Cross-Country Skiing Trails  

Lake Vermilion Area Snowmobile Trails

Arrowhead Trail

This trail is maintained by the Minnesota DNR. It is the backbone to an extensive Grant-in-Aid trail system that travels through remote areas and provides access to snowmobile trails within Voyageurs National Park and throughout the area.

Auro-bi Trail

Trail is maintained locally.

Bearskin Trail

Trail is groomed on Monday and Thursday nights.

Chisholm-Side Lake Trail


Iron Ore Trail


Landing Spurs

Groomed as needed.

Laurentian Trail

The Laurentian Snowmobile Trail provides entry onto the Taconite Trail System and access to more than 2,000 miles of trails. Parking is available.

Pequaywan Trail

The Hoyt Lakes-Pequaywan Trail is a locally groomed trail. Snowmobilers will travel through forests, cross over rivers, and pass various mines.

Putnam & Fishing Lakes Trail


Staked Lake Trails

Ice depth is checked along the staked trail.

Stony Spur Trail


Taconite Spur Trail


Taconite Trail

This trail is maintained by the Minnesota DNR.

Tomahawk Trail

This trail extends from Ely to the North Shore of Lake Superior.

Trailblazers Path


Vermilion Access Trail


Voyageur Trail-Orr Spur


Voyageur-Crane Lake Trail


Wolf Track Trail

Trail is groomed on Tuesday and Friday nights.

Snowmobile Trails

Lake Vermilion Nordic Skiing Trails (Cross Country)

Ashawa Nordic Ski Trails

Information not currently available.

Bear Head Lake State Park

From Virginia take Highway 53 north approximately four miles. Exit right on U.S. Highway 169 east toward Tower. Continue east on Hwy 169 to St. Louis County (State Aid) Road 128. Take a right on 128 and travel south six miles to the park. (Located 16 miles east of Soudan).

Bear Head Lake State Park
9301 Bear Head State Park Rd.
Ely, MN 55731
218-365-7229

Big Aspen Recreation Area

Take US Highway 53 north of Virginia for eight miles to County (State Aid) Road 131. Turn right on 131, go north for one mile, and then turn left on County (State Aid) Road 68. Go west for .3 mile. Turn right on County Road 405 and go north for two miles. A parking area is located on the left side of the road. A second parking area is 1.3 miles north on Forest Road 257. Forest Road 257 is not maintained in the winter.

Big Aspen Recreation Area
Hwy 169 North
Virginia, MN 55792

Laurentian Ranger District
318 Forestry Road
Aurora, MN 55705
218-229-8800

Bird Lake Recreation Area

Take Country Road 110 from Hoyt Lakes (Superior National Forest Scenic Byway) to the Bird Lake parking lot. Located on the left-north side.
For more information, contact the Laurentian Ranger District at 318 Forestry Road, Aurora, MN 55705 or call 218-229-8800.

Carey Lake

From Highway 169 in Hibbing, go east on 25th Street for 3-1/2 miles to Carey Lake Park. Park there or one mile farther at the beach parking lot.
For more information call the Hibbing Parks and Recreation department at 218-263-8851.

Fortune Bay Resort

The Wilderness golf course is groomed for cross-country skiing.
Web Site

Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort

P.O. Box 190
Biwabik, MN 55708
1-800-688-7669

Web Site

Howard Wagoner Trail

Most of the trail is marked easy, suitable for beginning cross-country skiiers. This 10km trail lies on gentile terrain in scenic red and white pine forest.

1 mi S of Tower

218-753-4070

Hoyt Lakes Trail

From Country Road 110, take Birch Cove Road (east of the Hoyt Lakes Arena) 1/4 mile north. Starting point is the Birch Cove Beach parking lot.
For more information on the Hoyt Lakes trail also known as Colby Lake Trail call the City Hall in Hoyt Lakes at 218-225-2344.

Lookout Mountain

The Laurentian Divide Recreation Area and Trailhead is four miles north of Virginia, MN along the northbound lane of Highway 53/169.

Laurentian Divide Recreation Area
Laurentian Ranger District
318 Forestry Road
Aurora, MN 55705
218-229-8800

Sturgeon River

The Sturgeon River Trail system is 9 miles north of Chisholm and 6 miles east of McCarthy Beach State Park. There are three parking areas north from Chisholm: on Forest Road #279, County Road #65 and Hwy. #73.

Sturgeon River
Laurentian Ranger District
318 Forestry Road
Aurora, MN 55705
218-229-8800

Tower Nordic Ski Trail

11.5 km trackset. Mostly intermediate level trails. Located in Tower, MN Hwy 135 at East Two Rivers bridge, or 1.5 mi S from MN Hwy 169 on MN Hwy 135 (parking lot on W side of road). Trail runs through red pine forest with mixed terrain. Maps along trail. Ski pass required.
218-753-4070

 
9422 Hearthside Drive · Tower, MN 55790 · 1-800-474-5322