Pincushion Mountain Near Grand Marais A great ski location just up the hill from Grand Marais with trails for all skills. The interconnected loops provide loads of different opportunities to ski as long as you would like. Amenities public warming house at overlook trailhead; outhouse Fees MN Ski Pass required Maps at trailhead and online Level of Difficulty easy, more & most difficult Trail Description 25K single-tracked with a skating lane Excellent trail design and variety with great grooming; two easy 1K and 1.3K loops at trailhead or ski 1K access to more difficult loops including the very popular 6.8K Pincushion Mountain Loop; the 7K expert trails include loops from 1K to 4K; the entire system is set in a birch forest featuring the Devil Track River Valley and Pincushion Mountain The West Overlook trail and the Stadium area are lit, providing night skiing until 8:30 Sun - Thu and until 10 on Fri - Sat. Plans are to have the Trail Center building open until the lights go off. Location & Directions From Hwy 61 in Grand Marais, drive north on the Gunflint Trail, County Road 12, about 2 miles to Pincushion Drive, County Road 53, drive east to parking and the scenic overlook 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 Up-to-date Snow Reports, Trail Reports & Weather Conditions & Forecasts Winter Activities Guide Here are links to everything you need for your next North Shore visit! Lodging Lodging Specials Snow Reports Calendar of Events Weather Activities Attractions Winter Activities State Parks Real Estate Shopping Dining Fall Colors Shipwrecks Canoe Outfitters Site Map North Shore Photos   Sign Up Now!   Created and updated on a hill outside of Grand Marais, overlooking Lake Superior by NinaWorks! All Text, Images and Content Copyright © 2012 NorthShoreVisitor.com / Nina Simonowicz All Rights Reserved New! Download and print the 2012 North Shore Visitor brochure -> the best free print guide to MN's North Shore of Lake Superior, and now the pdf is interactive!