Minnesota trails · Trout Lake Trail
A 5.0-mile out-and-back in Minnesota, with 101 ft of climbing. Reaches Lower Spring Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
The climbing leans toward the first third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 1.7. It gives back about 130 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
TROUT LAKE (SOUTH) — parking nearby, restroom, water. 47.43211, -93.56084 · directions
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 9.9-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 47 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:18 a.m. — 9 h 39 min before sunset.