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Bean and Bear Lakes Loop

Bean and Bear Lakes Loop

📍 Tettegouche State Park
Moderate 📏 6.0 Loop

Explore Bean and Bear Lakes Loop in Tettegouche State Park, MN. A moderate 6.0-mile loop trail.…

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Brower Trail

Brower Trail

📍 Clearwater County, Minnesota
Moderate 📏 7.0 Loop

The Brower Trail, named for Jacob Brower who surveyed the Mississippi headwaters and advocated for the park's establishm…

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Carlton Peak Trail

Carlton Peak Trail

📍 Cook County, Minnesota
Strenuous 📏 3.6 Out-and-Back

Carlton Peak is one of the most prominent summits on the Minnesota North Shore, rising 927 feet above Lake Superior on a…

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Cascade River Loop

Cascade River Loop

📍 Cascade River State Park
Moderate 📏 7.0 Loop

Explore Cascade River Loop in Cascade River State Park, MN. A moderate 7.0-mile loop trail.…

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Cauldron Trail

Cauldron Trail

📍 Cook County, Minnesota
Moderate 📏 2.5 Loop

The Temperance River gets its name from the fact that it has no bar at its mouth — an unusual circumstance that results …

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Cruiser Lake Trail

Cruiser Lake Trail

📍 Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
Moderate 📏 9.3 Out-and-Back

The Cruiser Lake Trail is one of the longest and most remote hiking experiences in Voyageurs National Park, penetrating …

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Day Hill Loop

Day Hill Loop

📍 Lake County, Minnesota
Moderate 📏 5.0 Loop

The Day Hill Loop climbs from the Lake Superior shoreline through the inland forest of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park …

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Duluth Lakewalk

Duluth Lakewalk

📍 Duluth
Easy 📏 7.0 Out-and-Back

Explore Duluth Lakewalk in Duluth, MN. A easy 7.0-mile out-and-back trail.…

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Gitchi-Gami State Trail

Gitchi-Gami State Trail

📍 Lake County, Minnesota
Easy 📏 5.0 Out-and-Back

The Gitchi-Gami State Trail is a paved multi-use trail following the Lake Superior shoreline through Split Rock Lighthou…

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Gooseberry Falls Loop

Gooseberry Falls Loop

📍 Gooseberry Falls State Park
Easy 📏 4.5 Loop

Explore Gooseberry Falls Loop in Gooseberry Falls State Park, MN. A easy 4.5-mile loop trail.…

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Gooseberry River Falls Trail

Gooseberry River Falls Trail

📍 Lake County, Minnesota
Easy 📏 2.0 Loop

Gooseberry Falls State Park is the entry point to Minnesota's North Shore and its five waterfalls — Fifth Falls, Upper F…

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High Falls Trail

High Falls Trail

📍 Lake County, Minnesota
Moderate 📏 2.0 Out-and-Back

High Falls on the Baptism River is the highest waterfall lying entirely within Minnesota, dropping 60 feet over a single…

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Judge CR Magney Brule River

Judge CR Magney Brule River

📍 Judge CR Magney State Park
Moderate 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

Explore Judge CR Magney Brule River in Judge CR Magney State Park, MN. A moderate 4.0-mile out-and-back trail.…

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Locator Lake Trail

Locator Lake Trail

📍 Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
Moderate 📏 9.0 Out-and-Back

The Locator Lake Trail provides access to one of the most pristine interior lakes in Voyageurs National Park, a motor-fr…

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Middle Falls Trail

Middle Falls Trail

📍 Lake County, Minnesota
Easy 📏 1.5 Loop

The Middle Falls Trail focuses on the middle section of the Gooseberry River cascade sequence, providing closer access t…

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Mississippi Headwaters Trail

Mississippi Headwaters Trail

📍 Clearwater County, Minnesota
Easy 📏 1.5 Loop

The Mississippi Headwaters Trail leads to the single most historically significant natural feature in Minnesota: the out…

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Palisade Head Overlook

Palisade Head Overlook

📍 Tettegouche State Park
Easy 📏 1.0 Out-and-Back

Explore Palisade Head Overlook in Tettegouche State Park, MN. A easy 1.0-mile out-and-back trail.…

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Shovel Point Trail

Shovel Point Trail

📍 Lake County, Minnesota
Moderate 📏 1.5 Loop

Shovel Point is the most dramatic geological feature on the Minnesota North Shore, a basalt headland that juts into Lake…

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Split Rock River Loop

Split Rock River Loop

📍 Lake County, Minnesota
Strenuous 📏 6.0 Loop

The Split Rock River Loop is among the most demanding and rewarding day hikes on the Minnesota North Shore, combining a …

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Sullivan Bay Portage

Sullivan Bay Portage

📍 Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
Easy 📏 1.0 Out-and-Back

The Sullivan Bay Portage is a short but historically evocative land crossing in Voyageurs National Park, tracing a route…

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Superior Hiking Trail Section

Superior Hiking Trail Section

📍 Lake County, Minnesota
Moderate 📏 5.0 Out-and-Back

The Superior Hiking Trail is one of the premier long-distance hiking trails in the Midwest, tracing the ridgeline above …

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Superior Hiking Trail Section

Superior Hiking Trail Section

📍 Cook County, Minnesota
Moderate 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

The Superior Hiking Trail traverses Temperance River State Park along the ridge above the river gorge, connecting the dr…

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Temperance River Gorge

Temperance River Gorge

📍 Temperance River State Park
Moderate 📏 4.0 Loop

Explore Temperance River Gorge in Temperance River State Park, MN. A moderate 4.0-mile loop trail.…

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Tettegouche Lake Trail

Tettegouche Lake Trail

📍 Lake County, Minnesota
Strenuous 📏 4.5 Loop

The Tettegouche Lake Trail loops through the park's interior, connecting four boreal lakes set in rugged basalt terrain …

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Wilderness Drive and Bog Trail

Wilderness Drive and Bog Trail

📍 Clearwater County, Minnesota
Easy 📏 5.0 Loop

The Wilderness Drive and Bog Trail combines Itasca's most scenic forest road with a dedicated footpath through the park'…

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