Mt. Arvon (elev. 1,979′) is located on the UP of Michigan about 12 miles E of L’Anse. Originally described as a 2 mile round trip hike due to a myriad of unmaintained logging roads in the area, our friends at Plum Creek (since bought by Weyerhauser) put a nice little cleared parking area about 40 feet from the summit marker. So, what was once a 2 mile hike is now about a 30 second stroll from your car.

The Visitor’s Center in L’Anse was able to give us up to date road conditions and they have put signage up at every intersection, making the complicated logging roads easy to navigate. They also give out summit certificates once you make it back.

The only slight snafu on this drive was that due to the significant rains they had had recently, a beaver dam had been breached and part of the road was washed out. We didn’t have any issues with the Jeep but heard later on that at least one party had to pull off the road and actually walk up the road to the summit. Glad someone got some exercise on this one!