Ely – View of Armstrong Lake loop from Ely

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Ely – View of Armstrong Lake loop from Ely

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Ely – View of Armstrong Lake loop from Ely

03:00

48.0km

300m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.07 km

Ely

Highlight • Settlement

Ely is a key gateway town and a meeting point for several trails, including the Mesabi Trail, the NCT, and the Kekekabic Trail. It’s a convenient stop before or after …

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24.1 km

View of Armstrong Lake

Highlight • Lake

Armstrong Lake is a 382-acre lake, reaching depths of 34 feet, and is popular for fishing for largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike, crappie, perch, pumpkinseed, rock bass, and smallmouth bass.

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48.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.0 km

2.13 km

1.77 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

45.3 km

2.18 km

296 m

277 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 5 November

6°C

-2°C

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Comments

October 2, 2022,Bike Ride on the Mesabi Trail from Eagles Nest to Burntside Road 2022-10-02

This is our 8th bike ride on a virtual biking tour of the Danube Cycle Way from Donaueschingen to Budapest.

So far we have biked 277 miles (37%) of the 752-mile-long virtual tour.

You can track our progress on this virtual biking tour at this link: google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?hl=en&mid=16Zdd7ert-VO7jrHxFEvBgZJPUsU7L-8&ll=48.284109906464906%2C23.26655392440061&z=5.