Minnesota trails · Old Pines Loop
Old Pines Loop
A 8.8-mile out-and-back in Minnesota, with 251 ft of climbing. Reaches Medas Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.9. It gives back about 541 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Medas Lake (lake)
- Moiyaka Lake (lake)
- Kobe Lake (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:51 a.m., the sun rises at 7:22 a.m. and sets at 6:18 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:50 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.6-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 46 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:08 p.m. — 4 h 10 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Beccoosin-Benezie Lake Loop Trail + Kekekabic Trail + OLD PINES LOOP — 13.8 mi loop, 1,569 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Old Pines Loop Trail — 1.1 mi
- Snowbank — 7.6 mi
- Snowbank Trail — 7.6 mi
- Powwow Trail — 10.2 mi