U.P. Iron River - Marenisco Route

bugnout · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:47 pm

Any one ever done this trail or any part of it? its 67 miles long and from the map looks like it might be worth a trip.

http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/spatialdatalibrary/pdf_maps/trail_maps/orv/iron_river.pdf

moose · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:19 pm

no, but it sounds like a great fall foliage trek!

AndySRT · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:43 pm

Ill have to ask my buddy that goes to school up there how that trail is. I know alot of it is mud up there from the trails i've been on.

bugnout · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:58 pm

Looks like alot of the route follows streams and rivers, probably quite a bit of mud. You never know though, its pretty mountainous up there (compared to Illinois). The map indicates its open to ORV's, but when I search the Michigan DNR web site the only site they show for non ATV's is the Silver lake site. Not sure if this trail is even still open to ORV's

Andy,
You got any new pictures of your rig? I haven't seen it since you did all the work.

AndySRT · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:06 pm

as soon as im done working on trimming the bumper today ill post some pictures up again.

Stuhlie · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:39 pm

That sounds like fun ! I just got ack from up there . The U.P. is a great place to get away from it all and relax.
where would you get on that trail at ? I'm thinging of going back up there in the fall for fishing where we go camping at on Breevort Lake .

bugnout · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:38 pm

Don't know, thats why I was asking if anyone has been there.

An advisory on the map says the trail is two-way so there is no restriction on where you start.

Looks like East to West, its Iron River through Watersmeet to Marenisco. Watersmeet looks like about half way and there are no other towns between so I think if I go up blind, I'll start in Iron River just because its the biggest of the three and so I can check out the businesses in town and get some phone numbers.... just in case.

There's probably a DNR station somewhere near by, and I would want to stop in and have a chat. :wink:

Deranged War Tomato · **Joined:** Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:33 am **Posts:** 13

Hay Bughout (and anyone else) you should come up to the U.P. in October when the Pro Rally (Was the SCCA Pro Rally now run by Rally America) is held. We make it a week-end. Running from stage to every other stage, watching the rally car go by. You get to see some great cars plus get some trail running at the same time.

Any question on trailer here in the UP, I'll try to help. I was born and still live in Marquette. Been running through out the UP since I got my lisense in 1977.

bugnout · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:20 am

Deranged War Tomato wrote:

Hay Bughout (and anyone else) you should come up to the U.P. in October when the Pro Rally (Was the SCCA Pro Rally now run by Rally America) is held. We make it a week-end. Running from stage to every other stage, watching the rally car go by. You get to see some great cars plus get some trail running at the same time.

Any question on trailer here in the UP, I'll try to help. I was born and still live in Marquette. Been running through out the UP since I got my lisense in 1977.

When in October? Is there a website?

Thanks for the info, sounds like fun

AndySRT · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:40 pm

its oct 26-27th this year. i am up there every year for it lots of fun to watch. even more fun to help in the pits. for more info go to

http://www.rally-america.com/event.LSPR.2007.php

bugnout · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:58 pm

Sounds like a blast. They advertise it for a fall color run, but October seems a little late, usually hits Northern Wisconsin last two weeks in September.

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