Timber Lake-Frear Lake
Minnesota
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.4 mi
Distance
22 ft
Gain
8 min
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 6 h ago · oldest 6 h
problem: Agency alerts
11 active alerts in Superior National Forest; most severe: Post Wildfire Closures, Effective October 1, 2026
USFSPosted Oct 1 · checked 6 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 57°F / low 36°F, 0% precip — 95/100 for hike
OpenWeather6 h ago
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Why you'll love it
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Timber Lake-Frear Lake
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 22 ft
- Elevation loss
- 22 ft
- Highest point
- 1,699 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,689 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- 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
Timber Lake-Frear Lake is a short out-and-back trail in Minnesota covering 0.40 miles with 14 feet of elevation gain. The route descends 22 feet on the return trip.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 1,699 ft
- Total climbing
- 22 ft
- Total descent
- 22 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 2% grade right from the start
- Length (round trip)
- 0.4 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It's essentially flat.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Tofte Ranger District · Ranger district
- Superior National Forest · National forest
Source: USFS EDW boundaries
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
- Frear Lake-Lost LakeHiking1.3 mi
- Timber-Frear Canoe RouteCanoeing1.6 mi
- Finger Lake-Elbow LakeHiking1.6 mi
- Whitefish Lake Rustic CampgroundCamping3 mi
- Toohey Lake Rustic CampgroundCamping3.4 mi
- Fourmile Rustic CampgroundCamping3.8 mi
- Silver Island Lake-T LakeHiking5.6 mi
- Island RiverCanoeing8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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