Baraga County Highpoint Trip Report

Mount Arvon

Date: December 31, 2005
Author: Doug Urban

We stayed at the Hilltop Motel in L'Anse the night before, had breakfast at 6:00 AM, and then headed to the trail. Went down Ravine River Road with our van till we almost got stuck. Ravine River Road serves as a snowmobile trail in the winter. We parked our vehicle near the gravel pit just beyond Roland Lake. The L'Anse area received 6 inches of snow the night before. The tree branches were covered with snow and it made the route a winter wonderland. We cross-country skied about 5.6 miles down Ravine River Road until it got steep and then hiked the last half mile and carried our skis. We only met 4 other people who were on snowmobiles.

The summit is only 1979 feet, but it was a tough 12.2 mile roundtrip climb in the snow. The benches and picnic table at the summit were covered with snow. We had lunch, signed the register in the yellow mailbox, and then had a blast skiing back. Downhill was much easier. A great day with my wife Mary and son Ryan. I posted a few photos on the Mount Arvon page at Summitpost.org.

Stopped at Indian Country Sports in L'Anse. The owner helps maintain the blue diamond signs along the trail and is a good source of information about the route and conditions. Phone is 906-524-6518. Vandals removed most of the signs along the way so route finding is more difficult at this time.