Trout-Merritt
Minnesota
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.3 mi
Distance
183 ft
Gain
29 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
3 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
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Trout-Merritt
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 183 ft
- Elevation loss
- 183 ft
- Highest point
- 1,497 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,394 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Trout-Merritt is a short out-and-back trail in Minnesota managed by the Forest Service. The route is 1.28 miles long with 103 feet of elevation gain.
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