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1 2 5 Features: Boreal and transition forest Self-Issued BWCAW day permit required for hiking. Features: Designated trout lake Longest hiking trail in the Midwest Overnight permit (obtained at Gunflint Ranger Station office or Difficulty: Easy Spectacular Lake Superior overlooks outfitter) required for overnight stay at primitive campsite. Distance: 2 miles Difficulty: Moderate to difficult Features: Highest point in Minnesota (2,301 feet) Location: 10.9 miles up the Gunflint Trail, then 2 miles Distance: 200+ miles Spectacular vistas of BWCAW east on Trout Lake Road (Forest Road 140). Location: Access from Pincushion Mountain trail system. Two campsites Hiking the Trail: The trail starts at the Kimball Lake Drive 2.5 miles north of Grand Marais on the Gunflint Trail Historic fire tower site Campground and goes around the entire lake, and offers (County Road 12); turn right on County Road 53. Difficulty: Moderate with some steep and rocky terrain dozens of fishing spots cleared along the shoreline. Hiking the Trail: This long distance trail follows the Lake Distance: 7 miles (round trip) Superior shore from Two Harbors to the Canadian border. There Location: Take the Gunflint Trail (County Road 12) from 6 are spectacular vistas of Lake Superior, silhouettes of Highway 61 in Grand Marais 4.0 miles to County Road 8 on the Sawtooth Mountain Range, and breathtaking glimpses your left (toward Devil Track Lake). Turn left on County Road 8, of wild rivers as they cascade over waterfalls through rocky drive 5 miles to County Road 27 and turn right. Drive 5 miles Features: Panoramic view of Northern Light Lake gorges. Trailheads are located at most County Road crossings to the junction of Forest Road 170 and turn left. Follow #170 Difficulty: Difficult, but short and state parks. Current maps are available at U.S. Gunflint 5 miles to the trailhead parking area. Distance: 1 mile (round trip) Ranger Station, state park offices, local resorts and businesses, Hiking the Trail: The first 2.5 miles of the trail gains elevation Location: Drive 13 miles north and from the Superior Hiking Trail Association in Two Harbors, gradually; the next half mile offers slightly more increase and of Grand Marais on the Gunflint Minnesota. the final half mile becomes rocky and steep, gaining elevation Trail (County Road 12). The trail-