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Grand Marais area ski trails
Ski the Bally Creek Trails
and click for info on these nearby trails ...
:: Cascade area trails and
:: Pincushion Mountain system


Connects south to the Deer Yard and Cascade trail systems
Amenities none
Fees MN Ski Pass required; and if you park in the State Park, a Park Permit is required; both sold at state park office (open 10am-4pm weekends)
Maps at trailhead and online
Level of Difficulty easy to more difficult
Trail Description
grand marais skiing

25K with skating on 8K of unplowed road (FR 158 beyond parking area)
lots of short loops for skiers of all skill levels; ski through deep forest, across ponds and the

and Bally Creeks; plus more difficult 10.4K Moose Trail, a downhill connector to the Cascade River State Park system
suggestion make it a two-car ski by leaving one car on Hwy 61 and drive to Deer Yard, where you can ski the more difficult 8K plus Babineau Run, ski in to the first junction and head towards the beaver pond, then ski the eastern leg of the Pioneer and River Trails back down to Hwy 61

Location & Directions From Hwy 61, drive northeast on County Road 7 to County Road 48, then north to Forest Road 158 (Bally Creek Rd), take Forest Road 158 in about 2 miles

Cross Country Ski Trails by Area
Two Harbors Crosby Manitou State Park Grand Marais
Gooseberry Falls State Park Finland / Little Marais Pincushion Mountain
Split Rock Lighthouse S.P. Tofte Gunflint Trail
Silver Bay Lutsen Grand Portage
Tettegouche State Park Cascade River State Park main XC Ski page


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