Michigan trails · Porcupine Mountains State Park - West River Trail_North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail
Porcupine Mountains State Park - West River Trail_North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail
A 5.5-mile out-and-back in Michigan, with 380 ft of climbing. Reaches Manabezho Falls and other waterfall destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 229 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Manabezho Falls (waterfall)
- Manido Falls (waterfall)
- Iagoo Falls (waterfall)
- Nawadaha Falls (waterfall)
- Lepisto Falls (waterfall)
Getting there
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park access. About 2 h 20 min drive (92 mi) from Houghton. 46.67695, -89.95943 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:45 a.m., the sun rises at 7:15 a.m. and sets at 6:15 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:45 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 59 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.0-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 28 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:43 a.m. — 6 h 31 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Porcupine Mountains West River Trail DELETE + Porcupine Mountains State Park - West River Trail_North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail — 5.0 mi loop, 487 ft gain
- Porcupine Mountains State Park - West River Trail_North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail + Porcupine Mountains West River Trail DELETE + North Country Trail — 5.8 mi loop, 802 ft gain
Nearby trails
- North Country National Scenic — 1.4 mi
- North Country Trail_Iron Belle Trail — 7.2 mi
- Porcupine Mts Big Carp River Trail — 12.8 mi
- Big Carp River Trail — 12.8 mi