Shively Falls
Minnesota
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0.6 mi
Distance
97 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
Here's your day, mapped
Shively Falls
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 97 ft
- Elevation loss
- 97 ft
- Highest point
- 1,363 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,317 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Shively Falls is a short out-and-back trail in Minnesota covering 0.62 miles with 41 feet of elevation gain. The trail descends 69 feet to reach the falls.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 1,339 ft
- High point
- 1,363 ft
- Total climbing
- 97 ft
- Total descent
- 97 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 4% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 0.6 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
The climb is steady from start to finish.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Lacroix Ranger District · Ranger district
- Superior National Forest · National forest
Source: USFS EDW boundaries
Conditions
Active alerts for Lacroix Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Wolf Lake PortageHiking2.6 mi
- HILDA CREEK SPUR QHiking5.2 mi
- Trout-MerrittHiking5.3 mi
- Trout-OriniackHiking5.4 mi
- Lake VermilionLake fishing5.9 mi
- MAUDE CREEKHiking6.4 mi
- Table Rock FallsHiking6.9 mi
- MAUDE CREEK SPUR AHiking7.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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