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Elephant Lake Spur F1

Trail2.3 km · 1.4 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: David Dill-Arrowhead State Trail 0.8 mi · 1.2 kmExplore Superior National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 10–25 °C (50–77 °F)

  1. J-9°-17°20
  2. F-5°-14°16
  3. M1°-8°26
  4. A10°-1°51
  5. M17°6°79
  6. J22°12°113
  7. J25°15°100
  8. A24°15°92
  9. S18°10°93
  10. O10°3°72
  11. N1°-5°39
  12. D-7°-14°23

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Elephant Lake Spur F1 is a trail in Superior National Forest, Minnesota, United States of America, about 2.3 km (1.4 mi) in length. It lies about 38 km north of Cook. It connects with David Dill-Arrowhead State Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.3 km · 1.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
38 km N of Cook (Saint Louis County, Minnesota) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Superior National Forest
Connects to
David Dill-Arrowhead State Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Minnesota
Continent
North America
Route centre
48.1966, -92.7117
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

David Dill-Arrowhead State Trail

0.8 mi · 1.2 km · Superior National Forest

Rr Grade Spur A

3.7 mi · 5.9 km · Superior National Forest

Vermigrade Spur Daa

3.8 mi · 6.1 km · Superior National Forest

Ninemile Spur A

5.2 mi · 8.3 km · Superior National Forest

Taft Spur Abc

5.3 mi · 8.5 km · Superior National Forest

Bell Lake

6 mi · 10 km · Superior National Forest

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