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Minnesota

Trout-Merritt

1.3 mi

Distance

193 ft

Gain

29 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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What's missing

  • No access route mapped

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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.3 mi
Elevation gain
193 ft
Elevation loss
193 ft
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About this trail

Trout-Merritt is a short out-and-back trail in Minnesota managed by the Forest Service. The route is 1.28 miles long with 103 feet of elevation gain.

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