Day Hiking Trails: Gooseberry Falls boasts three unique parts

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Gooseberry Falls boasts three unique parts

Middle Falls, River View Trail.

Minnesota’s Gooseberry Falls State Park largely can be divided into three distinct areas, each offering its own unique flavor.

The most popular section of the park is south of the Gooseberry River, where trails leading to the waterfalls, the visitor center, and the campground are located. Trails there include:
• River View Trail
• Picnic Flow Trail
• CCC Buildings Trail

Less visited is the section north of the river and east of Minn. Hwy. 61, which has only two walking paths but great views of Lake Superior and historic structures. Those two trails are:
• Gitchi Gummi Trail
• Gitchi-Gami Trail (bicycle trail)

Visitors can find solitude in the section west of Hwy. 61, in which a number of trails heads into the highlands overlooking Lake Superior. A couple of great trails in this section are:
• Fifth Falls Trail
• Superior Hiking Trail
• Nelsens Creek Trail

Learn about more day hiking trails at and near Gooseberry Falls State Park in my Day Hiking Trails of Gooseberry Falls State Park guidebook.

Meet the Author

My name is Rob Bignell. I'm a long-time hiker, journalist and editor. My son Kieran and I have been hiking together for the past decade. Before Kieran, I taught middle school students in New Mexico and Wisconsin, served as an infantryman in the Army National Guard, and worked in newspapers. I've won several journalism awards, from editorial writing to sports reporting. In 2001, The Prescott Journal, which I served as managing editor of, was named Wisconsin’s Weekly Newspaper of the Year. Currently I own and operate an online editing business, Inventing Reality Editing Service. After spending several years in Southern California, my son and I now live in Wisconsin on the scenic Red Cedar River.