Cross Trail

Hike Name: Cross Trail Location: northwest MI Length: 6 Submitted by: Rob Heck Date Submitted: 0/0/00 Rating:	more Michigan trail reviews Michigan national parks Michigan state parks
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Description
Cross Trail connects the Lake Superior Trail at the Big Carp River to the Little Carp River Trail (LCRT) about 2 miles north of the LCRT trailhead. This is a lightly used trail that can be a navigational challenge for even an experienced hiker. The trail passes through a hardwooded section of the park and is not well maintained. Markers are quite far apart and hard to see. We got side tracked early on with a deer(?) trail for a very short distance. What saved us from a longer walk was we paid attention to our map and the landmarks we picked out to look for didn't jive with what we were seeing. That was not the last time we wondered if we had followed a animal trail as the trails were overgrown with the lack of use by humans. There are 4+ creek crossings with a couple that are a little tricky both crossing and navigational wise. A 1-1/2 mile long swampy area occurs about 1-1/2 mile from the LCRT. While not extremely thick it was slow going because of crossing deadfall and overgrowth. Some of the rushes were over my head in some spots well over 6 ft (I am 5'7") and got a little spooky. I made sure to check the other side of deadfall to make sure no nasty surprised were waiting for me. There is some wildlife to see along the trail. We saw a doe and two fawns that had no idea what to think of us passing through their domain. We also saw bear signs (scat & tracks) in the thimbleberry thickets and some wolf tracks. Fill your water bottle early as water may be scarce during dry years and remember this hike will be work....

Directions to Hike
This is a trail to trail connector connecting the Little Carp River Trail and the Lake Superior Trail at the Big Carp River and has no vehicular access.

M28 in Michigan to M64 north to Silver City and M107. M107 west to South Boundary Road to Ranger Station/Visitors Center
Cross Trail trailhead is accessed via Little Carp River Trail about 2 miles north of LCRT secondary trailhead at River Road access.

Contact Information
Porcupines Mountain State Park
412 S Boundary Rd
Ontonogan, MI 49953
906-885-5275

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