Minnesota

Snowbank Trail

28 mi long · in Minnesota

Rugged 20 mile wilderness trail in the BWCA around Snowbank Lake

Snowbank Trail
Photo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
States
Minnesota
Length
28 mi
Network
Local (lwn)
Reference
SNOW
Centroid coords
47.9853°, -91.4208°
OSM relation
11579187
From Wikipedia: The Snowbank Trail is a hiking trail in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northern Minnesota. The trail runs the perimeter of Snowbank Lake and crosses the Kekekabic Trail at the south side of Snowbank Lake. The entire trail comprises a 28.1-mile (45.2 km) loop, numerous campsites are available. It is located in Fall Lake Township in northernmost Lake County. It is open year-round and is always considered beautiful no matter what time you visit. Dogs are allowed, but they must be leashed. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Snowbank Trail, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Plan your hike

Practical notes

Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.

Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.

When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.

If you've hiked Snowbank Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.

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Sources

Public data + curation

Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.