Kimball Lake Trail

Minnesota

Minnesota

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1.9 mi

Distance

275 ft

Gain

46 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Superior National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Loop trail

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Kimball Lake Trail

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.9 mi
Elevation gain
275 ft
Elevation loss
275 ft
Highest point
1,692 ft
Lowest point
1,643 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

The Kimball Lake Trail is a 1.86-mile loop in Minnesota with 275 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,692 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
1,663 ft
High point
1,692 ft
Total climbing
275 ft
Total descent
275 ft
Steepest stretch
6% grade around mile 0.4 from the start
Length
1.9 mi
Shape
Loop

Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Superior National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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