Border Route Trail
- 11.5 mi
- one way
- 1,319 ft
- climb
- 1,907 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Border Route Trail is a 12-mile point-to-point route in Ontario, Canada. It runs between about 1,360 ft and 1,910 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,320 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Suomi, about 17 miles south of the trailhead. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
Local outfitters
- Clearwater Historic Lodge & Canoe Outfitters21 mi away
- NorWester Lodge and Canoe Outfitters26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Grand Portage Highest PointHiking · ~11 min drive
- Grand Portage TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Meadow on the Grand PortageHiking · ~12 min drive
- Kadunce Hunter WalkingHiking · ~25 min drive
- Mount Rose Trail JunctionHiking · ~20 min drive
- Mount Rose - Once an Island!Hiking · ~20 min drive
- Mount Rose SummitHiking · ~20 min drive
- Trailhead for Gichi Onigaming, the Grand PortageHiking · ~20 min drive
- Mount Rose Trail BenchHiking · ~20 min drive
Mount Rose TrailHiking · ~20 min drivePhoto: Michael A. Orlando, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Border Route Trail
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
20° / 1°
9 wet
Feb
24° / 2°
6 wet
Mar
34° / 13°
7 wet
Apr
45° / 26°
9 wet
May
58° / 37°
11 wet
Jun
68° / 46°
12 wet
Jul
74° / 52°
11 wet
Aug
73° / 52°
11 wet
Sep
65° / 44°
11 wet
Oct
51° / 33°
11 wet
Nov
38° / 22°
9 wet
Dec
26° / 9°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grand Portage, MN, 11.5 mi away at 730 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Border Route Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
