Simpson Creek was named after Sam Simpson, a successful logger who established many logging camps in the Cut Foot Sioux area between 1907 and 1908. The creek empties into Cut Foot Sioux Lake, one of Minnesota's innumerable glacial lakes.

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1. Simpson Creek Trail Loop

6.89km

01:46

30m

Hike the easy 4.3-mile Simpson Creek Trail Loop in Chippewa National Forest, featuring pine forests, cedar swamps, and Cut Foot Sioux Lake v

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2. Simpson Creek Trail

9.05km

02:19

30m

Hike the moderate Simpson Creek Trail in Chippewa National Forest, offering 5.6 miles of diverse scenery, historic logging routes, and lake

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3. Cut Foot Sioux Trail

38.2km

09:44

110m

Hike the difficult 23.8-mile Cut Foot Sioux Trail in Chippewa National Forest, winding through pine forests and past lakes.

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Elevation 400 m

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Wednesday 18 March

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Location: Itasca County, Minnesota, United States

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Simpson Creek

1. Simpson Creek Trail Loop

2. Simpson Creek Trail

3. Cut Foot Sioux Trail

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