Looking for input on Western UP Trip

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Snowlover 77

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Hi Guys,

Looking at taking a trip in a few weeks, would like to snowmobile the Western end. I always just ride in the Luce County area otherwise. My question is about trying to lay out a route, not sure on distances and what to expect for trying to go town-to-town.

I was thinking of staying in Ishpeming/Negaunee area Thursday night. Get up and ride Friday to Big Bay - L'Anse - Houghton - end up in Twin Lakes possibly for the night.

Leave there Saturday morning and ride to Mass City - Bergland - Kenton/Sidnaw maybe. Stay that area Saturday night. Get up Sunday and ride back to the truck and then head for home.

Does this seem like a feasible trip for a weekend? I have no idea on the mileage, I am just making a rough guess on what I think we would end up with for the day. Any input good or bad would be appreciated. Thanks!
 
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Yamadogger

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I'd say what you have planned is easily doable in a weekend. I am just going from memory but I don't think there would be a day over 200 miles and the 2nd day would be fairly short.
 
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WorkHardPlayHrd

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That is the question how many miles do you prefer to put on in a day? Do you want to see any sights (Lake of the clouds, Bond Falls) or just ride?
 
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dfattack

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Snowlover 77 said:
Leave there Saturday morning and ride to Mass City - Bergland - Kenton/Sidnaw maybe. Stay that area Saturday night. Get up Sunday and ride back to the truck and then head for home.
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All sounds reasonable, but there aren't too many (if any) lodging choices in Kenton/Sidnaw. Research more before deciding that portion of your trip.
 
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Snowlover 77

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dfattack said:
All sounds reasonable, but not there are too many (if any) lodging choices in Kenton/Sidnaw. Research more before deciding that portion of your trip.
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Thanks, that's what I needed to know. I was just guessing on trying to split the days up somewhat evenly. And in reference to the questions above, I would say mostly just like to ride, seeing some sights is good too. 200 miles a day is no problem for us as long as conditions are decent.
 
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Guzlair

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A route like that I would think it would be easier to find a place to stay around the bridge, the next day you could take the Freda loop for some additional miles to get over east and maybe loop down to Watersmeet and stay at the casino as it will be tough to find lodging Kenton-Sidnaw area.
 
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wirev

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I'd say, check out lodging first and then plan routes as there are few to none in certain areas and in other areas lodging will be booked solid.
 
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beachblob

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Snowlover 77 said:
Hi Guys,

Looking at taking a trip in a few weeks, would like to snowmobile the Western end. I always just ride in the Luce County area otherwise. My question is about trying to lay out a route, not sure on distances and what to expect for trying to go town-to-town.

I was thinking of staying in Ishpeming/Negaunee area Thursday night. Get up and ride Friday to Big Bay - L'Anse - Houghton - end up in Twin Lakes possibly for the night.

Leave there Saturday morning and ride to Mass City - Bergland - Kenton/Sidnaw maybe. Stay that area Saturday night. Get up Sunday and ride back to the truck and then head for home.

Does this seem like a feasible trip for a weekend? I have no idea on the mileage, I am just making a rough guess on what I think we would end up with for the day. Any input good or bad would be appreciated. Thanks!
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I am in that area every year. You might want to take 15 south out of Sidnaw to 111 east to Amasa. Tall Pines has rooms. The next morning, you could take 18 north back toward your truck.
 
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