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Big Manitou Falls Overlook route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
Pattison State Park/Wisconsin

Big Manitou Falls Overlook

Superior, Wisconsin

0.6 mi

Distance

115 ft

Elev. Gain

13m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Big Manitou Falls Overlook unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:278 ft
Max:307 ft
Gain:35 ft
Loss:35 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 278 ft and 307 ft across 0.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.278 ft288 ft297 ft307 ft0.0 mi0.1 mi0.3 mi0.4 mi0.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi306 ft
High point0.0 mi307 ft
End0.6 mi306 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Superior, WI · about 7 mi away
County:
Douglas County, WI
Jurisdiction:
Pattison State Park · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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