Editing Isle Royale National Park (section)

===Hiking===
The island offers approximately {{cvt|170|mi|km}} of hiking trails for everything from day hikes to a two-week circumnavigation hike.<ref name="ScoutingMagSeptOct2010">{{cite magazine |last=Rice |first=Larry |date=September–October 2010 |title=Explore the Wild Trails on Isle Royale National Park |url=https://scoutingmagazine.org/2010/09/trail-tips-walk-on-the-wild-side/ |magazine=Scouting |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |pages=66–69 |access-date=November 15, 2019 |archive-date=November 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116032115/https://scoutingmagazine.org/2010/09/trail-tips-walk-on-the-wild-side/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of the hiking trails are quite challenging, with steep grades. The Greenstone Ridge is a high ridge in the center of the island and carries the longest trail in the park, the [[Greenstone Ridge Trail]], which runs {{cvt|40|mi}} from one end of the island to the other.<ref name="ScoutingMagSeptOct2010" /> This is generally done as a 4 or 5 day hike. A boat shuttle can carry hikers back to their starting point. The trail leads to the peak of Mount Desor, at {{cvt|1394|ft|m}}, the highest point on the island, and passes through northwoods wilderness, and by inland glacial lakes, swamps, bogs and scenic shorelines.<ref name="ScoutingMagSeptOct2010" />

In total there are {{cvt|165|mi}} of hiking trails. There are also canoe/kayak routes, many involving portages, along coastal bays and inland lakes.