Tofte Area / Sugarbush Ski Trails Part of the North Shore Mountains Trail system The North Shore Mountains trail system is 196K of interconnected trails originating at Cross River in Schroeder and extending northeast to Bally Creek, which is west of Grand Marais. Sugarbush Trails website SugarBushTrail.org Connects the Leveaux Trail System in Lutsen Amenities shelters along the trail Fees MN Ski Pass required Maps click here and at trailhead Level of Difficulty easy, more & most difficult Trail Description features 2.9K easy Inner Loops (great for kids), and intermediate loops through rolling maple covered hills and hogback ridges; the intermediate 3.1K Hogback Trail is a slow climb up and long descent back; 1.7K Bridge Run is a less challenging intermediate that leads to the 7.3K Homestead Loop (actually a 12K total ski from Sawbill trailhead); includes the 25K Picnic Loop for the advanced skier and 4K connector trail to Leveaux Location & Directions From Hwy 61 in Tofte, drive north on Sawbill Trail (County Road 2) for 2 miles Carlton Peak Trails website SugarBushTrail.org Connects with the Sugar Bush system (above) Fees MN Ski Pass required Maps click here and at trailhead Level of Difficulty easy & more difficult Trail Description west of Sugarbush, ski the intermediate 2.2K trail to the summit of Carlton's Peak, which intersects with the intermediate 3K downhill run to Bluefin Bay Location & Directions From Hwy 61 in Tofte, drive north on Sawbill Trail (County Road 2) for 2 miles Moose Fence Trails website SugarBushTrail.org Connects the Leveaux Trail System in Lutsen Amenities shelters along the trail Fees MN Ski Pass required Maps click here and at trailhead Level of Difficulty easy, more & mostdifficult Trail Description a 1K trail leading to the easy Upland Loop (2.4K) and the more difficult Maple Loop (3.4K); or you can ski 2.3K to the and the 4.3K advanced connector trail to the Picnic Loop (see Sugarbush description above) Location & Directions From Hwy 61 in Tofte, drive north on Sawbill Trail (Co Rd 2) for 7 1/2 miles to the White Pine Blister Rust Research sign Area Links Schroeder Lodging and Dining Tofte Lodging and Dining Lutsen Lodging and Dining Grand Marais Lodging and Dining Nearby Ski Trails Cascade River State Park ski trails Bally Creek ski trails Cascade Lodge Lutsen Resort   Cross Country SCross Country Ski Trails by Area Two Harbors Finland / Little Marais Grand Marais Gooseberry Falls State Park Schroeder Pincushion Mountain Split Rock Lighthouse S.P. Temperance River State Park Gunflint Trail Silver Bay Tofte Judge Magney State Park Tettegouche State Park Lutsen Grand Portage Crosby Manitou State Park Back to XC Ski Home Page Lodge-to-Lodge Skiing Up-to-date Snow Reports, Trail Reports & Weather Conditions & Forecasts Winter Activities Guide Here are links to everything you need for your next North Shore visit! Lodging Lodging Specials Snow Reports Calendar of Events Weather Activities Attractions Winter Activities State Parks Real Estate Shopping Dining Fall Colors Shipwrecks   Site Map North Shore Photos     email us Created and updated on a hill outside of Grand Marais, overlooking Lake Superior by NinaWorks! All Text, Images and Content Copyright © 2008 NorthShoreVisitor.com / Nina Simonowicz All Rights Reserved Sign Up Now! North Shore News & Specials