Minnesota trails · Snowbank Trail
Snowbank Trail
A 13.9-mile out-and-back in Minnesota, with 167 ft of climbing. Reaches Grub Lake and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,072 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Grub Lake (lake)
- Birdsey Lake (lake)
- Wooden Leg Lake (lake)
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Getting there
KEK/SNOWBANK W TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. 47.96811, -91.46581 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:49 a.m., the sun rises at 6:22 a.m. and sets at 7:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:21 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 27 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 27.8-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 27 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:49 p.m. — 3 h 00 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Snowbank + Snowbank Trail — 4.7 mi loop, 285 ft gain
- Kekekabic Trail + Snowbank Spur Trail + Snowbank Trail — 13.9 mi loop, 1,629 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Snowbank — 0.0 mi
- Old Pines Loop — 7.6 mi
- Old Pines Loop Trail — 8.6 mi
- Powwow Trail — 13.6 mi