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Lake County Trail Maps
217 named trails across Lake County, Minnesota, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.
About trails in Lake County, Minnesota
Lake County has 217 named trails on the map, covering 736 miles in total, an average of 3.4 miles per trail. That is the 4th largest mapped trail network among 68 counties in Minnesota. 144 of them are tagged for hiking and 47 for mountain biking.
The longest single trail is Superior Hiking Trail, at 103 miles. 22 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 36 trailheads, 1,061 campsites, 25 waterfalls, 50 boat launches, and 11 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Winton, Beaver Bay, and Finland.
What the trails in Lake County are like
By length, 118 are under a mile, 77 run 1 to 5 miles, and 22 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Snowbank and Old Pines Loop, at 29.8 miles.
Of the 98 with a difficulty rating, 61 easy, 24 moderate, and 13 hard. Of the 214 with measured elevation, Superior Hiking Trail climbs the most, about 50,134 ft, and 14 gain 1,000 ft or more.
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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt .