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Upper Gunflint Lonely Lake

Trail3.7 km · 2.3 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Upper Gunflint South Rim 0.2 mi · 0.3 kmExplore Superior National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 14–22 °C (57–72 °F)

  1. J-10°-18°28
  2. F-7°-15°22
  3. M-1°-9°26
  4. A7°-2°50
  5. M14°5°73
  6. J19°11°98
  7. J22°14°92
  8. A22°15°88
  9. S17°10°84
  10. O9°3°78
  11. N1°-4°49
  12. D-7°-13°29

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.

Trail facts

Length
3.7 km · 2.3 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
46 km NW of Grand Marais (Cook County, Minnesota) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Superior National Forest
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Minnesota
Continent
North America
Route centre
48.0873, -90.7018
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

Upper Gunflint South Rim

0.2 mi · 0.3 km · Superior National Forest

Bryce Breon Trail

0.3 mi · 0.4 km · Superior National Forest

Upper Gunflint North Star

2.0 mi · 3.3 km · Superior National Forest

Upper Gunflint West End

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Superior National Forest

Upper Gunflint Highlands

2.9 mi · 4.6 km · Superior National Forest

Banadad Trail

3.2 mi · 5.2 km · Superior National Forest

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