Konteka Falls
Ontonagon County, Michigan
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Ontonagon County, Michigan
- Access status
- Firsthand route on the North Country Trail documented; distance not stated
- The walk
- Distance not stated in the source
- Ground & access
- Footpath, then a short steep scramble down the river bank.
Park at the trailhead on the east side of US-45, 7.8 miles north of Bruce Crossing, marked by brown North Country Trail signs. Take the short gravel spur onto the NCT, turn east, and follow it to the Baltimore River. The low falls are where the trail first dips down the bank, a short steep scramble below the tread. O Kun de Kun Falls is a short distance further downstream.
Plan your visit
North Country Trail parking on US-45 north of Bruce Crossing, east on the NCT to the Baltimore River
Waterfalls of the Keweenaw describes the route but gives no walking distance. The 7.8 miles is driving distance on US-45 from Bruce Crossing.
Footpath, then a short steep scramble down the river bank.
Where to start
North Country Trail trailhead lot on US-45. Do not use the gated forest road from the lot; the trail chapter asks hikers to stay off it.
Timing & water
Current trail condition unverified.
Before you go
No fee information found.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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