Information on Herriman Lake Trail

Trail Description:

From the parking lot, it is 0.4 mile to the Echo River Picnic site. This scenic day use site is not in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW.) However, if you hike on to Little Vermilion, Dovre, or Herriman Lakes, or south along the Echo River, you will enter the BWCAW (see map.) By following a few simple rules, you can help to preserve the area�s wilderness character.

Hiking the Herriman Lake Trail:

Whenever you enter the wilderness:

• A permit is required.
• Limit of 9 people in a group.
• No cans or bottles.
• Overnight hikers must camp at a campsite (see map) or at least 150 feet from the trail or lakeshore.

• Pack your swimsuit and a picnic lunch for the sand beach on Little Vermilion Lake.
• Enjoy the scenic views of oxbows along the Echo River. Take your binoculars, or a bucket for blueberries in mid-July. If the berry crop is good, you may find easy picking on the rocky loop at the end of the trail.
• Hike through mature red and white pines among rock outcroppings on the Dovre Lake loop.
• Take your camera to capture the blaze of fall colors around Herriman and Knute Lakes at the end of September. The maples, aspen and oaks are also beautiful along the Echo River and the Dovre loop.

There are no trail signs in the wilderness. Use a topographic map and compass, and watch for rock cairns to guide you in the ledge rock areas.

Specific Hiking and Trail Information for the Herriman Lake Trail
Location of the Herriman Lake Trail: 27 miles NE of Orr off FR 424
Camping and Backpacking Opportunities:

Features 15 miles of trail, more than half in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) 3 wilderness campsites Scenic overlooks at Echo River, Herriman and Dovre Lakes Walk-in picnic site at Echo River Fall colors.

Travel Information
Trailhead Directions:

From Orr, take St. Louis County 23 to Buyck (16 miles).
! At Buyck, County 23 turns into County 24. Continue on County 24 for 9 miles to County 424.
Turn right, two miles to the trailhead.
Parking area on the left; trail on the right.

For more information on this hike
National Forest: Superior National Forest
Local Office: Superior National Forest
Address:
320 N. Highway 53
Cook, MN, 55723
218-666-0020

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