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HUBBELL
POINTS
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INTEREST
Upper & Lower Hungarian Falls. A dramatic walk along a succession of falls, all the more awesome because it's off the official tourist grid ...
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Upper & Lower Hungarian Falls
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The dropoff from Laurium to Lake Linden and Hubbell on Torch Lake is spectacularly steep and scenic because, with the lake just ahead, you're descending along the edge of the of tilted volcanic crust that broke off along the copper-bearing fault line. The drive along M-26 is dramatic. So are the hill's two series of waterfalls. Douglass Houghton Falls, on private property off M-26, has been closed to public access. But the various falls of Hungarian Creek, tucked above and behind a neighborhood in Hubbell, are just as worthwhile a destination. Sudden dropoffs make it no jaunt for rambunctious children. Follow Hungarian Creek downstream past two unnamed falls in a shady canyon. After about 1/4 mile of steep, root-filled trail you will reach the dramatic, 15-foot Lower Hungarian Falls dropping across a series of rocky steps.
From M-26 in Hubbell, go up Sixth St. where there's a sign to a golf course. In 2 blocks take the left fork, park on your right. at the fork. Walk across the road over to the trail along the nearby creek. Walk upstream to the dam and Upper Falls, a sheer 25-foot drop. Walk downstream to the Lower Falls
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