Minnesota trails · Redwood River
Redwood River
A 86.7-mile point-to-point in Minnesota, with 670 ft of climbing. Reaches Lake Redwood and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 59% of the ascent, between mile 57.8 and mile 86.7. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lake Redwood (lake)
- Redwood Lake (lake)
- Redwood River Reservoir (lake)
- Brawner Lake (lake)
Getting there
Redwood River access. 44.31209, -95.96067 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:15 a.m., the sun rises at 6:45 a.m. and sets at 8:02 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:32 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 86.7-mile route works out to roughly 32 h 27 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.