Great views once you get to the top. Took us about an hour with taking pictures at the top and sitting awhile. There is an «easy» route and a «difficult» route. The difficult really wasn’t that difficult. The terrain was a little rougher than the«easy» but they both lead to about 300 stairs to the viewing tower. Once up there, the 360 views are great.
Kelly D.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Verona, WI
I occasionally travel to visit friends near Marquette, MI, usually in the fall. They’re located right between Marquette and Big Bay, and we always try to make a day trip to explore while we’re up there. One of those visits included a stop by Sugarloaf Mountain — which is about 1,000 ft tall and sits right alongside the Lake Superior shoreline just outside of Marquette. This was a great hike. We went up the difficult trail and down the easy one, just to see everything. Most of the hike up or down is in shaded woods, with mossy rock outcroppings all over the place. The undergrowth is lush and we saw a variety of small wildlife along our hike. Both trails do have some rock and tree roots sticking out of them, so regardless of which trail you take you will want to watch your step. In some areas they’ve built bridges to get over gullies, and in others you get a glimpse of the surrounding area through the trees. The whole time you can hear the water from the lake and the wind in the trees. It was lovely. We were pretty hot by the time we got to the summit. While this is a small mountain, the hike is steadily up, up, up. However, as you reach the top you rise above the canopy of the woods into an amazing 360 degree view for miles and miles. The breeze at the top was welcome, as were the observation decks and benches. We spent a decent amount of time at the top just enjoying the view around and down the mountainsides and out over the lake. The trip downhill was much faster, and taking a step back into the shady woods after our rest at the top was also very satisfying. Overall this was, for us, a short excursion that wasn’t far from friends. It’s definitely worth checking out if you’re in the area.
