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SUPERIOR HIKING TRAIL 2. EAGLE MOUNTAIN 5. KIMBALL LAKE FISHING TRAIL 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. Location: Take the Gunflint Trail (County Road 12) from There are spectacular vistas of Lake Superior, silhouettes of the 6. NORTHERN LIGHT LAKE Highway 61 in Grand Marais 4.0 miles to County Road 8 on BLUEBERRY HILL Sawtooth Mountain Range, and breathtaking glimpses of wild your left (toward Devil Track Lake). Turn left on County Road 8, rivers as they cascade over waterfalls through rocky gorges. drive 5 miles to County Road 27 and turn right. Drive 5 miles Features: Panoramic view of Northern Light Lake Trailheads are located at most County Road crossings and state to the junction of Forest Road 170 and turn left. Follow #170 Difficulty: Difficult, but short parks. Current maps are available at U.S. Gunflint Ranger Station, 5 miles to the trailhead parking area. Distance: 1 mile (round trip) state park offices, local resorts and businesses, and from the Hiking the Trail: The first 2.5 miles of the trail gains elevation Location: Drive 13 miles north Superior Hiking Trail Association in Two Harbors, Minnesota. gradually; the next half mile offers slightly more increase and of Grand Marais on the Gunflint the final half mile becomes rocky and steep, gaining elevation . PINCUSHION MOUNTAIN TRAILS Trail (County Road 12). The trail- 1 rapidly to the summit. The highest point is marked by a brass head is 2.25 miles Features: Connections to Superior Hiking Trail survey disk placed toward the west side of the ridge. past Trout Lake Road. Lake Superior overlook Hiking the Trail: The top of Blueberry Hill offers outstanding Difficulty: Easy to difficult 3. WILDFLOWER INTERPRETIVE HIKE vistas above Northern Light Lake. Or, hike a short distance Distance: 15 miles (various loops) Features: Wildflower interpretive signs down to the Brule River that flows into Northern Light Lake. Location: Drive 2.5 miles north of Grand Marais on the Difficulty: Not maintained NOTE: Portions of the trail have steep sections of exposed Gunflint Trail (County Road 12); turn right on County Road 53 Distance: Less than a mile bedrock that can be difficult to cross when wet. and drive 0.2 miles to parking. Location: 5.7 miles north of Grand Marais on the Gunflint Hiking the Trail: The trailhead parking lot offers a great view Trail (County Road 12) just before the Devil Track River bridge. 7. LIMA MOUNTAIN TRAIL Look for a small brown sign that says “Wildflower Sanctuary.” of Lake Superior and the Grand Marais harbor. There are a Self-Issued BWCAW day permit required for hiking. Hiking the Trail: A shaded walk along the edge of the Devil variety of hikes possible within this looping system of trails. Overnight permit (obtained at Gunflint Ranger Station or Track River with an interesting variety of native and non-native Take the loop to Pincushion Mountain for a view of the Devil outfitter) required for overnight stay at primitive campsite. wild flowers, shrubs, trees, and grasses Track River gorge and a panorama of Lake Superior. The Features: Beautiful vistas NOTE: This trail is currently not maintained. Pincushion Trail System connects with the Superior Hiking Historic fire tower site Trail. Maps are available at trailhead and various locations Difficulty: Difficult along the trail. 4. GEORGE WASHINGTON Distance: 3 miles (round trip) MEMORIAL PINES Location: Drive 21 miles north of Grand Marais on the Features: White and red pine forest Gunflint Trail (County Road 12). Turn left on Forest Road 152. Wilderness Permits Wildflowers Go 2 miles to Forest Road 315. Lima Mountain trailhead is located off Forest Road 315. Permits are required to enter the Boundary Waters Difficulty: Easy Hiking the Trail: The Lima Mountain Trail is narrow, rocky, Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). Self-issued day use Distance: 3 miles (round trip) permits are available at trailheads. Overnight campers and steep. Protruding rocks and roots make the footing Location: 6.8 miles north of Grand Marais on the Gunflint difficult in places; be sure to wear good hiking shoes. Lima must have an entry point permit. Inquire at the Gunflint Trail (County Road 12). Turn left into the parking lot. Mountain is the site of a former fire lookout tower (built in Ranger Station, 2020 West Highway 61, Grand Marais, Hiking the Trail: The trail is an old road through a tall pine 1935, staffed until 1955, and removed in 1978).
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