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SNOWMOBILING

LAKE OF THE WOODS

Snowmobiling the Lake of the Woods area, some of the best trails in the state. Enjoy hundreds of miles of connected groomed trails. Our trails are true wilderness trails, as there is less than 5 miles of ditch riding on our trail system. Trails go as far up as the Northwest Angle, as far west as Warroad, south to Waskish and as far east as Big Falls and north up to International Falls.

MILES AND MILES

OF TRAILS

To the west our trail system hooks up to the Roseau County groomed trails, as well as Kittson County groomed trails and on into North Dakota. To the south we hook up to Beltrami Island State Forest Trails, as well as hundreds of miles of logging trails.

Northwest Angle and Island areas are accessible from Lake of the Woods or the Can-Am Trail by snowmobile. To the east, the Northern Connection hooks up to the groomed Voyageur Trail West and Arrowhead Trail. Our area is unique by having Lake of the Woods and Rainy River, which both provide ample ice riding.

Some of the trails on this map are funded by the DNR through the Grant-in-Aid program using license fees and gas tax monies. The State of Minnesota, Lake of the Woods County, Koochiching County and private landowners are the people that make our trails possible. The trails on the map cross property of many private citizens, as well as lands which are administered by various levels of government. We owe the landowners our thanks and must respect their property.
In these parts, we get a lot of attention for the world class fishing. What we don’t receive a lot of attention for is our incredible snowmobiling and well groomed and well marked snowmobile trails.

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  • There are staked and groomed snowmobile trails extending from Wheeler’s Point south to Baudette on the Rainy River, 42 miles north to the NW Angle and west to Warroad.
  • 273 miles of land trails on the south end of Lake of the Woods alone.
  • Trails extend from Baudette east to Birchdale and then to Big Falls. This is probably the most wilderness type trail in the state. It goes for 87 miles one way and only crosses two roads. There are gas stations in Birchdale and in Big Falls. The stretch from Birchdale to Big Falls is 53 miles. Snowmobiling NW Angle, Lake of the Woods
  • They also extend west from Baudette to Williams, Zippel Bay State Park and over to Warroad. You can also go south from on that trail and hit Roosevelt and enter part of Beltrami Island State Forest.
  • Also extend from Baudette south all the way to Washkish.
  • Don’t forget about the NW Angle. Land trails extend through the wilderness from Angle Inlet throughout the northernmost point of the continental U.S.

In addition to local snowmobile clubs take great pride in opening and maintaining trails by grooming weekly, many make our snowmobiling so quality. Some of the trails on this map are funded by the DNR through the Grant-in-Aid program using license fees and gas tax monies. The State of Minnesota, Lake of the Woods County, Koochiching County, Roseau County and private landowners are the people that make our trails possible. Trails cross property of many private citizens, as well as lands which are administered by various levels of government. We owe the landowners our thanks and must respect their property.

SNOWMOBILE SHELTERS

There are seven different shelters available to snowmobilers along the trail. These are for both safety and an area to take a break, warm up or simply regroup with your party.
7 mile shelter, LAKE OF THE WOODS

7 mile shelter

7 miles south of Baudette at trail junction.

floyd olson shelter, LAKE OF THE WOODS

FLOYD OLSON SHELTER

On the Floyd Olson Trail up to Rocky Point and Long Point.

county line shelter, LAKE OF THE WOODS

COUNTY LINE SHELTER

20 miles south on the LOW / Beltrami County line.

lake of the woods

PITT Y SHELTER

10 miles south of Pitt at trail junction.

twin pines shelter, LAKE OF THE WOODS

TWIN PINES SHELTER

Approximately 35 miles SE of town.

garden island shelter, LAKE OF THE WOODS

GARDEN ISLAND SHELTER

Located on Garden Island

GRACETON SHELTER

GRACETON SHELTER

Between Williams and Baudette

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