Arrowhead-Otter Lake

Minnesota

Minnesota

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0.8 mi

Distance

21 ft

Gain

17 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
0.8 mi
Elevation gain
21 ft
Elevation loss
21 ft
Highest point
1,627 ft
Lowest point
1,616 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Bikes
Allowed
Surface
Natural
Accessibility
Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)

Source for bikes, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Arrowhead-Otter Lake is a short out-and-back trail in Minnesota managed by the Forest Service. The 0.80-mile route gains 17 feet of elevation and loses 21 feet on the return.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
1,627 ft
Total climbing
21 ft
Total descent
21 ft
Steepest stretch
2% grade right from the start
Length (round trip)
0.8 mi
Shape
Out and back

It's essentially flat.

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 Portage, MN weather station, 15 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan20° high1° low
  2. Feb24° high2° low
  3. Mar34° high13° low
  4. Apr45° high26° low
  5. May58° high37° low
  6. Jun68° high46° low
  7. Jul74° high52° low
  8. Aug73° high52° low
  9. Sep65° high44° low
  10. Oct51° high33° low
  11. Nov38° high22° low
  12. Dec26° high9° 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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