Turn left onto County Road 509 and travel 1.5 miles north.
Parking lot is on west side of road.
Turn left onto Country Road 509 and travel 16 miles north. Parking lot is on east side of road. Parking lot is on north side of road opposite Ackerman Lake. The trail follows the approximate location of an ancient Chippewa Indian portage route used to carry canoes and supplies between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Following the river bluff for a considerable distance, it offers the hiker many extended views to the west across the Whitefish River valley.