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550 Roped Rock Climbing

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Areas in 550 Roped

Cat & Mouse Walls 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Dead River Quarry Roped 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Echo Lake 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Harlow Lake Road (Top of the World) 5 / 5 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Hogback Mountain 8 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Jungle, The 2 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Little Loaf 1 / 3 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Railroad to Nowhere Wall 0 / 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Sugar Cube 2 / 4 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Sugar Shack 0 / 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Sugarloaf Mtn Roped 8 / 12 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 25

Swamp Wall 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Wetmore Pond 1 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Wolf's Den 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

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Elevation:	652 ft	199 m
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Description

The climbing on CR 550 is home to many great routes ranging from toprope, traditional, and boulder problems. These areas have good parking, well maintained hiking trails, and summits with awesome views.

Most if not all parking is in state recreation areas that require a MI state rec pass. Be sure to read and observe rules posted at the trailheads and respect our wild and protected areas.

This area contains the roped routes. For bouldering problems in this area, click here: mountainproject.com/area/12…

Getting There

CR 550 is the only highway heading north out of Marquette. Follow the road for about 5 miles till you see the Sugarloaf parking on the right. All areas access and parking come after sugarloaf.

The parking areas lay out as follows: Sugarloaf, Wetmore pond/Hogback, Wetmore Landing, Harlow Lake Pathway, Harlow Lake Road, Little Presque Isle.

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Classic Climbing Routes at 550 Roped

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 17 ● Schoolhouse Ridge Sport, TR Sugarloaf Mtn R… > Sunset Gully
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 4 ● Gimli’s Revenge Trad, TR Harlow Lake Rd… > Top of the world
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 18 ● Dark Skies Sport, TR Sugarloaf Mtn R… > Sunset Gully
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 26 ● We want a shrubbery Sport Sugarloaf Mtn R… > Sunset Gully
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 14 ● Odin and the Wolves Sport, TR Sugarloaf Mtn R… > Sunset Gully
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 13 ● Top of the world crack Trad, TR Harlow Lake Rd… > Top of the world
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 7 ● Legolas’ Ladder Sport, TR Harlow Lake Rd… > Top of the world
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 6 ● Don’t pet the Porcupine, Toivo! Sport, TR Sugar Cube
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 13 ● Sourdough Sport, TR Little Loaf
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 14 ● Tilt Dihedral Sport, TR Sugarloaf Mtn R… > Sunset Gully
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 8 ● SISU Sport, TR Sugar Cube
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 15 ● Pebbles to Pockets Sport, TR Harlow Lake Rd… > Top of the world
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 16 ● Ghost Train Sport, TR 2 pitches Railroad to Nowhere Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 5 ● Super Troopers Sport, TR Sugar Shack
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 11 ● Right Sport Sugar Cube