The Lake Superior Water Trail is a sea kayaking trail that, upon completion, will circumnavigate Lake Superior. The Minnesota portion will extend along the North Shore.
For inland lake Kayaking, please see the Canoeing Page
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Covers kayaking on the St Louis River [10 miles], in the St Louis Bay, along Minnesota Point, and from Canal Park along the North Shore to Agate Bay [25.3 miles]on the west end of Two Harbors.
Covers the Water Trail from Agate Bay to Halcyon Harbor [5.5 miles], northeast to Split Rock Lighthouse [11 miles], on to Beaver Bay [7.6 miles], to the Baptism River [6.9 miles] and a final rest area [3.4 miles]. The next available access point/stop is Sugarloaf Cove [10.7 miles].
This portion of the trail includes Schroeder [5.9 miles], Tofte [3.2 miles], Lutsen [7.3 miles], a 10.4-mile stretch with only one rocky landing public access, and from Cascade River State Park to Grand Marais [9.5 miles],
Final section of trail covers Grand Marais to Kadunce River Wayside [9.1 miles] to Hovland [9.1 miles] to Reservation River [5.2 miles], followed by a 10.1 mile stretch with no public access / stops, and the final route to the international border at the Pigeon River [5.6miles].
