Talus Bike Trail Pincushion

Minnesota

Minnesota

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0.9 mi

Distance

381 ft

Gain

22 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
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.9 mi
Elevation gain
381 ft
Elevation loss
381 ft
Highest point
1,228 ft
Lowest point
997 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Talus Bike Trail Pincushion is a 1.88-mile out-and-back trail in Minnesota with 381 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,228 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
1,184 ft
High point
1,228 ft
Total climbing
381 ft
Total descent
381 ft
Steepest stretch
8% grade around mile 0.5 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.9 mi
Shape
Out and back

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Grand Marais, MN weather station, 1.4 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan21° high6° low
  2. Feb25° high8° low
  3. Mar33° high18° low
  4. Apr44° high29° low
  5. May53° high37° low
  6. Jun61° high44° low
  7. Jul69° high52° low
  8. Aug69° high54° low
  9. Sep62° high47° low
  10. Oct50° high36° low
  11. Nov37° high24° low
  12. Dec26° high13° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

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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