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Minnesota trails · Crow Wing River

Crow Wing River

A 120.0-mile point-to-point in Minnesota, with 259 ft of climbing. Reaches Fourth Crow Wing Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.

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Length
120.0 mi
Elevation gain
259 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
6%
Steepest mile
+24 ft
Shape
point-to-point
Managed by
State

Elevation profile

1,151 – 1,391 ft1163146617691106

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Crow Wing River

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Getting there

Crow Wing River access. About 58 min drive (39 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Bemidji. 47.02584, -94.69533 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:04 a.m., the sun rises at 7:35 a.m. and sets at 6:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:04 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 120.0-mile route works out to roughly 44 h 35 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.

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