Minnesota trails · Sioux Hustler Trail
Sioux Hustler Trail
A 25.0-mile network in Minnesota, with 246 ft of climbing. Reaches Devils Cascade and other lake/waterfall destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,779 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Devils Cascade (waterfall)
- Pageant Lake (lake)
- Shohola Lake (lake)
- Little Shell Lake (lake)
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Getting there
SIOUX - HUSTLER TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 2 h 36 min drive (86 mi, 18 of them unpaved) from Virginia. 48.14127, -92.19005 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:55 a.m., the sun rises at 7:26 a.m. and sets at 6:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:53 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.0-mile route takes roughly 9 h 22 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:48 p.m. — 1 h 34 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Angleworm Trail — 13.2 mi
- David Dill-Taconite State Trail — 23.1 mi