Pfeiffer Lake Spur C
Minnesota
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0.6 mi
Distance
168 ft
Gain
14 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
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
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Pfeiffer Lake Spur C
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 168 ft
- Elevation loss
- 168 ft
- Highest point
- 1,482 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,433 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
PFEIFFER LAKE SPUR C is a 1.14-mile out-and-back trail in Minnesota with 168 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 1,482 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 1,458 ft
- High point
- 1,482 ft
- Total climbing
- 168 ft
- Total descent
- 168 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 5% grade around mile 0.3 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.1 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Laurentian Ranger District · Ranger district
- Superior National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Laurentian Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Closure Notice for Public Safety – Laurentian District
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Pfeiffer LakeHiking0.1 mi
- Road Side Boulder, TheRock climbing5.6 mi
- Vermilion RiverRiver fishing8.3 mi
- Little Fork RiverCanoeing9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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