Minnesota · Hiking

Arrowhead-Otter Lake

0.8 mi
round trip
21 ft
climb
1,627 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Sep
best months

Is Arrowhead-Otter Lake open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Superior National Forest. It doesn't name Arrowhead-Otter Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Superior National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Arrowhead-Otter Lake is an easy, flat hike of about 0.8 miles in the Gunflint Ranger District of Superior National Forest in Minnesota, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back with almost no climb, rising just 21 feet from the low point at 1,616 feet to the high at 1,627 feet. It is a natural-surface trail, and bikes are allowed. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Grand Portage weather station show July highs around 74°F with lows near 52°F, and the station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. The trail is not accessible. For more time on foot, John-East Pike and Pine Lake-Long Lake are both about 7 miles away, and the Mirage Trail is about 7.2 miles off. Anglers can reach the Brule River, roughly 8 miles away.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.