Can you ride an ATV in the Gunflint Ranger District?

Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 310.7 miles across 308 routes here (varies by route). Confirm on the district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map before you ride.

Is this the official Motor Vehicle Use Map?

No. This page is an informational, searchable view of the MVUM route data. It is not a legal document. The controlling document is the district's official MVUM — always carry and follow it.

Are the routes open year-round?

Partly. About 257 miles are open year-round and 99.5 miles are seasonal (typically open Apr 1 to Nov 30). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

Gunflint Ranger District

Q: How many miles of motorized routes are in the Gunflint Ranger District?

356.4 miles total — 286.1 miles of roads and 70.3 miles of trails, across 423 designated routes on the Forest Service MVUM.

Superior National Forest · Minnesota · 356.4 mi of motorized routes · 423 routes · USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11

The Gunflint Ranger District in Superior National Forest (Minnesota) has 356.4 miles of motorized routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 286.1 miles of roads and 70.3 miles of trails across 423 designated routes. Vehicle access: ATV 310.7 mi · Motorcycle 310.2 mi · E-bike routes. Seasonal routes generally open Apr 1 and close Nov 30. Every route here is informational and derived from the MVUM data — it is not a legal document; carry and follow the district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map. Download the routes as GPX for your GPS or riding app.

Every designated motorized route in the Gunflint Ranger District, drawn from the MVUM geometry (simplified, not to scale, north up). The static map is an instant preview — open the interactive map to explore the routes on a USGS topographic or satellite basemap. Download the routes as GPX below.

Motorized routes Superior National Forest · Minnesota

Total motorized miles: 356.4
Roads: 286.1 mi
Trails: 70.3 mi
Year-round miles: 257 mi
Seasonal miles: 99.5 mi

Vehicle access

What the MVUM designates for each vehicle class in this district — open miles, route count and season. A blank designation means the class is not designated here; it is shown as such, never guessed. ATV, motorcycle and e-bike classes are highlighted.

Per-vehicle-class access in the Gunflint Ranger District, from the Forest Service MVUM.
Vehicle class	Open miles	Routes	Season
Core off-highway (OHV)
ATV	310.7	308	Varies by route
Motorcycle / dirt bike	310.2	254	Varies by route
Other wheeled OHV	310.2	254	Varies by route
Wider OHV (over 50 inches)
4WD > 50"	239.6	201	Varies by route
2WD > 50"	238.9	188	Varies by route
Tracked OHV > 50"	238.9	188	Varies by route
Other OHV > 50"	238.9	188	Varies by route
Narrow OHV (under 50 inches)
Tracked OHV < 50"	310.2	254	Varies by route
Other OHV < 50"	310.2	254	Varies by route
E-bikes
E-bike Class 1	0	66	Varies by route
E-bike Class 2	0	66	Varies by route
E-bike Class 3	0	66	Varies by route
Road-legal / licensed vehicles
Passenger vehicle	284.5	290	Varies by route
High-clearance vehicle	284.5	290	Varies by route
Truck	284.5	290	Varies by route
Bus	284.5	290	Varies by route
Motorhome	284.5	290	Varies by route

Seasons

Of the 356.4 motorized miles here, about 257 miles are open year-round and 99.5 miles are seasonal — the seasonal window generally runs from 04/01 to 11/30 (MM/DD). Each vehicle class can carry its own season; see the access matrix above, and always confirm current status on the official Motor Vehicle Use Map.

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Named routes

Show the 225 named routes in this district

Named routes on the MVUM and whether ATV and motorcycle use is designated on each. This is a per-district reference, not a separate page per route. Use the filter to find a route.

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Named routes in the Gunflint Ranger District with ATV / motorcycle designations.

