Slim Lake Loop

Minnesota

Minnesota

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11.5 mi

Distance

159 ft

Gain

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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

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  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

  • Outside any avalanche forecast zone

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Slim Lake Loop

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Elevation & route

Distance
11.5 mi
Elevation gain
3,427 ft
Elevation loss
3,427 ft
Highest point
1,534 ft
Lowest point
1,407 ft

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About this route

Slim Lake Loop is an 11.53-mile out-and-back trail in Minnesota with 3,422 feet of elevation gain. The route follows an out-and-back path to Slim Lake.

Facts about this route

The climb

Starts at
1,426 ft
High point
1,534 ft
Steepest stretch
13% grade around mile 3.9 on the way out
Length (round trip)
12 mi
Shape
Out and back

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, MN weather station, 7 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan15° high-7° low
  2. Feb23° high-5° low
  3. Mar36° high10° low
  4. Apr51° high25° low
  5. May65° high38° low
  6. Jun75° high49° low
  7. Jul79° high53° low
  8. Aug78° high52° low
  9. Sep68° high44° low
  10. Oct52° high32° low
  11. Nov34° high19° low
  12. Dec21° high3° 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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