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Arrowhead State Trail

Phone: 651-296-6157
Alternate Phone: 218-753-2580 x250
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A 135-mile snowmobile, hiking, and multiple use trail located in St. Louis and Koochiching counties. Some sections of the trail are too wet for summer use. A map is available from the DNR. The trail is maintained from 10 miles W of Tower (at the junction with the Taconite Trail) to Ericsburg, about 10 miles S of Int'l Falls. Call 800/766-6000 for trail maps. Grant-in-Aid Snowmobile Trails connect this trail to Int'l Falls, Rainy Lake and area resorts.

Additional Details

Directions

• Directions to Facility / Event: There are many locations to access the 135-mile trail route. Popular locations are at road crossings and via feeder trails from the communities of Tower, Cook, Orr, Ericburg and International Falls. See a state or local map for details.

Other Date Information

• Additional Date Information: Year round. Winter grooming generally late Dec - mid-Mar. Open for summer use (mainly mid section from west end of Lake Vermilion north to Lake Kabetogama.) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Rates

• Additional Rate Information: Registration and trail pass required on snowmobiles, ski-pass required for skiers. Horse Trail pass required for equestrians.

Attraction Attributes

• Can Accommodate Groups of 45 or more

Length

• 135 miles

Route

• The trail is relatively flat between International Falls and the Ash River. Southern trail features rolling hills with numerous lakes and streams.

Scenery

• Southern trail has many hills with large areas of exposed rock and enormous boulders. This part is heavily timbered with a mix of hardwoods and conifers. This mix of trees on the Arrowhead is spectacularly colorful in autumn.

More Information

• DNR Trail Map