Isabella Lake
Minnesota
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.4 mi
Distance
61 ft
Gain
10 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Isabella Lake
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 61 ft
- Elevation loss
- 61 ft
- Highest point
- 1,582 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,557 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Not allowed
- Horses
- Not allowed
- Surface
- Natural
- Accessibility
- Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)
Source for bikes, horses, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Isabella Lake is a short out-and-back trail in Minnesota managed by the Forest Service. The route covers 0.44 miles with 33 feet of elevation gain and 40 feet of elevation loss.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 1,582 ft
- Total climbing
- 61 ft
- Total descent
- 61 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 4% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 0.4 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing is in the middle stretch.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Ely 25e, MN weather station, 14 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan15° high-7° low
- Feb21° high-4° low
- Mar34° high9° low
- Apr47° high24° low
- May62° high38° low
- Jun72° high50° low
- Jul77° high55° low
- Aug75° high53° low
- Sep66° high44° low
- Oct50° high32° low
- Nov33° high19° low
- Dec20° high3° low
Where it is
- Tofte Ranger District · Ranger district
- Superior National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Tofte Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Closure Order for Cook County Brush Disposal Site
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Powwow Creek-Ferne LakeHiking3.7 mi
- BOG LAKE-CARRY DOWN ACCESSHiking4.4 mi
- Section 29 Lake Rustic CampgroundCamping5.1 mi
- PowwowHiking5.5 mi
- Island RiverCanoeing6.1 mi
- Isabella RiverCanoeing7.3 mi
- Kawishiwi RiverCanoeing8.1 mi
- Silver Island Rustic CampgroundCamping8.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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