BALL CLUB LAKE SPUR J	✓	✓
BALLY CREEK	✓	✓
BALLY CREEK SPUR A	✓	✓
BEDEW LAKE	✓	✓
BLUEBERRY HILL	✓	✓
BLUEBERRY HILL SPUR A	✓	✓
BLUEBERRY PIT	✓	✓
BOGUS TOWER	✓	✓
BOW LAKE	✓	✓
BRULE RIVER	✓	✓
BRULE RIVER PARKING LOT	✓	✓
BRULE RIVER SPUR A	✓	✓
BRULE RIVER SPUR C	✓	✓
BRULE RIVER SPUR G	✓	✓
BRULE RIVER SPUR I	✓	✓
CASCADE TOWER ROAD	✓	✓
DEERYARD	✓	✓
DEVIL TRACK CAMPGROUND	✓	✓
DEVIL TRACK SOUTHSHORE	✓	✓
DEVIL TRACK SPUR A	✓	✓
DEVIL TRACK SPUR B	✓	✓
DEVIL TRACK SPUR D	✓	✓
EAST DAWKINS LAKE	✓	✓
ELBOW CREEK	✓	✓
ELBOW CREEK PIT	✓	✓
ELBOW CREEK SPUR A	✓	✓
ELBOW CREEK SPUR AA	✓	✓
FALL RIVER SPUR F	✓	✓
FH 5 SPUR 1309	✓	✓
FH 5 SPUR 1311	✓	✓
FH 5 SPUR 1319	✓	✓
FH 5 SPUR 1319 SPUR A	✓	✓
FH 5 SPUR 1351	✓	✓
FH 5 SPUR 1351 SPUR B	✓	✓
FH 5 SPUR 1355	✓	✓
FH 5 SPUR 1355A	✓	✓
FH 5 SPUR 1426	✓	✓
FH 5 SPUR 1869	✓	✓
FLUTE REED RIVER	✓	✓
FLUTE REED RIVER SPUR A	✓	✓
FLUTE REED RIVER SPUR AA	✓	✓
FLUTE REED RIVER SPUR C	✓	✓
GREENWOOD LAKE	✓	✓
GREENWOOD LAKE SPUR C	✓	✓
GREENWOOD LAKE SPUR D	✓	✓
GREENWOOD LAKE SPUR E	✓	✓
GREENWOOD LAKE SPUR EB	✓	✓
GREENWOOD LAKE SPUR EC	✓	✓
GREENWOOD LAKE SPUR K	✓	✓
GREENWOOD LAKE SPUR KB	✓	✓
GREENWOOD LAKE SPUR L	✓	✓
GREENWOOD LAKE SPUR M	✓	✓
GUNFLINT NARROWS	✓	✓
HARMON SEVER ROAD	✓	✓
JOHNSON PIT ROAD	✓	✓
KIMBALL CREEK	✓	✓
KIMBALL CREEK SPUR C	✓	✓
KIMBALL CREEK SPUR DA	✓	✓
KIMBALL MEADOWS ROAD	✓	✓
KIMBALL MEADOWS SPUR A	✓	✓
KIMBALL MEADOWS SPUR B	✓	✓
LANDFILL	✓	✓
LULLABY LAKE	✓	✓
MARK LAKE	✓	✓
MARK LAKE ACCESS	✓	✓
MARK LAKE SPUR I	✓	✓
MERIDIAN ROAD	✓	✓
MINK LAKE	✓	✓
MINK LAKE SPUR B	✓	✓
MINK LAKE SPUR C	✓	✓
MINK LAKE SPUR F	✓	✓
MINK LAKE SPUR GA	✓	✓
MINK LAKE SPUR J	✓	✓
MISSISSIPPI CREEK	✓	✓
MISTLETOE ROAD	✓	✓
MISTLETOE SPUR M	✓	✓
MISTLETOE SPUR Q	✓	✓
MUD CREEK	✓	✓
MUSQUASH LAKE	✓	✓
NESTER CREEK PIT	✓	✓
NORTHERN LIGHT	✓	✓
NORTHERN LIGHT SPUR B	✓	✓
NORTHERN LIGHT SPUR C	✓	✓
NORTHERN LIGHT SPUR F	✓	✓
NORTHERN LIGHT SPUR G	✓	✓
OLD GREENWOOD	✓	✓
OLD GREENWOOD SPUR E	✓	✓
OLD GREENWOOD SPUR G	✓	✓
PATTISON	✓	✓
PIKE LAKE (CASCADE RIVER ROAD	✓	✓
PIKE LAKE SPUR A	✓	✓
PIKE LAKE SPUR B	✓	✓
PIKE LAKE SPUR D	✓	✓
PIKE LAKE SPUR F	✓	✓
PINE MOUNTAIN	✓	✓
PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE ACCESS	✓	✓
PINE MOUNTAIN SPUR A	✓	✓
PINE MOUNTAIN SPUR B	✓	✓
PISTOL LAKE	✓	✓
PISTOL LAKE SPUR A	✓	✓
PIT LAKE	✓	✓
PIT LAKE SPUR B	✓	✓
POCKET LAKE	✓	✓
PORTAGE BROOK SCENIC OVERLOOK	✓	✓
PUDDLE LAKE	✓	✓
PUDDLE LAKE SPUR A	✓	✓
REDCOAT LAKE	✓	✓
SAWMILL	✓	✓
SHOE LAKE	✓	✓
SHOE LAKE SPUR A	✓	✓
SHOE LAKE SPUR B	✓	✓
SHOE LAKE SPUR D	✓	✓
SHOE LAKE SPUR I	✓	✓
SHOE LAKE SPUR P	✓	✓
SHOE LAKE SPUR S	✓	✓
SOUTH BRULE RIVER	✓	✓
SOUTH GREENWOOD ACCESS ROAD	✓	✓
SOUTH GREENWOOD LAKE ACCESS	✓	✓
