The Superior Hiking Trail is a 205-mile long distance hiking trail along the rocky ridgeline above Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota. The trail is located within the Superior National Forest on both public and private lands, and is privately maintained.

The trail currently begins near Two Harbors, Minnesota, extends along Lake Superior through seven state parks, including Split Rock and Tettegouche state parks. The northern leg of the SHT passes near the town of Grand Marais, includes a two-mile stretch on the gravel beaches of Superior, and ends just before the Canadian border. Ultimately the trail will begin in Duluth, Minnesota, and will end by connecting to the Border Route Trail, which passes through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The SHT is a proposed segment of the 4,000-mile North Country Trail.

Considered one of the best hiking trails in the country, Backpacker Magazine named the Superior Hiking Trail the trail with the "Best Trail/Camp/Shelter conditions", the trail with the "Best Signage" in the country, and one of the most scenic trails in the nation (Dec. 2000). Hikers enjoy views of boreal forests, the Sawtooth Mountains, babbling brooks, rushing waterfalls, and abundant wildlife.

The Superior Hiking Trail was conceived by a group of individuals in the mid-1980s who banded together to form the Superior Hiking Trail Association which promotes and maintains the trail.

See also

• List of Long-distance trails in the United States

External links

• Superior Hiking Trail Association

Geography of Minnesota | Hiking trails in North America