doable route

[rhewitt]

hi,
i'm taking the boat from copper. is rock harbor to McCargoe Cove reasonable with such a late start to the day?
i bike 20 miles five days a week and did the superior trail in the Porkies in one day. any thoughts? thanks

[Pioneer Spirit]

I'm no expert but if my map reading worked then it is in the vacinity of 16 miles using the routes I examined.
http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/ngs/ ... -trail-map

I went to a map site, enlarged it and added the mileage. I do 15-25 miles a day on various trails at age 52 but I would not tackle that distance unless I started early in the day.

On the map, I chose the trail to Daisy farm along the shore, over the hill and took Greenstone to the trail East Chickenbone to the cove.

[Keweenaw]

hi,
i'm taking the boat from copper. is rock harbor to McCargoe Cove reasonable with such a late start to the day?
i bike 20 miles five days a week and did the superior trail in the Porkies in one day. any thoughts? thanks

That's a long haul with a 45-50 pound pack on sometimes rough trails up and over the Greenstone Ridge. It's not really comparable to a bike ride; I ride a lot of miles and it is way different.

Bob

[rhewitt]

i understand bikings not the same. actually i go ultralight so my pack sans water is about 20#s. thanks for your thoughts.

[Keweenaw]

To answer your original question - yes it is doable. It's around 15 miles and you will be hitting the trail before noon.

If you take the Tobin Harbor Trail to the Threemile/Mt. Franklin intersection and take a right up to the Greenstone you will have somewhat easier hiking than if you go via Daisy Farm. As I recall, the Greenstone from Mt. Franklin to East Chickenbone is not particularly tough. At East Chickenbone you would cut down to McCargo Cove.