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Minnesota
Northwest Passage
8.3 mi
Distance
3,641 ft
Gain
4h 35m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Superior National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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Northwest Passage
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 8.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,641 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,559 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Northwest Passage is an 8.32-mile loop in Minnesota with 3,641 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a loop route and is managed by the Forest Service.
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