Hike from Itasca to Hubbel Pond on the North Country National Scenic Trail with the Laurentian Lakes Ch. in 2017!

The guided hikes will commence on Saturday, April 29th in Itasca State Park and will conclude on Wednesday, October 4th in Hubbel Pond Wildlife Management Area. Local volunteers will lead the 4-7 mile hikes which are set up to sequentially cover the Laurentian Lakes Chapter’s entire trail section (see details below). Participation is open to anyone and car shuttles will be provided.

View an interactive online map of the NCT in this area at http://arcg.is/2dsWU2J. Learn more by joining the Chapter’s email list (email llc@northcountrytrail.org), by joining the Chapter’s Meetup group (https://www.meetup.com/HikeNCTinMN/), or by liking the NCTinMN Facebook page (www.facebook.com/NCTinMN). The Chapter will be hosting additional events and more guided hikes in 2017.

4/29 – Itasca State Park (S. Entrance trailhead to 540 th Ave, 6.5 miles) 5/3 – Itasca State Park (540th Ave. to Anchor Matson, 4.7 miles) 5/20 – White Earth State Forest (Anchor Matson to CR-39, 7.3 miles) 5/24 – White Earth State Forest (CR-39 to Hwy 113, 4.3 miles) 6/3 – National Trails Day – White Earth State Forest (Hwy 113 to Elbow Lake

Rd., 4.8 miles, Chapter meeting to follow at Ice Cracking Lodge) 6/17 – Becker Co. Forest (Elbow Lake Rd. to Camp Six, 5.7 miles) 8/19 – Greenwater Lake SNA (Camp Six to CR-26, 7.2 miles) 9/9 – Becker Co. Forest (CR-26 to 400th Ave., 5.2 miles) 9/13 – Tamarac Nat’l Wildlife Refuge (400th Ave. to Blackbird Dr., 4.5 miles) 9/30 - Tamarac Nat’l Wildlife Refuge (Blackbird Dr. to Tamarac Lake access,

4.1 miles) 10/4 - Tamarac Nat’l Wildlife Refuge (Tamarac Lake to Boundary Rd., 5 miles) 10/11 – Hubbel Pond Wildlife Management Area (Boundary Rd. to Hwy 34, 5

miles)