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Minnesota
Upper Gunflint Short Cut
1.5 mi
Distance
59 ft
Gain
31 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Superior National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 59 ft
- Elevation loss
- 104 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Upper Gunflint Short Cut is a 1.46-mile loop trail in Minnesota with 59 feet of elevation gain and 104 feet of elevation loss. The trail is managed by the Forest Service.
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