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Minnesota
4-Mile Portage
8.4 mi
Distance
471 ft
Gain
2h 54m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Superior National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 8.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 471 ft
- Elevation loss
- 471 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
4-Mile Portage is an 8.36-mile out-and-back trail in Minnesota managed by the Forest Service. The trail has 233 feet of elevation gain and 238 feet of elevation loss.
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