Wilderness Trail Outfitters Dog Sledding Rides 15480 FF Highway 13 Wetmore, MI 49895 Phone: 906-280-6612 reservations Fred Powers

Dogsledding in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Mushers: Fred, Tyler, Bobbie Jo, Rick and Geri, Bruce, Josh and the rest of our staff.

Drive your own dogsled through the wilderness of the Hiawatha National Forest
Located in the middle of the Hiawatha National Forest
on Federal Forest Highway 13 in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Dogsledding Tours start December 1st and run to April 30th
Trips from 1 hour to several days.
Alaskan Husky Puppies for sale

Wilderness Trail Outfitters offers dog sledding trips of 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 1 day (6 hours), two days, and Wilderness Experience Overnight Tours of 2 days or more. On all tours, you will drive your own dogsled unless you would like to ride.

We have moved back to our location in the heart of the Hiawatha National Forest.
Located in the middle of a 1600 square mile area at 15480 FF Highway 13.
Federal Forest Highway 13 connects Highway US-2 and M-28 in Munising (Map).

60 highly trained and conditioned dogs will happily take you down the trail on your adventure. Watch carefully when the dogs are being hooked up to the sled.

All is quiet until we go to get the first dog, then barking and chaos and the dogs are soon ready to run. The air is electrified by the excitement of these incredible athletes. Once you start on down the trail, the dogs move swiftly and quietly, doing what they love the most. You silently slide through the deep forests, experiencing the sheer magic of dogsledding.

You will learn all aspects of mushing, including commands, braking, steering the sled and how to care for your team. You will feel a kinship with your dogs as you travel through the north woods.

Wilderness Trail Outfitters maintains about 300 miles of dogsled trails, guaranteeing that you will not see the same trail twice in a row.

Some customers do request to travel certain trails provided the weather conditions are right, and we will do everything we can to accommodate you on your wilderness dogsled adventure. Wilderness Trail Outfitters offers dog sledding for beginning, intermediate and advanced mushers. For beginners, there is a short class in dogsledding before we start out.

1 Hour, 2 Hour, 4 Hour, and One-Day Tours

One Hour, Two Hour, 4 Hour, and One Day Tours are based on 2 people per sled. Day trips run with teams of 5-8 dogs. There are only a given number of tours we can run during the season so make your reservations now. Tours start December 1st and run to April 30th (weather permitting).

1 Hour Tour- $70.00 per person
Arrive at Wilderness Trail Outfitters and come back in 1 hour. Price based on 2 people per sled. Enjoy a 5-7 mile trail ride through the Hiawatha National Forest

2 Hour Tour - $ 115.00 per person
Arrive at Wilderness Trail Outfitters at scheduled time, take a short class on operating the sled, leave the kennel, and come back in 2 hours. Price based on 2 people per sled. Call or E-Mail for 1 person per sled prices.

4 Hour Tour - $175.00 per person
Arrive at Wilderness Trail Outfitters at scheduled time, take a short class on operating the sled, leave the kennel, and come back in 4 hours. Price based on 2 people per sled. Call or E-Mail for 1 person per sled prices.

One Day Tour (6 hours) - $215.00 per person.
Arrive at Wilderness Trail Outfitters at 9:00 am, take a short class on how to operate the sled, and we leave the Forest Outpost about 10:00 am, 1:00 pm stop for campfire and lunch (included), and we return to the kennel around 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Price based on 2 people per sled. Call or E-Mail for 1 person per sled prices. WTO reserves the right to have lunch at the cabin if the temperatures are too cold for the clothing you are wearing.

Join us for late winter (Mid-March through the end of April) tours by Lake Superior. Click here for more information.

We can make the arrangements if you need an additional nights lodging, be sure to ask us about this.

The Packages listed below are in a general form as we try to modify them to make your wilderness dogsled adventure an awesome experience.

All inclusive Package prices are approximate. We found that we end up customizing these tours. Package accommodations are at the Hiawatha Resort and Campground, Nahma Inn, and Kenbuck Resort.

One Person Packages - $340.00 per person,
Includes: 1 full day of dogsledding with price based on 2 persons per sled. You may be teamed with someone or if you wish to travel alone, add $100. Includes one full day of dogsledding, one nights lodging, dinner, and breakfast. Lunch is prepared on the trail. Breakfast and dinner at Hiawatha Resort's Restaurant.

Two (2) full days of dogsledding - $680.00 per person.
Price is based on 2 persons per sled so you may be teamed up with someone. If you wish to travel alone add $200.00. Includes: 2 full days of dogsledding, Friday and Saturday night accommodations, all meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch. Lunch is prepared on the trail.

Two Person Packages - One full day of dogsledding. $680.00 per couple
Includes one full day of dogsledding, one nights lodging, Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, and lunch. Lunch is prepared on the trail.

Wilderness Tours are only available on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
The difference between these tours and all other tours is that you are driving a dog team by yourself and the teams are larger, usually 8 dog teams but can go as high as a 12 dog team. You will follow one of the mushers running a training schedule. Weight restrictions apply. Camping and meals are trail-side.

Customers are expected to help with taking care of the dogs and cooking chores. Clothing should be rated for -60º degrees F. You must be in good physical condition. Please notify us if there are any physical restrictions or medical conditions for this wilderness trip. All Wilderness Tours are $350.00 and up per-person per-day. Call for rates and additional information for these outstanding adventures.

If you have a destination where you would like to go dogsledding, let us know and we will try to work out a trip for you.

We have adult dogs for sale and adoption that will make excellent pets.

Puppies: We offer Alaskan Husky puppies for sale. All are bred to be working pets. These pups make good pets as they are not aggressive and love children.

We also offer trained working pet pups that will be for sale the fall and early winter of 2009-10. They will be trained to pull and know basic commands. They will pull you on a bike, wagon, cart, or dog sled.

We have 54 beautiful kids that LOVE to run. They are race dogs and can travel at speeds up to 24 mph. These dogs have been specially trained/conditioned as trail dogs, and will run all day at speeds around 7-9 mph. They are well disciplined, and despite appearances, some are shy, some are big (65 lbs.) and some are small (35 lbs.). They are all spunky, adventurous, physically fit athletes and just LOVE to run. Join us and our dogs as we take to the woods.

Wildernes Trail Outfitters is licensed by the Federal Forest Services

Want to meet our dogs and learn about dog sledding but cannot visit us during the winter?

Kennel Tours start June 15th.
Stop by Wilderness Trail Outfitters and meet our family.
We will take you on a tour of our kennel where you learn how we care for and train our dogs.

Fall Training Runs: September 1st through the end of November.
Visit our kennel and find out about training and caring for the dogs.
Drive a 6-7 dog team in front of one of our 4 wheeled motorized dog carts. Carts seat 2 people.
One hour tour starts at $55.00 with longer tours available.
Fall Training Run Camping Trips begin October 30th.
Call or E-Mail or Click here for more information

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Dogsled Rides were available at the 2009 Christmas Walk in Iron Mountain

 

Directions: Wilderness Trail Outfitters is located at 15480 FF Highway 13 in the central part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, between Highways US-2 and M-28 in Munising

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