

[medicjimr]

Greet report there Grizz, Never imagined the terraine was that bad there .

[ProfessorHammock]

@medicjimr bad??? how about, "not boring!" But yes, there are more hills than one expects. Someone quipped, correctly I think, that when the SHT was planned the architects deliberately routed it up every available hill within a mile of the shoreline! The mud you get for free, without much effort.

[medicjimr]

@ProfessorHammock Well I was referring to elevation I thought it was relativly flat . Views were awesome

[ProfessorHammock]

@medicjimr yes, the elevation is surprising...not at all the image one has of Minnesota. Other interesting thing about the trail is the diversity. Even in a one day hike you can go through two or three different "zones" of types of vegetation and nature of the trail. Interesting!

[coolkayaker1]

Super. Loved that Baptism Falls--worth the effort for that alone, Grizz. Well, worth the effort except for that beaver dam (wouldn't use of the everpresent Crocs been ideal there?). There is no better trip than one with friends and family, especially sons. I'd guess you'll always remember this, and the other, trips you've enjoyed with your boys.

[ProfessorHammock]

@coolkayaker1 I did a recon trip out there in knock-off Crocs, nearly lost them in the mud. But yes, this was a great trip we'll all remember.

[mrriprock2]

Very scenic and I really liked how you put the whole thing together switching from the map and elevation views to the filmed footage. Enjoyed it...Dash Riprock

[ProfessorHammock]

@convert2010 He goes by MrGreen over at HammockForums, you'd have to ask him. He knows his gear though, and if he's using it, my guess is that he's liking it.

[ProfessorHammock]

@keikepono111 Alite Monarch Butterfly. Takes a little getting used to, but light and comfortable