Name: Suomi Hills Northern Trailhead
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Location: Itasca County, Minnesota, United States

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1. Spruce Island Lake Trail Loop — Suomi Hills — Chippewa National Forest

7.50km

02:00

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Barney Lake Trail Loop — Suomi Hills — Chippewa National Forest

6.91km

01:50

70m

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Zachary

April 1, 2023

The Suomi Hills include 19 miles of hiking and biking trails. The name comes from the nearby town of Suomi, which was founded by Finnish immigrants in the early 1900s.

Less than a half mile up the road from the trailhead lies the Day Lake CCC camp, one of 20 such camps in Minnesota erected during the Great Depression to offer jobs surveying land replanting pine forests after Minnesota's logging boom. The history of this camp is unique in that a segregated African American company worked here in the 30's, and the camp housed German prisoners of war during WWII. More details on the history of the Day Lake CCC camp can be read from the sign at the Suomi Hills trailhead and at the camp itself up the road.

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Elevation 440 m

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Location: Itasca County, Minnesota, United States

Suomi Hills Northern Trailhead

1. Spruce Island Lake Trail Loop — Suomi Hills — Chippewa National Forest

2. Barney Lake Trail Loop — Suomi Hills — Chippewa National Forest

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