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Minnesota
Cherokee Lake-Ranger Lake
0.6 mi
Distance
129 ft
Gain
11 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Superior National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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Cherokee Lake-Ranger Lake
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 129 ft
- Elevation loss
- 129 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Cherokee Lake-Ranger Lake is a short out-and-back trail in Minnesota covering 0.56 miles with 14 feet of elevation gain. The trail descends 115 feet from the high point.
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