We start by traveling up Highway 4, originally the Vermilion Trail for miners from over a century ago. This scenic highway leads through lovely forests and past reservoirs and lakes, on the way to Virginia on the Iron Range. Today you'll cross the highest highway bridge in the state, crossing over a chasm where iron was mined from.

A great day awaits, with about half our riding today on the paved Mesabi Trail! You'll have the opportunity to tour the famous and historic Soudan Mine, over 2,300 feet down into the earth! Tonight you'll love our lodging at Fortune Bay Resort.

We finish our way across the Iron Range, ending in Ely, gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Much of this day is on paved forest rail trail, away from traffic. You'll love it!

You can take a day to rest, or go shopping in Ely, or join the staff and go canoeing or kayaking at a local state park!

The longest mileage day on our tour includes about 42 miles of gradual rise in elevation, followed by a 20-mile tumble-down from Isabella to Beaver Bay, on the shores of Lake Superior. This rugged landscape has some of the oldest rock on the planet-Ely Greenstone. You can see it in outcroppings along the way.

The last day of our tour has some of the most beautiful and scenic views anywhere. Today you have the chance to visit Split Rock Lighthouse, Gooseberry Falls (pictured), Silver Cliff, Two Harbors, and Scenic Northshore Highway. The tour ends at our arrival in Duluth about 3 p.m.