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Minnesota
Flute River Trail
1.2 mi
Distance
172 ft
Gain
26 min
Time
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Inside Superior National Forest
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Flute River Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 172 ft
- Elevation loss
- 172 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Fish and Wildlife
About this trail
Flute River Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Minnesota covering 1.19 miles with 68 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows the Flute River and returns via the same path it went out on.
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