Skip to content

Map Activities Discover Guides Trips Saves

A map of everywhere you can sleep outside in the U.S., with the weather and cell signal to match. Built to stay free.

Explore

Map
Hiking
State guides
Discover

Plan

Trip planner
My trips
Saves
Offline downloads

About

Privacy
Data deletion

© 2026 Roaming.Camp · Data from NPS, Recreation.gov, BLM, USFS, NWS, and the FCC.Operating on ceded ancestral land.Photography via Unsplash.

Leave it better than you found it.

Hike

Hoe Lake-Makwa Lake

Ends at Hoe Lake
Inside Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

0.5 mi out & back · 91 ft gain · 1,675 ft high point · Easy

In Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness · MN · U.S. Forest Service

About Elevation Highlights Map Camp near here More hikes

About this hike

Hoe Lake-Makwa Lake is a 0.5-mile out and back to Hoe Lake in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, along Makwa Lake.

Elevation

91 ft of gain round trip.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

See all on the map

11.8 mi from the trailhead
Ham Lake
Campground
12.6 mi from the trailhead

More hikes nearby

Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.

25 mi from you
Eagle Mountain
- Summits Eagle Mountain
- Inside Superior National Forest
- Camp 4 mi away
6.5 mi out & back · 763 ft gain · Moderate
Superior National Forest · Camp 4 mi away

Out: 50 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Hoe LakeDestination · 0.2 mi in
Makwa LakeAlong the way · 0.2 mi in
Kallio LakeNearby · 0.0 mi in
Elton LakeNearby · 0.1 mi in

Map

The route at the trailhead. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 0.5 mi
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 91 ft round trip
High point: 1,675 ft
Low point: 1,612 ft
Difficulty: EasyFrom 0.5 mi and 91 ft of climbing
Managed by: U.S. Forest Service
State: MN
Camps within 15 mi: 3
Trailhead: 48.0100° N · 91.0501° W

Get directions Open the map

Trails End Campground

Campground · MN

12.7 mi from the trailhead

Sawbill Lake Campground - Superior National Forest

Campground · MN

5 mi from you

Kekekabic Trail

Passes Loki Lake
Inside Superior National Forest
4,608 ft of climbing

38.5 mi one way · 4,608 ft gain · Very hard

Superior National Forest · Camp 12 mi away

Powow to Pose Lake Spur

Ends at Pose Lake
Inside Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

11.8 mi out & back · 494 ft gain · Moderate

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness · Camp 12 mi away

Powwow to Quadga Lake Spur

Ends at Quadga Lake
Inside Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
1,247 ft of climbing

18.6 mi out & back · 1,247 ft gain · Hard

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness · Camp 12 mi away

Pete'S Point

Ends at Crescent Lake
Inside Superior National Forest
Camp under a mile away

1.0 mi out & back · 128 ft gain · Easy

Superior National Forest · Camp under a mile away

Snowbank-Boot Pond

Ends at Snowbank Lake
Inside Superior National Forest
1,799 ft of climbing

18.0 mi out & back · 1,799 ft gain · Very hard

Superior National Forest · Camp 12 mi away

More like this

Hikes that read like this one, wherever they are.

Makwa Lake-Makwa Pond
- Ends at Makwa Lake
- Inside Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
0.4 mi out & back · 32 ft gain · Easy
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness · Camp 13 mi away
Fee Lake-Hoe Lake
- Ends at Hoe Lake
- Inside Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
0.3 mi out & back · 22 ft gain · Easy
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness · Camp 13 mi away
Elton Lake-Makwa Lake
- Ends at Elton Lake
- Inside Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
0.4 mi out & back · 17 ft gain · Easy
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness · Camp 12 mi away
Basswood Lake-Hidden Bay
- Ends at Basswood Lake
- Inside Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
0.5 mi out & back · 70 ft gain · Easy
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness · Camp 6 mi away

Signal

Cell coverage here

No carrier reports signal at this spot.

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

Weather

7-day forecast

Today48°30°Mostly Sunny
Wed36°23°Mostly Cloudy
Thu32°19°Mostly Cloudy
Fri33°21°Mostly Sunny
Sat36°25°Sunny
Sun39°28°Mostly Sunny
Mon44°33°Partly Sunny

Today: Mostly Sunny · wind 0 to 5 mph W

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly