Day Hiking Trails: Hiking guide to Gooseberry Falls now out

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Hiking guide to Gooseberry Falls now out

My latest hiking guidebook, Day Hiking Trails of Gooseberry Falls State Park, was released Wednesday. Detailing more than 30 trails on Minnesota’s North Shore, the book focuses on those at Gooseberry Falls while including several south of the park to Two Harbors and those north to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park.

Minnesota’s second most visited state park, Gooseberry Falls is famous for its five waterfalls that tumble over billion-year-old rock, grand Lake Superior vistas, and historic CCC buildings constructed during the Great Depression. The famous Superior Hiking Trail and the Gitchi Gami State Bike Trail both cut through the park.

Part of the “Hittin’ the Trail” series, the title marks my 17th hiking guidebook. It is available for purchase online in paperback or Kindle ebook.

Learn about trail guidebooks available in the Hittin’ the Trail series.

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.