SWAMP LAKE	✓	✓
SWAMP LAKE SPUR A	✓	✓
THE KINGS	✓	✓
THE KINGS SPUR A	✓	✓
THE KINGS SPUR B	✓	✓
THRASHER	✓	✓
TRACK PIT ROAD	✓	✓
TROUT LAKE	✓	✓
TROUT LAKE SPUR E	✓	✓
TUCKER LAKE	✓	✓
TURTLE LAKE ACCESS	✓	✓
TWIN LAKES	✓	✓
TWIN LAKES SPUR C	✓	✓
TWIN LAKES SPUR J	✓	✓
TWIN LAKES SPUR JA	✓	✓
TWIN LAKES SPUR K	✓	✓
TWIN LAKES SPUR M	✓	✓
WARD LAKE	✓	✓
ASPEN LAKE	·	·
ASPEN LAKE BOAT LANDING	·	·
ASSINIKA PIT	·	·
BALL CLUB LAKE	·	·
BALL CLUB LAKE SPUR P	·	·
BALLY CREEK SPUR M	·	·
BALLY CREEK SPUR P	·	·
BALLY CREEK SPUR Q	·	·
BEEJCHEES PIT ROAD	·	·
BLANKENBURG LANDING	·	·
BLANKENBURG LANDING P/L	·	·
BOWER TROUT ENTRY POINT ROAD	·	·
CASCADE PIT	·	·
CASCADE RIVER PARKING	·	·
CASCADE RIVER PICNIC GROUND	·	·
CLEARWATER SPUR A	·	·
COUGAR TRAIL	·	·
CROSS RIVER ACCESS	·	·
CUCUMBER LAKE	·	·
DEERYARD LAKE ACCESS	·	·
DEVIL TRACK SPUR E	·	·
DICK LAKE	·	·
EAGLE MOUNTAIN TRAILHEAD	·	·
EAST BEARSKIN	·	·
EAST BEARSKIN BOAT LANDING P/L	·	·
EAST BEARSKIN GUARD STATION	·	·
EAST BEARSKIN LAKE CAMPGROUND	·	·
EAST BEARSKIN LAKE CG B/L	·	·
EAST BEARSKIN LAKE CG SPUR B	·	·
EAST BEARSKIN LAKE CG SPUR C	·	·
EAST BEARSKIN LAKE CG SPUR D	·	·
EAST BEARSKIN SPUR A	·	·
EAST BEARSKIN SPUR C	·	·
ERNEST LAKE	·	·
FH 5 SPUR 1301	·	·
FH 5 SPUR 1303	·	·
FH 5 SPUR 1305	·	·
FH 5 SPUR 1353	·	·
FH 5 SPUR 1354	·	·
FLOUR LAKE BOAT ACCESS	·	·
FLOUR LAKE CAMPGROUND	·	·
GULL LAKE BOAT LANDING	·	·
GUNFLINT CANISTER SITE	·	·
GUNFLINT LAKE ACCESS	·	·
GUNFLINT OVERLOOK	·	·
GUNFLINT RANGER STATION	·	·
GUNFLINT TOWER ROAD	·	·
HELIPORT	·	·
HONEYMOON BLUFF PARKING LOT	·	·
IRON LAKE CAMPGROUND	·	·
IRON LAKE CARRY DOWN	·	·
KEKEKABIC TRAILHEAD	·	·
KIMBALL CREEK SPUR E	·	·
KIMBALL LAKE CAMPGROUND	·	·
KIMBALL LAKE CAMPGROUND B/L	·	·
LAURENTIAN DIVIDE OVERLOOK PL	·	·
MAGNETIC ROCK TRAILHEAD	·	·
MAYHEW LAKE ROAD	·	·
MINK LAKE FISHING PIER P/L	·	·
MINK LAKE SPUR A	·	·
MINK LAKE SPUR E	·	·
MOOSE VIEWING PARKING LOT	·	·
OLD NORTHPOINT RESORT ACCESS	·	·
ORGANIZATIONAL CAMP	·	·
PICKEREL PIT	·	·
PINCUSHION OVERLOOK	·	·
PINE MOUNTAIN SPUR L	·	·
POPLAR LAKE BOAT ACCESS LNDG	·	·
POPLAR LAKE BOAT ACCESS P/L	·	·
ROUND LAKE ACCESS	·	·
SAGANAGA LAKE BOAT LANDING	·	·
SEAGULL GUARD STATION	·	·
SEAGULL RIVER BOAT LANDING	·	·
SOUTH BRULE RIVER SPUR A	·	·
SOUTH BRULE RIVER SPUR D	·	·
THE GRADE	·	·
TRAILS END CG LOOP 1	·	·
TRAILS END CG LOOP 1A	·	·
TRAILS END CG LOOP 2	·	·
TRAILS END CG LOOP 2A	·	·
TRAILS END CG LOOP 2AA	·	·
TRAILS END CG LOOP 2B	·	·
TRAILS END CG LOOP 3	·	·
TWIN LAKES SPUR L	·	·
TWIN LAKES SPUR N	·	·
TWO ISLAND LAKE CAMPGROUND	·	·
WASHINGTON PINES PARKING LOT	·	·
WASTE TRANSFER STATION	·	·
WEST LOON LAKE BOAT LANDING	·	·

