Minnesota trails · Nct
Nct
A 5.8-mile out-and-back in Minnesota, with 164 ft of climbing. Reaches Horn Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Volunteer.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 3.9 and mile 5.8.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Horn Lake (lake)
- Kirk Lake (lake)
- Augusta Lake (lake)
- Hernando DeSoto Lake (lake)
Getting there
540 AVE access. About 1 h 01 min drive (41 mi) from Bemidji. 47.14867, -95.25478 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:06 a.m., the sun rises at 7:37 a.m. and sets at 6:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:06 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.7-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 29 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:06 p.m. — 6 h 29 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Nicollet Trail — 3.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan State Forest — 25.2 mi
- Crow Wing River — 27.6 mi