Minnesota trails · Willard Munger State Trail, Hinkley-Duluth Fire Segment
Willard Munger State Trail, Hinkley-Duluth Fire Segment
A 70.4-mile point-to-point in Minnesota, with 541 ft of climbing. Reaches Willow River Reservoir and other lake destinations. Managed by Minnesota DNR.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 77% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 23.5. It gives back about 409 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Willow River Reservoir (lake)
- Grindstone Reservoir (lake)
- Skunk Lake (lake)
- Forbay Lake (lake)
- Zalesky Lake (lake)
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Getting there
Willard Munger State Trail, Hinkley-Duluth Fire Segment access — parking nearby. About 9 min drive (6 mi) from Duluth. 46.72249, -92.19111 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:54 a.m., the sun rises at 7:24 a.m. and sets at 6:23 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:54 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 59 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 70.4-mile route works out to roughly 26 h 21 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Greely Creek Trail + Willard Munger State Trail, Hinkley-Duluth Fire Segment + Forbay Trail — 0.8 mi loop, 50 ft gain
- Forbay Trail + Willard Munger State Trail, Hinkley-Duluth Fire Segment + Willard Munger State Trail — 3.4 mi loop, 105 ft gain