Minnesota trails · Suomi Hills Trail S

Suomi Hills Trail S

A 3.3-mile out-and-back in Minnesota, with 82 ft of climbing. Reaches Little Bear Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

3.3 mi

Elevation gain

82 ft

Difficulty

Easy

Max grade

15%

Steepest mile

+82 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.1 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Bikes

Horses

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 3.3 miles.

Reaches

Little Bear Lake (lake)
Hill Lake (lake)
Big Horn Lake (lake)
Lucky Lake (lake)

Getting there

SOUTH SUOMI — parking nearby. 47.42856, -93.60311 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:59 a.m., the sun rises at 6:31 a.m. and sets at 7:57 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:28 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 25 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.6-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 32 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:03 a.m. — 10 h 54 min before sunset.

Loop options

Suomi Hills Trail Sf + Suomi Hills Trail S + Suomi Hills Trail Sa — 1.8 mi loop, 266 ft gain
Suomi Hills Trail Se + Suomi Hills Trail Sa + Suomi Hills Trail S — 4.1 mi loop, 548 ft gain
Suomi Hills Trail S + Suomi Hills Trail Sa — 4.2 mi loop, 580 ft gain