Pictured Rocks
12.5 mi1,921 ft
906 ft
610 ft
Fantastic adventure along the shoreline of Pictured Rocks, with a few waterfalls along the way.
Photos
The sign for Chapel area hiking
Early morning sun over the winding road
Bright sun over snowy woods
Tracks on the trail
Looking over Chapel Lake
Up the snowy trail
Lake view from the gorge
Viewing platform
Gushing falls over the fanning rock
Small upper falls
Mohawk on the bridge
View from the south bank
Barest bump of a trail
Jacob - with wings
Soggy spring
Barest outline of wooden edges on the trail
Chapel Rock and beach beyond
Icy Lake Superior near Chapel Rock
The start of the shoreline trail
Bright line of ice on the trail
Tiny seasonal waterfall plunging down the cliff
Dark bird over the icy waters
First big swoop in
Looking back towards Grand Portal Point
A swamp of a trail
A swiftly eroding trail
Giant ice toes below
Extension beyond Grand Portal Point
Small sign above the falls
Plunging waterfall
Tall cliffs on the return to Chapel Rock
Looking up on the tree of Chapel Rock
Sagging bridge
Down along the outflow of Chapel Lake
Gushing spring waters
Chapel Rock above the dirty sow
Long sandy beach
Boardwalk
Slushy path
A slog of a path up
Mixed water and snow on the trail
Looking down the narrow cove
East back towards Spray Falls
Precarious sea caves below
Snow and ice draped over the cliff edge
Getting close to the point
Hard ice far below
Icy lake out over the point
Awesomely tall cliffs ahead
Big scary inwards bite
Evidence of recent erosion below the cliffs
Getting close to the point
Long way back to the first point
Flat sand on the point
Beach of Grand Portal Point
Cracked rocks high above the cracked ice
Open water close to the cliffs
Pleasant little trail
Open water out towards Grand Island
Long stretch towards Mosquito Beach
Down the crumbling rock
Another scary overbite
Quickly losing elevation
Pancake ice over Lake Superior
Grubby little cliff edge
More cliffs and coves ahead
Distant Lovers Leap
A rare dry section of trail
Low trees and brush
Odd broken up woods near the beach
Dark woods above
Down on the first swoop of beach
High piles of ice around the open water
Mouth of Mosquito River
Last look out to Lake Superior
Trench of a trail to the falls
Hidden main falls
Along the way
Waterfall 3
- Chapel Falls
- Spray Falls
- Mosquito Falls
Shoreline 2
- Chapel Rock
- Mosquito Beach
Overlook 1
- Grand Portal Point