Butterball Lake
Minnesota
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.4 mi
Distance
23 ft
Gain
9 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
Butterball Lake
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 23 ft
- Elevation loss
- 23 ft
- Highest point
- 1,662 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,656 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Butterball Lake is a short out-and-back trail in Minnesota covering 0.40 miles with 28 feet of elevation gain. The trail returns via the same path it went out on.
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