LAND ACCESS TRAILHEADS (accessible by car)
TRAILS
Difficulty: Easy
Hiking Distance: 1.7 miles
Hiking Time (round trip): 45 minutes
Travel from just outside the Rainy Lake Visitor Center to two overlooks to see the diversity of forest and wetland types in the park. This trail is wheelchair accessible for the first 1/4 mile. This trail is tracked for snowshoeing during the winter.
Difficulty: Easy
Hiking Distance: 2.5 mile loop
Hiking Time (round trip): 2 hours
This park trail is located 3 miles from the Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center off Country Road 122. A wide path takes you from aspens to pines as you pass through lowlands and rocky outcrops. Birding is great there with a great blue heron rookery and sightings from warblers to woodpeckers. Sections of this trail are groomed for skiing in the winter months.
Difficulty: Strenuous
Hiking Distance: 27.87 mile system
Hiking Time: Days
This trail connects the Kabetogama and Ash River communities. Travel through backcountry forests and wetlands on this extensive system of interconnected trails. Four trailheads make it possible to hike sections of this trail or the whole trail for an in depth view of the park.
Difficulty: Moderate
Hiking Distance: 2.5 miles loop
Hiking Time (round trip): 2.5 hours
Park at the Kabetogama Lake Overlook near the Ash River Visitor Center to access the trailhead. Travel a narrow, winding, rocky trail to experience the wonders of the boreal forest and to view spectacular scenery.
OVERLOOKS
Beaver Pond Overlook (no map available)
Difficulty: Moderate
Hiking Distance: 0.2 mile, one way
Hiking Time: 30 minutes
This is the second trailhead on your left as you are driving to the Ash River Visitor Center. A short uphill hike leads to a rocky terrace high above a beaver pond. Although beavers are no longer active at this pond, this trail provides great birding opportunities, and the possibility of spotting large wildlife.
Voyageurs Forest Overlook (no map available)
Difficulty: Easy
Hiking Distance: 0.5 mile loop
Hiking Time: 30 minutes
The entrance to this short trail is the first pullout on your right as you are driving to the Ash River Visitor Center, just after turning off County Road 129. A picnic table and restroom are located at the trailhead, making this a good spot to get out of your car and stretch your legs.
Kabetogama Lake Overlook (no map available)
Difficulty: Easy
Hiking Distance: 0.2 mile one way
Hiking Time: 20 minutes
This is the third pullout on your left as you are driving to the Ash River Visitor Center. This short walk is handicap accessible and will take you to a wayside that looks west towards Kabetogama Lake.
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