Mount Marquette

Climbing Mount Marquette

Yesterday I did the Mount Marquette Loop trail, an approximately 4.5 mile (should have been about 4 miles but the trail wasn’t well marked and didn’t line up with AllTrails so I took the wrong turn twice) loop that takes you around and over Mount Marquette. It was a nice hike through the woods with a good amount of elevation change, but nothing particularly notable other than the thunderstorm that arrived about halfway through the hike. Two weather apps were telling me it was supposed to be sunny all afternoon, but somehow I could tell as soon as I opened my door at the trailhead that it was going to rain. Oh well, it was a good chance to test out my rain gear.

The best views actually came when leaving the trailhead, the road actually climbs Mount Marquette too and you drive by a scenic overlook. This was an interesting drive, as the dirt road was at an 11°-12° incline (per my truck), which is approximately a 20% grade. There is a really nice view of the city of Marquette from the top though: And a pretty nice panoramic view of the area: