Moose Trail
- 5.0 mi
- round trip
- 697 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May, Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Moose Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Superior National Forest. It doesn't name Moose Trail, so check the source for the area it covers.
Post Wildfire Closures, Effective October 1, 2026
Agency closure covering Superior National Forest · Order 09-09-00-26-11 · USFS · Superior National Forest
Forest Road Improvement Projects
Agency alert covering Superior National Forest · USFS · Superior National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Superior National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Moose Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back mountain biking route in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, within the Gunflint Ranger District of Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail's low point sits at 1,897 feet, with a high of 2,014 feet. The climb is rated easy, with a total elevation gain of 253 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.9 miles in, where the grade reaches 9 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Gunflint Lake show July highs around 76°F with lows near 54°F, while winter brings January highs of about 15°F and lows near -6°F. That station sits roughly 560 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. The BANADAD TRAIL lies about a mile away, and Iron Lake Campground is about 2 miles off. The Crab Lake Trail's main branch is about 2 miles away, and Gunflint Lake offers fishing about 4 miles from the trail.
Local outfitters
- Sawtooth Outfitters34 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- BANADAD TRAILHiking1.1 mi
- Iron Lake CampgroundCamping2 mi
- Crab Lake-Main BrtHiking2.1 mi
- CRAB LAKE TRAIL-MAIN BRTHiking2.1 mi
- Portage-One IslandHiking2.8 mi
- Gunflint LakeLake fishing3.8 mi
- Cross RiverCanoeing7.7 mi
- Homer LakeLake fishing10 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Moose Trail
Best months: May and July–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
15° / -6°
8 wet · 8 snow
Feb
20° / -5°
6 wet · 6 snow
Mar
33° / 8°
7 wet · 5 snow
Apr
47° / 24°
8 wet · 3 snow
May
61° / 38°
11 wet · 1 snow
Jun
71° / 49°
13 wet
Jul
76° / 54°
11 wet
Aug
74° / 52°
11 wet
Sep
64° / 45°
11 wet
Oct
49° / 33°
12 wet · 2 snow
Nov
34° / 21°
10 wet · 5 snow
Dec
21° / 4°
9 wet · 8 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gunflint Lake 10 Nw, MN, 13.7 mi away at 1,455 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Closures we've recorded since August 2026
Forest-wide Fire Restrictions
Superior National Forest · Order dated July 12, 2026; seen Aug 23, 2026 → lifted Aug 25, 2026 · Forest Service
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