Munising to Paridise
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Steamer - Munising to Paradise is approx. 150 miles one way so you're talking approx. 300 miles round trip. A buddy of mine and me used to ride from Gwinn, through Munising to Paradise and back quite often and it was approx. 400 miles round trip. You will need to stop in Grand Marais for gas each way and you'll be fine. There is a place on the trail map, The Rainbow Lodge between Grand Marais and Paradise that still shows a gas pump on the map but the place burned down a couple of years ago so there is not gas there. You can get gas in Grand Marais and in Paradise. As far as scenic places to see, we've only been to Taquamenon Falls which is just south of Paradise and Miner's Castle which is just north / east of Munising - we do not stop often. This is actually a very nice, easy ride with a variety of rail road bed, woods, rolling hills, etc. The only thing that I myself will warn you about is this: the entire trip will be on trail 8 which does see a lot of traffic as this is a very popular area and sometimes coming back on trail 8 can be a bit rough with large moguls due to all of the traffic. They do a great job of grooming up there but sometimes it is impossible to just keep up. We would leave between 6AM & 7AM in the morning and be back by 3PM or so and not have to worry about it, but again, we do not stop often which is boring to some.
booondocker
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https://www.google.com/search?ie=ut...ons/pdfs/ForestsLandWater/SnowmobileTrailMaps
This should help you figure the route...as I recall you can do this ride in a day but you won't be stopped much. Do a backpack and spend the night and back again the next day when you are so sore that you can barely throw your legs over the saddle.
Be sure to grab up some of the trail maps found along the way and found at gas stations and you will find most of the points of interest. Be sure to hit all the towns along the way and talk to locals who will point out other spots worth a visit. Of course the ambitious distance is going to cut into some of the sight-seeing you seem to want to do. Obviously along the big lake will afford some of the nicest scenery. Be sure to wind up at the T Falls...should see them at least once in the winter. Routes along Grand M is worthy of the ride too.<O
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Lots of gas spots along the way and good places to eat as well. Be sure to take lots of pics and post them here when you get back.<O></O>
The distance will be determined by what trails you take getting there and back again. Going the shortest distance from point a to b wll probably be 100 miles or more.
This should help you figure the route...as I recall you can do this ride in a day but you won't be stopped much. Do a backpack and spend the night and back again the next day when you are so sore that you can barely throw your legs over the saddle.
Be sure to grab up some of the trail maps found along the way and found at gas stations and you will find most of the points of interest. Be sure to hit all the towns along the way and talk to locals who will point out other spots worth a visit. Of course the ambitious distance is going to cut into some of the sight-seeing you seem to want to do. Obviously along the big lake will afford some of the nicest scenery. Be sure to wind up at the T Falls...should see them at least once in the winter. Routes along Grand M is worthy of the ride too.<O
></O>Lots of gas spots along the way and good places to eat as well. Be sure to take lots of pics and post them here when you get back.<O
></O>The distance will be determined by what trails you take getting there and back again. Going the shortest distance from point a to b wll probably be 100 miles or more.
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POLARISDAN
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somewhere over there is a cool hilltop fire station museum..its a must see
poprivetus
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Magnusons Grand Hotel is the hotel in Paradise. It has a restaurant and bar located right on M123 in Paradise. Saunders Sunrise Cabins is about 2 miles north of town on Whitefish Point road. If your backpacking and / or looking for fuel there is fuel, restaurant and lodging in Pine Stump Junction. Its south east of Grand Marais about 20 miles. Great pizza and bar, has a gas pump with premium out front.
Things to see along the way are Crisp Point lighthouse, Vermillion Life Saving Station, Whitefish Point lighthouse/ Great Lakes Shipwreck museum and Tahquamenon Falls. Great views at the falls and a very nice restaurant and brewery at the Upper Falls.
I have a cabin north of Paradise and ride a lot in this area. Let me know if you want more details. Some great two track and off trail riding.
Things to see along the way are Crisp Point lighthouse, Vermillion Life Saving Station, Whitefish Point lighthouse/ Great Lakes Shipwreck museum and Tahquamenon Falls. Great views at the falls and a very nice restaurant and brewery at the Upper Falls.
I have a cabin north of Paradise and ride a lot in this area. Let me know if you want more details. Some great two track and off trail riding.
sleddinfool
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Myself and two buddy's did that around 92-93..If I remember right it was right around 289 mles from wetmore. Was it rough? Yes even back then when there were half the sleds on the trail.I remember driving all night and unloading at the hotel at 7am. Nope we can't check you in.. We had breakfast and hit the trail. Got back around 7pm and hit the hot tub.. Bunch of people talking aout where they went for the day, then asked us..We told them and they were like--"oh-my, how fast were you going?" My budyy says "oh bmmpp-hmmppp don't know it was too bumpy". I do remember coming up on a sled all by itself, it was cold and we asked if he was o.k. He said he was trying to catch his group..We caught the group about four miles down the trail and they looked at us funny as we came by--then stopped me, last one in our group and asked if we saw a kid on an enticer-- I told him yep and you better wait cause he is probably 3 or more miles back. We had two 91 ext's and 92 ext special at te time. Kevin
A few years ago (first time wife and I alone up north) she wanted to do a long ride. Left Alger Falls hotel in Munising like 5 a.m..rode to Grand Marie and got a bite to eat. Across to Paridise, down to T.Q. falls, down to north side of Newberry and back to Musining. Never really rode hard but was lucky and had fresh groom whole way so there for we did ride fast. If I remember correctly we were apporaching 350 to 400 miles when we rolled back into hotel at like 11 that night....next day she said "lets go a little shorter today"....lol
I was very proud of her and I still don't think she knows how much she did that day. Every time I tell that story to someone they high five her....lol
I was very proud of her and I still don't think she knows how much she did that day. Every time I tell that story to someone they high five her....lol
awesome !