Norway
Minnesota
Free — you'll pick up right here.
14.0 mi
Distance
842 ft
Gain
4h 56m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 23 h ago · oldest 23 h
problem: Agency alerts
11 active alerts in Superior National Forest; most severe: Post Wildfire Closures, Effective October 1, 2026
USFSPosted Oct 1 · checked 23 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 54°F / low 46°F, 0% precip — 98/100 for hike
OpenWeather23 h ago
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Norway
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 14.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 842 ft
- Elevation loss
- 842 ft
- Highest point
- 1,515 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,359 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Surface
- Natural
Source for surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Norway is a 14-mile out-and-back trail in Minnesota managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 542 feet of elevation over the round trip.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 1,469 ft
- High point
- 1,515 ft
- Total climbing
- 842 ft
- Total descent
- 842 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 8% grade around mile 1.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 14 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
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
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- Jeanette LakeCamping0.8 mi
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- Astrid Se Area SpurHiking2.3 mi
- Astrid PaulineHiking2.4 mi
- Hunting Shack River RouteCanoeing2.6 mi
- Astrid Lake AreaLake fishing3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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