Astrid Pauline
Minnesota
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.0 mi
Distance
128 ft
Gain
23 min
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 8 h ago · oldest 9 h
problem: Agency alerts
11 active alerts in Superior National Forest; most severe: Post Wildfire Closures, Effective October 1, 2026
USFSPosted Oct 1 · checked 9 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 61°F / low 31°F, 0% precip — 97/100 for hike
OpenWeather8 h ago
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Why you'll love it
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Astrid Pauline
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 128 ft
- Elevation loss
- 128 ft
- Highest point
- 1,383 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,331 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Astrid Pauline is a short out-and-back trail in Minnesota covering 1.03 miles with 89 feet of elevation gain. The trail returns via the same path it went out on.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 1,362 ft
- High point
- 1,383 ft
- Total climbing
- 128 ft
- Total descent
- 128 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 5% grade around mile 0.4 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1 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 Cook 8ne, MN weather station, 18 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan15° high-5° low
- Feb21° high-2° low
- Mar35° high11° low
- Apr48° high26° low
- May63° high40° low
- Jun72° high51° low
- Jul77° high56° low
- Aug75° high54° low
- Sep65° high46° low
- Oct50° high34° low
- Nov34° high20° low
- Dec21° high4° low
Where it is
- Lacroix Ranger District · Ranger district
- Superior National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Lacroix Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Astrid NighHiking0.2 mi
- Astrid Se Area SpurHiking0.4 mi
- Hunting Shack River RouteCanoeing0.5 mi
- Astrid MainHiking0.5 mi
- Astrid Lake AreaLake fishing0.6 mi
- Lake Jeanette CgCamping1.7 mi
- Jeanette LakeCamping1.9 mi
- Echo Lake CgCamping8.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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