Trail Guide Link List

ALL of my free trail guides in one spot!

This is a master list of all of the hiking/travel articles I’ve created sorted by region!

I like to keep trail information as free as possible 100% of the time, but for a more detailed hiking/camping guide for the Great Lakes Region check out my book, Hidden Gems of the Northern Great Lakes, available in print via Amazon or as a PDF download for paying subscribers of Hello Stranger. For access to detailed PDF downloads of hiking, paddling, and road trip eBooks with interactive maps, exclusive essay content, and more, consider becoming a paying subscriber of Hello Stranger. Paying subscribers make it possible for me to create and keep most trail guides free for everyone.

Upper Midwest Trail Guide Link List

North Shore Trails

• Exploring the North Shore eBook & Interactive Map (140+ page PDF download; available for one-time fee OR with a paying Hello Stranger subscription)

• 30 Best Things to do on the North Shore

• 13 Stunning Hiking Trails on the North Shore of Minnesota

• The Ultimate North Shore Winter Bucket List

• 10 Winter Adventures near Grand Marais

• A North Shore Winter Photography Bucket List

• A Hiker’s Guide to the Gunflint Trail (subscribers only - PDF download)

• Five Best Places to see Fall Color on the North Shore

• Fall 2022 Fall Color Bucket List

• Eight Hidden North Shore Waterfalls

• Best Easy Hikes on the Gunflint Trail

• Day Hikes in Grand Marais

• Best Kayaking Spots on the North Shore

• Rose Lake Cliffs on the Gunflint Trail (full trip report)

• The Ultimate Outdoorsy Guide to Grand Marais

Isle Royale National Park

• How to Visit Isle Royale National Park

• Deep Trouble on Isle Royale (narrative essay series)

• Route guides for paddling and backpacking available in Hidden Gems

Northern Wisconsin

• 30 Things to Do in the Apostle Islands & Bayfield

• Easy Day Hikes Near Ashland, WI

• Day Hikes in Bayfield, WI

• How to Visit the Apostle Islands Sea Caves

• Apostle Islands Overnight Paddling Routes in Hidden Gems

Northern Michigan

• Exploring Michigan: A Hiking & Adventure Guide to the Northwestern Lower Peninsula and Pictured Rocks (eBook download!)

• Best Things to Do Sleeping Bear Dunes

• 30 Best Things to Do Pictured Rocks

• What to do in Bellaire, Michigan

• Best Photo Locations near Traverse City

• Seven Best Fall Color Spots in Northern Michigan

• Day Hikes near Traverse City

• Hiking & Views in the Pictured Rocks

• Hiking Trails in the Sleeping Bear Dunes

• A Deep Dive into Kayaking in the Pictured Rocks

• Route guides for paddling and backpacking available in Hidden Gems

Great Lakes Guides

• 15 Incredible Great Lakes Campsites

• 7 Hardcore Adventure Trips from Minneapolis (That AREN’T the Boundary Waters!)

• 18 Breathtaking Lake Superior Day Hikes

• The Ultimate Great Lakes Fall Road Trip

• 15 Great Lakes Destinations

• Best Kayaking Spots on Lake Superior

• On Incredibly Special and Hard to Reach Places

• 30 Midwest Hiking Trails Ranked Best to Worst

• 7 Midwest Summer Vacation Ideas (Less than 8 hours from Chicago!)

Washington State & British Columbia

• 25 Best Things to Do in the San Juan Islands

• Weekend Guide to Olympic National Park

• Visit Orcas Island

• We spent 70 days kayaking the Washington and BC Coast summer 2022. Read about it here.

• Eight Best Kayaking Spots in the San Juan Islands

• Ultimate Guide to Kayaking Desolation Sound

• Hike the Lake Ann Trail

• Hike to Blanca Lake

Hope this is helpful and happy trails!

-Maddy