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This handy guide provides all the information needed to plan and implement day hikes or a thru-hike along northeastern Minnesota's Superior Hiking Trail
List of contents
Welcome to Minnesota's premier long-distance trail
How to use this guide
Meet the author
Why thru-hike?
Transportation to, from, and on the trail
Planning your thru-hike
How to hike the Duluth section
Gearing up
Meal planning
Mileage: How far should I hike in a day?
Campsite mileage quick reference guide
Rest days
Accommodations
Navigating the trail: Guidebook, maps, and GPS
Safety on the SHT
Leave no trace
How to resupply
The end, a beginning?
About the author
Annie Nelson learned how to build fires at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. She grew up climbing the northwoods' trees and boulders, skipping stones into Lake Superior, and trying to swim in its frigid waters. She started backpacking solo in 2016. A year later, Annie thru-hiked the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) for the first time. Since then, she has backpacked more than 2,000 miles. In 2019, she thru-hiked the SHT a second time while hiking a third of America's longest National Scenic Trail: the North Country Trail. (She made it 1,500 miles.) Annie is from St. Paul, Minnesota, and frequently travels to the North Shore. Thru-hiking the SHT changed her life. Her gratitude for that experience spawned a desire to help others successfully thru-hike the trail. Annie worked as a journalist for 10 years, and she hopes that her experiences as both a backpacker and a writer make for a useful, enjoyable guide.
