North Country Trail Hikers
Dedicated to completing the North Country National Scenic Trail Across Michigan’s Central Upper Peninsula
Trail Range
Based in Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the North Country Trail Hikers (NCTH) Chapter is responsible for developing, maintaining, protecting and promoting the North Country National Scenic Trail (NCNST) in western Alger County beginning at Rock River Road, traveling west through Marquette County including the City of Marquette along the shore of Lake Superior, and ending in eastern Baraga County at the Long Lake outlet west of Craig Lake State Park.
Get Connected:
chapter email: nct@northcountrytrail.org
chapter website: northcountrytrail.org/nct
membership: Join the North Country Trail Association
Web Mapping App.
Click the icon below to launch the NCTA’s Web Mapping App for this area.
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Members
The North Country Trail Hikers Chapter was the North Country Trail Association’s (NCTA’s) first chartered chapter. Currently, we have more than 130 members. Although most members live in the Marquette area, many also reside farther away. You can be our newest member by joining NCTA / NCTH.
Chapter Activities
The chapter organizes a variety of activities, including three General Membership Meetings a year, in January, May and September, a semi-annual Softies Hike, trail maintenance work days, hikes, canoe/kayak excursions, and snowshoe and cross-country ski outings. See our Events & Activities page for up-to-date information.
Northern Michigan Calendar
Updated – 2/28/2011 – Questions with this page? Contact: Matt Rowbotham
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I am writing for a group of 10-14 North Country Trail hikers from northern lower Michigan. Ten years ago we started our hike in the U.P. by dipping our heels in Lake Michigan near Brevoort. Except for one year, we’ve hiked each September for 4-6 days, always following the NCT from east to west. Last year we hiked all the trails in the Marquette area, ending with the Little Garlic. In the fall of 2012 we plan to hike on the NCT south and west of L’Anse. For this fall, we are looking for some advice concerning the trails your group manages. We are considering camping/staying in Michigamme and driving to our day hikes from there. Our hikers now range in age from 62-84 and prefer day hikes of 6-8 miles. We always spot cars for our hikes so we only have to hike one way. Could you suggest 4 or 5 hikes that might work for us? Thanks so very much for your time.
Bonnie Brunett
231-536-2712
1480 Sleepy Hollow Lane
East Jordan, MI 49727
Hello Bonnie.
Did you do your hike in the UP this Sept? or do you still need info about this area?
I work on maintaining the NCT here once a week so let me know if you need any help. The section I work on is the next section West from where you are asking about here. However we are hiking in the Lake Michigamme area next week and I can give you a contact name for the group in the Michigamme area.
cj
Hello fellow hikers,
My brother Jim and I hiked the NCT segment between M123 and Worth Rd. this past weekend and had a delightful time. The new bridge over the Carp River is wonderful (although the forest-clearing necessary to make the bridge was a bit overwhelming), and we saw a gentleman by the Facebook Page name George Paininthe*** who was camping right by the Carp. We also hiked Horseshoe Bay trail when it stopped raining Friday, and had delightful meals at Java Joe’s in St Ignace, where we bumped into the children’s author who wrote “The Fish That Got Away.” On my way over from Wisconsin I saw deer, sandhill cranes, and a grey wolf(!!), which just a beautiful animal.
Thanks to all the volunteers who maintain the trail.
Chuck Kamp