Hiking the NCT across the Norwich Bluff
After turning over the cabin and cutting the grass last Sunday morning, we headed out with our hiking group into the Ottawa National Forest to hike the North Country Trail from the Norwich Road heading eastward across the Norwich Bluff. Located on the Trap Hills escarpment, this area was home to the Norwich Mine which operated from about 1850 until 1858, then on and off again until around 1900. Mindat.org reports that the mine produced an approximate total of 993,000 pounds of refined copper.
Starting at Norwich Road, the trail climbs steadily upward for over a mile with a few downs and ups into a number of ravines along the way to the first overlook.
After about 2 miles the trail reaches an interpretive loop where hikers can learn about the mining operations and community that once existed on the site.
We covered approximately 4 1/2 miles before picking up a side trail to the Victoria Road where shuttle vehicles had been left to return drivers to the area where we picked up the trail on the Norwich Road.
You can see my GoPro video from this hike at this link to the Remote Workforce Keweenaw YouTube channel:
On Monday I would spend more time on the North Country Trail, but this time in a trail maintenance capacity on the segment running through the Lynch property between Herman and Craig Lake State Park. More about that next time!
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