Sugarloaf Mountain — Local services in Marquette Township

Majestic views and so worth the hike and climb up.... Let me start by saying I am not physically fit. I am an active plus size woman. I have had both feet operated on. Left foot is fused and has been reconstructed. Right Achilles Tendon was reconstructed after rupture. My balance and my ability to move both my feet as a "normal" person can is limited. So my in depth review is for those people who are contemplating tackling this trail and climb for the lookout. I would say....go for it. Take your time. Just because it takes most people under 30 minutes to get up to the lookout doesn't mean it takes everyone that little of time. I am an active plus size woman with limited range of motion in my feet and balance issues due to feet problems. My husband and I did this together. There are some very rocky and tree rooted parts of the trail that I needed assistance with balance and safe navigation. There are also some very deep steps up onto the stair portions of the trail. All the stairs have nice sturdy handrails on each side. Most of the stairs you will find 12 to 15 stairs before a resting platform. However, there are a couple of the stairs that seemed rather steep and more than 15 stairs at a time but definitely do able. Just take your time. Take a break when you need to. Everyone we encountered on the trail and stairs was very patient and understanding. There were about 300 stairs in total just one way. So 600 total going up to the lookout and coming back down. There are several nice benches to sit down along the hike and climb. Take advantage of them if you need to. I did. The hike portion is roughly 1.2 miles. If you are able to walk but with some disability and or if you are an active plus size person like myself you can totally do this hike and climb. It took my husband and I roughly 1 hour to get up to the top. Once you get to the top you will not regret your decision. It is so beautiful I got emotional. You can see for miles. It is gorgeous! So worth it. Plus the fall foliage was breathtaking! The trail is labeled as easy...id say that is for someone with no disability and physically fit. In my opinion it is more moderately hard if you are disabled or heavy set but active. We met some great people along the way. Another older lady with bilateral knee problems wearing hinged braces on both of her knees was also doing the climb without issues and she had a walking...

A beautiful view of the Marquette area from atop this hill. I wouldn't call this a mountain, but then again I am used to the rocky mtns. The hike is just right, so people of all ages can make the hike so long as they are able to handle 500+ steps. There are a lot of stairs on the way up but they eliminate the need to hike on rocks and roots and such. We met some locals at the top and they told us about Little Presque Isle, so they helped us have one of the best times of our life going across lake superior in chest high water to get to Little Presque! Everyone who comes up to this area to hike and do outdoors stuff needs to go to this mtn and then go to Little Presque Isle (you can see it...

If you're out of shape (like me), this mountain will kick your butt even on the easy trail. If you're fit and don't have to stop every 30 feet to catch your breath, this mountain climb may be a breeze! I recommend taking the easy trail up (though there are a TON of stairs to climb and it takes about 20 minutes longer, it is the safer option). Taking the difficult trail down was much quicker, though you have to really watch where you step. It's easy to find from the road and there is a decent sized parking lot. The view from the top is unforgettable. There are 3 decks you can view from, or you can go off the trail and explore the mountaintop for yourself. It's a freeing and...