Minnesota trails · Suomi Snowmobile Trail

Suomi Snowmobile Trail

A 18.7-mile out-and-back in Minnesota, with 238 ft of climbing. Reaches Mud Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

18.7 mi

Elevation gain

238 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

16%

Steepest mile

+159 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.4 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the final third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 12.5 and mile 18.7. It gives back about 738 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Mud Lake (lake)
Little Cottonwood Lake (lake)
Moore Lake (lake)
Big Green Lake (lake)
Dead Horse Lake (lake)

Getting there

SUOMI SNOWMOBILE TRAIL access. 47.37827, -93.58569 · 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 7:56 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 37.4-mile round trip works out to roughly 14 h 06 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.