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Windigo Nature Loop
Trail
1.3 mile
2.1 kilometer
loop
96% Runnable
Easy/Intermediate
Elevation
Ascent:
113'
34 m
Descent: -117' -36 m
High: 729' 222 m
Low: 617' 188 m
Grade
Avg Grade: 3% (2°)
Max Grade: 13% (7°)
Dogs
No Dogs
Weather
Unknown
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“An easy interpretive loop exhibiting effects over time of nature and man upon Isle Royale.”
— Greg Reasor
Features
River/Creek · Wildflowers · Wildlife
Overview
Stop by the Windigo Visitor Center for a flyer describing the 11 markers along the Windigo Nature Trail.
Description
Begin by the store uphill from the Visitor Center and run along the hills around Windigo. See several examples of how man, moose, and natural forces have shaped Isle Royale.
At the last marker, continue down to the waterfront where the Windigo Nature Trail ends at the junction of the Feldtmann Lake Trail and the Washington Creek Trail, head right onto the Washington Creek Trail, which returns to the Windigo dock.
Look for the Moose Exclosure, where balsam fir trees are allowed to grow unaffected by moose grazing that otherwise stunts these trees across the island.
At the last marker, continue down to the waterfront where the Windigo Nature Trail ends at the junction of the Feldtmann Lake Trail and the Washington Creek Trail, head right onto the Washington Creek Trail, which returns to the Windigo dock.
Look for the Moose Exclosure, where balsam fir trees are allowed to grow unaffected by moose grazing that otherwise stunts these trees across the island.
Flora & Fauna
Canada dogwood, thimbleberry, aspen and balsam fir trees are abundant. Moose tracks have been seen on the trail.
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Contacts
Land Manager: NPS - Isle Royale National Park
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