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Superior Hiking Trail

Trail18 km · 11 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Crosscut Bike Trail 1.6 mi · 2.5 kmExplore Superior National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 10–21 °C (50–70 °F)

  1. J-9°-15°30
  2. F-7°-13°26
  3. M-1°-8°33
  4. A5°-1°58
  5. M12°5°77
  6. J17°10°97
  7. J21°15°88
  8. A21°17°84
  9. S17°13°86
  10. O10°6°88
  11. N3°-1°58
  12. D-4°-10°37

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

Superior Hiking Trail is a trail of about 18 km (11 mi) in Superior National Forest, Minnesota, United States of America. It lies about 43 km southwest of Grand Marais. It is designated a National Recreation Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
18 km · 11 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Designation
National Recreation Trail
Nearest town
43 km SW of Grand Marais (Cook County, Minnesota) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Superior National Forest
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Minnesota
Continent
North America
Route centre
47.5798, -90.8797
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

Crosscut Bike Trail

1.6 mi · 2.5 km · Superior National Forest

Sugarbush Hogback Loop

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Superior National Forest

Skookum Bike Trail

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Superior National Forest

Sugarbush Homestead Loop

3.8 mi · 6.0 km · Superior National Forest

Cross River/ Wringer Lake B

4.7 mi · 7.5 km · Superior National Forest

Sugarbush Picnic Loop

4.9 mi · 7.8 km · Superior National Forest

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