Minnesota trails · Paul Bunyan State Forest
Paul Bunyan State Forest
A 20.1-mile point-to-point in Minnesota, with 395 ft of climbing. Reaches Tepee Lakes and other lake destinations. Managed by Volunteer.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,223 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Tepee Lakes (lake)
- Coon Lake (lake)
- Crappie Lake (lake)
- Island Lake (lake)
Getting there
Paul Bunyan State Forest access — parking nearby. 47.06875, -94.73276 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:04 a.m., the sun rises at 6:36 a.m. and sets at 8:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:32 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.1-mile route takes roughly 7 h 38 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:14 p.m. — 5 h 47 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Crow Wing River — 3.4 mi
- Heartland State Trail — 19.2 mi
- Pine River — 20.6 mi
- North Country National Scenic Trail — 23.0 mi