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    Quote Originally Posted by Adroa View Post
    That is really cool, I had no idea South Dakota had a long trail like that! Is it relatively hammock friendly? Saw a lot of photos of wide open spaces when looking it up.
    it's completely hammock friendly, if you can't find 10,000 different trees to hang from, you took a wrong turn and are in nebraska!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adroa View Post
    So that would be BC-7 on this map? This does seem like quite a spectacular area.

    http://www.michigandnr.com/Publicati...mpsite_Map.pdf
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    Great hike and camping spots going up Black Elk Peak, formerly Harney Peak. Plan the water and camping spots, great views from the top.

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    As others have suggested, Porcupine mountains and Isle Royale are both excellent choices: similar, but different than SHT.

    A couple comments: If you go to Isle Royale, I would suggest bringing a minimal go-to-ground backup (i.e., at least a minimal pad) along with your hammock. This is because the park service is pretty strict about camping on the actual camping pads, and not going off into the woods even a short distance to string up a hammock. I was able to legally hammock for 6 straight days there, but if the place had been busier I could certainly imagine having to go to ground. Compared to SHT, Isle Royale doesn't have the rapid rivers and falls, but it has more of a sense of true wilderness, and yet still mostly well maintained trails. It also has it's own discussion board: https://isleroyaleforums.com/

    Closer to home, there are North Country Trail sections in Wisconsin and west/central MN. I am familiar with the MN parts: nice trails, but much tamer terrain than SHT. Not much for overlooks, but some very nice camp spots on backcountry lakes. Also, surprisingly remote: you can pretty much hike from a trailhead just east of Detroit Lakes, all the way to near Remer east of Walker; you will cross roads, but pretty much never see any houses or other buildings. I have frequently (not always) had a campsite to myself, even on a saturday night.

    Others have commented on South Dakota hiking, so I will comment on North Dakota hiking. Believe it or not, there's actually a really nice area for a 1-2 night hike, which is the north country trail through the Sheyenne National Grasslands in SE North Dakota. Again, the terrain is tame (there are microhills, not real hills), but it's a mix of open prairie interspersed with hardwood forest groves that make great hanging spots; it's really a much more open, "western" feel than you get in minnesota.

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    Think at the moment I am leaning towards a Porcupine Mountain trip and then either the Kekekabic or Isle Royale. Really appreciate all these great ideas!

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