Temperance River Loop

Temperance River State Park

On January 12, 2024, Kim, Cash and I hiked along the Temperance River (in the Temperance River State Park) from the parking area on Highway 61. The beginning portion of the trail along the river is gorgeous with several falls and swirling plunge pools. Parts of the trail are right on the edge of the river. Upstream from all of the falls is still beautiful, just not as awe inspiring. Eventually we turned away from the river and generally walked south once the [Superior Hiking Trail]((https://superiorhiking.org/) turned north towards Carlton Peak. This portion of the trail was a very nice walk through the woods, though we were laboring some in the snow (we could have used our snow shoes). Eventually we returned to the SHT along the river where we turned back towards the parking lot. We had a very nice hike!

Walk-Specific Map

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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 MNTMPR01 Temperance River spur Hwy 61 to Gitchi-Gami State Trail Trail 0.20 0.20 71
2 MNTMPR02 Superior Hiking Trail Gitchi-Gami State Trail to Temperance River loop trail Trail 0.18 0.38 33
3 MNTMPR03 Superior Hiking Trail Temperance River loop trail to Temperance River loop trail Trail 0.66 1.04 120
4 MNTMPR04 Temperance River loop trail Superior Hiking Trail to Trail 0.37 1.41 -86
5 MNTMPR05 Temperance River loop trail to Trail 0.29 1.70 -42
6 MNTMPR06 Temperance River loop trail to Superior Hiking Trail Trail 0.15 1.86 -9
7 MNTMPR02 Superior Hiking Trail Temperance River loop trail to Gitchi-Gami State Trail Trail 0.18 2.03 -33
8 MNTMPR01 Temperance River spur Gitchi-Gami State Trail to Hwy 61 Trail 0.20 2.23 -71