Minnesota trails · Suomi Hills N Trail
Suomi Hills N Trail
A 5.1-mile out-and-back in Minnesota, with 131 ft of climbing. Reaches Myers Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 433 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Myers Lake (lake)
- Spruce Island Lake (lake)
- Pothole Lake (lake)
- Doctor Lake (lake)
Getting there
NORTH SUOMI — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 34 min drive (19 mi) from Grand Rapids. 47.47663, -93.64440 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:00 a.m., the sun rises at 7:31 a.m. and sets at 6:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:59 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.2-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 55 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:26 a.m. — 7 h 02 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Suomi Hills N Trail + Suomi Hills Trail Nb + Suomi Hills Trail Nc — 2.1 mi loop, 329 ft gain
- Suomi Hills N Trail — 5.1 mi loop, 856 ft gain
- Suomi Hills Trail Nc + Suomi Hills Trail Nb + Suomi Hills N Trail — 1.3 mi loop, 159 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Suomi Hills Trail S — 3.8 mi
- Trout Lake Trail — 5.0 mi
- Mesabi Trail — 16.3 mi