Ottawa National Forest · Wisconsin, Michigan · Trail 60095

Canoe-Brule River

Canoe-Brule River Trail is a 9.8 miles water trail in Ottawa National Forest, Wisconsin and Michigan. The Forest Service rates it trail class 1, minimally developed. It is open to motorized watercraft and non-motorized watercraft.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Ottawa National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end46.0303, -88.8382 · Directions ↗
Other end46.0000, -88.6709 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length9.8 miles
Trail class1, minimally developed
Typewater trail
Surfacewater
Typical grade0-5 percent
Typical tread widthover 120 inches
AccessibilityEvaluated and does not meet accessibility guidelines
Trail numbers60095
ForestOttawa National Forest (unit 0907)
StatesWisconsin, Michigan
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Allowed uses

Motorized watercraftAllowed year-round
Non-motorized watercraftAllowed year-round

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Watersmeet Admin Rx

    25 mi from the trail midpoint

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Canoe-Brule River Trail?

9.8 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Ottawa National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Canoe-Brule River Trail?

motorized watercraft and non-motorized watercraft.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Canoe-Brule River Trail start?

The line begins at 46.0303, -88.8382 and ends at 46.0000, -88.6709. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Canoe-Brule River Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Canoe-Brule River Trail?

Lake Ottawa Campground (3.1 mi) and Lake Ottawa Pavilion (3.2 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Canoe-Brule River Trail?

Trail class 1, which the Forest Service describes as minimally developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Canoe-Brule River Trail?

The typical grade is 0-5 percent. The typical tread is over 120 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Canoe-Brule River Trail accessible?

No. The Forest Service evaluated it and found it does not meet its accessibility guidelines.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Canoe-Brule River Trail?

Ottawa National Forest, Forest Service unit 0907. The trail is in Wisconsin and Michigan.

Source: Ottawa National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Canoe-Brule River Trail?

1 active incident within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest Watersmeet Admin Rx at 25 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named CANOE-BRULE RIVER in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0907. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.