Michigan trails · Canoe-Middle Branch Ontonagon
Canoe-Middle Branch Ontonagon
A 26.2-mile point-to-point in Michigan, with 140 ft of climbing. Reaches Little Falls and other lake/waterfall destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 26.2 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Little Falls (waterfall)
- Mex-i-min-e Falls (waterfall)
- Sumac Lake (lake)
- Sherman Pond (lake)
- Bond Falls Flowage (lake)
Getting there
Canoe-Middle Branch Ontonagon access — parking nearby. About 1 h 40 min drive (78 mi) from Iron Mountain. 46.27699, -89.24093 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:42 a.m., the sun rises at 7:12 a.m. and sets at 6:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:42 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 26.2-mile route takes roughly 9 h 46 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:58 p.m. — 1 h 15 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Sylvania Outfitters Ski Trail — 2.8 mi
- Ottawa National Forest — 28.7 mi