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.

Important — informational, not a legal document

This page is a searchable summary of the Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map data — it is not the official MVUM and not a legal document. Route designations, closures and conditions change. The controlling document is the district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map: carry it and follow posted signs when you ride.

Official Motor Vehicle Use Map for Superior National Forest →

Data vintage: USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11.

Nearby districts

The six nearest ranger districts by centroid distance (great-circle) — cross-forest and cross-state neighbours included — for planning a wider trip.

Nearby ranger districts, with total motorized miles and distance.
District	Forest	Total miles	Distance
Tofte Ranger District	Superior National Forest, MN	616	61 km
Kawishiwi Ranger District	Superior National Forest, MN	295.8	100 km
Laurentian Ranger District	Superior National Forest, MN	393.3	149 km
Bergland Ranger District	Ottawa National Forest, MI	256.4	162 km
Washburn Ranger District	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, WI	232.9	168 km
Lacroix Ranger District	Superior National Forest, MN	395.2	171 km

Frequently asked questions

Can you ride an ATV in the Gunflint Ranger District?: Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 310.7 miles across 308 routes here (varies by route). Confirm on the district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map before you ride.
How many miles of motorized routes are in the Gunflint Ranger District?: 356.4 miles total — 286.1 miles of roads and 70.3 miles of trails, across 423 designated routes on the Forest Service MVUM.
Is this the official Motor Vehicle Use Map?: No. This page is an informational, searchable view of the MVUM route data. It is not a legal document. The controlling document is the district's official MVUM — always carry and follow it.
Are the routes open year-round?: Partly. About 257 miles are open year-round and 99.5 miles are seasonal (typically open Apr 1 to Nov 30). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

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See every ranger district in Superior National Forest, browse all Minnesota national-forest routes, or read the methodology behind these figures. New to MVUMs? Start with what a Motor Vehicle Use Map is.