Minnesota · Hiking · Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Poplar-Skipper

Poplar-SkipperPhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
2.0 mi
round trip
229 ft
climb
1,957 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May, Jul–Sep
best months

Is Poplar-Skipper open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Superior National Forest. It doesn't name Poplar-Skipper, 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.

Poplar-Skipper is an easy hike of about 2 miles in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, on the Gunflint Ranger District of Superior National Forest in Minnesota. It is a short out-and-back route, with a high point of about 1,957 feet and a total climb of roughly 229 feet over the round trip. The trail is on natural ground and is not accessible. Bikes and horses are not allowed. It is managed by the Forest Service, and the trip takes about an hour. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. July typically brings highs around 76°F and lows near 54°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station at Gunflint Lake. That station sits several hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures here run cooler. Nearby, the Poplar-Meeds and Portage-One Island hikes are each within about 1.5 miles, and Iron Lake Campground is about 3 miles away. Gunflint Lake, about 6 miles off, offers lake fishing.

Local outfitters

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