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Minnesota
Shell-Pauness
1.3 mi
Distance
225 ft
Gain
30 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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No access route mapped
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Shell-Pauness
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 225 ft
- Elevation loss
- 225 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Shell-Pauness is a short out-and-back trail in Minnesota managed by the Forest Service, covering 1.33 miles with 117 feet of elevation gain.
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