Split Rock Shore to Day Hill

Split Rock State Park

On January 4, 2026, Kim, Cash, and I hiked in Split Rock Lighthouse State Park from the parking area on Highway 61, across 61 along the Lake Superior shoreline up to the Day Hill Lookout. This was a fun trail through a variety of habitats, including areas where the trail was close to Lake Superior. There is a neat set of stairs on the lake side of Day Hill and the view from Day Hill was beautiful, including a glimpse north to the Split Rock Lighthouse.

Walk-Specific Map

Take Note
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  • Numeric labels correspond to the same labels in the elevation profile and summary information below.

Elevation Profile

Images

GPX Download

A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.

Summary Information

NUM trackID Primary Description Type Distance CumDist DeltaElev
1 MNSPRKSH91 Day Hill Overlook HWY 61 parking lot to Gitchi-Gami State Tr Trail 0.05 0.05 -9
2 MNSPRKSH92 Day Hill Overlook Spur to parking lot to Corundrum Mine Tr Trail 0.09 0.14 11
3 MNSPRKSH01 Day Hill Overlook Gitchi-Gami State Trail to Spur to Corundrum Mine Trail 1.55 1.69 20
4 MNSPRKSH94 Day Hill Overlook Corundrum Mine Tr to Mine ruins Trail 0.08 1.77 22
5 MNSPRKSH94 Day Hill Overlook Mine ruins to Corundrum Mine Tr Trail 0.08 1.85 -22
6 MNSPRKSH02 Day Hill Overlook Spur to Corundrum Mine to Day Hill Tr Trail 0.47 2.32 -32
7 MNSPRKSH03 Day Hill Overlook Corundrum Mine Tr to Spur to Day Hill Overlook Trail 0.63 2.95 108
8 MNSPRKSH96 Day Hill Overlook Day Hill Tr to Overlook Trail 0.18 3.14 114
9 MNSPRKSH96 Day Hill Overlook Overlook to Day Hill Tr Trail 0.18 3.32 -114
10 MNSPRKSH04 Day Hill Overlook Spur to Day Hill Overlook to Corundrum Mine Tr Trail 0.31 3.63 -113
11 MNSPRKSH02 Day Hill Overlook Day Hill Tr to Spur to Corundrum Mine Trail 0.47 4.09 32
12 MNSPRKSH01 Day Hill Overlook Spur to Corundrum Mine to Gitchi-Gami State Trail Trail 1.55 5.64 -20
13 MNSPRKSH92 Day Hill Overlook Corundrum Mine Tr to Spur to parking lot Trail 0.09 5.73 -11
14 MNSPRKSH91 Day Hill Overlook Gitchi-Gami State Tr to HWY 61 parking lot Trail 0.05 5.79 9