Superior National Forest
Superior National Forest in Minnesota carries 2,056.7 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 1,527.7 miles of roads and 529 miles of trails across 5 ranger districts. Open any district for its full per-vehicle access matrix (ATV, motorcycle, side-by-side, 4x4 and e-bike), seasons, a route-network map, and GPX downloads. These pages are informational; the controlling document is each district's official MVUM.
- Total motorized miles
- 2,056.7
- Ranger districts
- 5
- Roads
- 1,527.7 mi
- Trails
- 529 mi
1,527.7 mi of roads · 529 mi of trails · Forest code 0909.
Ranger districts in Minnesota
The district is the grain — pick one for its full per-vehicle access matrix, seasons, a route-network map and GPX downloads.
| Access highlights | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofte Ranger District | 616 | 496.6 | 119.4 | ATV 484.5 mi · Motorcycle 483.9 mi · E-bike routes |
| Lacroix Ranger District | 395.2 | 235.3 | 159.9 | ATV 352.7 mi · Motorcycle 345.1 mi · E-bike routes |
| Laurentian Ranger District | 393.3 | 301.5 | 91.8 | ATV 323.4 mi · Motorcycle 291.9 mi · E-bike routes |
| Gunflint Ranger District | 356.4 | 286.1 | 70.3 | ATV 310.7 mi · Motorcycle 310.2 mi · E-bike routes |
| Kawishiwi Ranger District | 295.8 | 208.2 | 87.6 | ATV 229.4 mi · Motorcycle 226.7 mi · E-bike routes |
Data: U.S. Forest Service, Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) Motor Vehicle Use Map — Roads (layer 1) and Trails (layer 2), retrieved 2026-07-11. A work of the U.S. Government, public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). State assignment: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb state boundaries.
Forest-wide vehicle access
How many of this forest's ranger districts designate each vehicle class, and the total designated miles across the forest.
| Vehicle class | Districts | Open miles |
|---|---|---|
| ATV | 5 | 1,700.7 |
| Motorcycle / dirt bike | 5 | 1,657.8 |
| Other wheeled OHV | 5 | 1,657.8 |
| 4WD > 50" | 5 | 1,246 |
| 2WD > 50" | 5 | 1,198.5 |
| Tracked OHV > 50" | 5 | 1,190 |
| Other OHV > 50" | 5 | 1,190 |
| Tracked OHV < 50" | 5 | 1,657.8 |
| Other OHV < 50" | 5 | 1,657.8 |
| Passenger vehicle | 5 | 1,504.9 |
| High-clearance vehicle | 5 | 1,504.9 |
| Truck | 5 | 1,504.9 |
| Bus | 5 | 1,504.9 |
| Motorhome | 5 | 1,504.9 |
These pages summarise the Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map data; they are not the official MVUM and not legal documents. The controlling document is each district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map — carry it and follow posted signs.
Data vintage: USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11.
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