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Eagle Mountain/Brule Lake Trail Eagle Mt/Brule Lake SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST NORTH SHORE AREA TOFTE & GRAND MARAIS, MN Features • Highest point in Minnesota • BWCA Wilderness Permit required • 3.5 mi. to the summit via Eagle Mt Trail • 6.7 mi. from Brule Lake Trailhead to the intersection with Eagle Mt. Trail. • Scenic vistas Location The Eagle Mountain Trail trailhead is located on the north side of FR 170 . • From MN 61, turn north on Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness County Road 4 (Caribou Trail) just north of Lutsen. Eagle Mt. 326 • Follow Co 4 until it ends at Trailhead FR 170. Two Island Lake • Turn right on FR 170 and proceed 3 1/2 miles to the 170 McDonald 27 Eagle Mountain Trailhead Lake parking lot. Brule Lk. 12 • The lot is on the left (north) Devil Track Lake 8 Trailhead side of the road. 4 The Brule Lake Trailhead is on FR 326. Pike Lake Grand • Turn left off Co 4 onto FR 170. Caribou Marais Lake 61 • Turn right onto FR 326, the Brule Lake Road. To • The trail leaves from the Tofte road south of the lot. N 012Miles • Be sure to visit the permit Lutsen station and bring a self- issued BWCAW permit with you on your hike. 10/9/2007 sar Superior National Forest - Eagle Mt/Brule Lake Brule Lake Fishhook Lake Leave No Trace Help keep Eagle Mt. beautiful by packing out what you pack in. Lichens, mosses, derness and other plants 326 Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wil on the rocky top Crow Lake are fragile, please stay on the trail. Description Eagle Lake Eagle Mountain, at 2,301 feet, is the highest point in Minnesota. Eagle Mt. Made of granite, the peak is part (2301 ft.) of a large rock formation called Zoo Lake the Duluth Complex. The granite Whale Lake formed when magma cooled very Shrike Lake slowly, miles under the earth’s surface. This slow cooling Eagle Mt Trail allowed the rock to form hard crystals, making it resistant to Brule Lake Trail erosion by glaciers. ss Parking e Area Wilderne ary Waters Cano Hiking north on the Eagle Mt. Trailhead Bound Trail from FR 170, you will Campsite gradually climb during the first 20 ft contours 2½-3 miles. For the last ½-mile, the trail is steeper and rocky. 00.51± Along the flat ridge-top are Miles 170 excellent vistas. The highest Bring These! point is marked by a brass survey BWCAW permit: Entry Point 78, 79 (Brule L, Eagle Mt Trails) disk on the west side of the ridge. , Day trips and off-season overnight: Follow directions on the self-issuing permit in the box at the If you hike from the west, starting trailhead. Special rules apply, so read the permit carefully (for from Brule Lake Rd (FR 326), instance no cans or glass allowed.) you will follow the Brule Lake , Overnight May - Sept: Trail along a series of lakes with Do not use self-issuing permit. Obtain an overnight permit small elevation changes until the from a Forest Service office or outfitter. trail meets the Eagle Mt. Trail at Proper footwear Whale Lake. , The trail is rocky and root-covered. Gunflint Ranger District LaCroix RangerTofte District Ranger District Need2020 W Hwymore 61 information?Need more information? 320 NorthPO BoxHwy 2159 53 Grand Marais, MN 55604on the web at: on the web at: Cook,Tofte, MN 55723 MN 55615 218-387-1750www.fs.fed.us/r9/superior www.fs.fed.us/r9/superior 218-666-0020 Voice218-663-8060 and TTY Pr in te d o n Recy c led Pa per USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer 10/9/07 sar .
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