Trail Shelters and Checkpoint Distances

by | Jan 6, 2011 | Course Description

Here is a list of distances between shelters on the Arrowhead State Trail

  • ~9 miles- Start in I-Falls to Shelter#1
  • 11.14 miles- From Hwy 53 to Shelter #2
  • 6.73 miles- Shelter #2 to Gateway Store (Checkpoint 1) 35.45 miles from start.
  • 12.74 miles-Gateway Store to Shelter #3
  • 9.14 miles- Shelter #3 to #4
  • 12.13 miles- Shelter #4 to MelGeorges Elephant Lake (Checkpoint 2) 70 miles from start.
  • About 2 miles from MelGeorges to Shelter #5
  • 13.9 miles MelGeorges to Shelter #6 Near Myrtle Lake
  • 11.92 miles Shelter #6 to #7  Elbow Lake
  • 12.93 miles Shelter#7 to #8  Wakemup hill (Skipulk Checkpoint is about 10mi from Shelter #7)
  • about 2.5 miles Shelter #8 to road crossing near Crescent Bar
  • ~24 miles Shelter #8 to Fortune Bay Finish and 65 miles total from Melgeorges checkpoint to the finish.
  • Shelter #9 lies about halfway between Shelter #8 and finish.