Minnesota trails · Mesabi Trail
Mesabi Trail
A 84.7-mile point-to-point in Minnesota, with 336 ft of climbing. Reaches The Narrows and other lake/pass/viewpoint destinations. Managed by Volunteer.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,466 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- The Narrows (pass)
- Reservoir Number Four (lake)
- Kelly Lake (lake)
- Virginia Lake (lake)
- Snowshoe Lake (lake)
- Oldtown-Finntown Overlook (viewpoint)
Getting there
Mesabi Trail access. 47.28942, -93.43103 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:59 a.m., the sun rises at 6:31 a.m. and sets at 7:56 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:27 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 25 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 84.7-mile route works out to roughly 31 h 32 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Miner's Trail + Mesabi Trail + Park Trail — 1.2 mi loop, 123 ft gain
- Miner's Trail + Mesabi Trail + Park Trail — 1.8 mi loop, 166 ft gain
- Miner's Trail + Mesabi Trail + Park Trail — 3.5 mi loop, 325 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Suomi Snowmobile Trail — 9.5 mi
- Trout Lake Trail — 11.5 mi
- Suomi Hills Trail S — 12.5 mi
- Suomi Hills N Trail — 16.3 mi