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Circle Canada’s Quetico Provincial Park and the famed U.S. Boundary Waters Canoe Area for the Ultimate Cross-Border Snowmobile Adventure.

                                                              

                                                                  

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Are you tired of crowded snowmobile trails?

 

This self-guided, 3-5 day tour encompasses over 400 miles of pristine wilderness and awesome trails! Novice and experienced snowmobilers alike have the freedom to plan their own itinerary and experience friendly communities and quality services along the way. Usually, you can ride for miles and not see another sled! Now, that’s an awesome ride!

 

The only U.S. customs office for entry into the U.S.A. is at Crane Lake, MN. As a result,  if you would like to complete the entire cross-border circle tour, it should be completed in a counter-clockwise direction so that you can re-enter at the Crane Lake, MN customs location (accessed by trail L901M). Upon entering the U.S.A. at Crane Lake you must show documentation that supports your citizenship.  At this point in time you do not require a passport to re-enter into the U.S. via Canada.

More information can be found on the “Visitors from the U.S.” page of this website.

 

When snowmobiling in Ontario it is mandatory to posses valid OFSC trails permit. If you will be snowmobiling in Canada more than once it is worthwhile to purchase a seasonal trail permit at $230. ($180 before December 1st). This trail permit buys you unlimited access to over 25,000 miles of snowmobile trails with very little traffic…the ultimate snowmobile experience. However, for short trips 7 day permits ($120) and  3 day permits ($90) are also available.  Our trails are maintained by volunteers and the permit dollars are circulated back into our trail system. For this reason it is important that you buy where you ride! Go to OFSC trail permit page.

 

If you require a 7 or 3 day permit, the first resort  you will pass on the Canadian side of the tour (completing the tour in a counter-clockwise direction) will be Northern Lights Lodge (807)-933-5025. Trail permits are available here. (Gas, food, and lodging also available). 

Please visit the Minnesota DNR website for snowmobile trail permit information on the U.S side of the tour.

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The Cross-Border Circle Tour

Canadian North Loop

Gunflint to Crane Lake, Total Distance: 375km/235mi

Start Point

End Point

Trail

Distance

Gunflint Lake

Kashabowie

L902M

100km/

63mi

Kashabowie

Atikokan

OFSC         Trail

130km/

81mi

Atikokan

Perch Lake

L601M

24km/

15 mi

Perch Lake

Crane Lake

L901M to Green Stakes

107km/

67mi

The trail distances stated above are approximate; these distances are not to be used for exact navigational purposes. Please visit the OFSC and Northwestern Ontario Snowmobile Trails Association (NWOSTA) website for trail conditions and maps. Trails with red font represent OFSC trails; orange font represent club trails

USA South Loop

Crane Lake To Gunflint Trail, Total Distance: 291km/181mi

Start Point

End Point

Trail

Distance

Crane Lake

Tower

Voyageur Trail 203,

Arrowhead State Trail 62

122km/

76 mi

Tower

Ely

Taconite StateTrail 61

45km/

28 mi

Ely

Isabella

Tomahawk Trail 155

90km/

56mi

Isabella

Grand- Marais

Tomahawk Trail 155

North-shore State Trail East 60

146km/

 91mi

Grand Marais

Gunflint Lake

Gunflint Trail 110

56km/

35 mi

 The trail distances stated above are approximate; these distances are not to be used for exact navigational purposes. Please visit the Minnesota State DNR website to access state trail maps:  http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/index.html. Also visit the Minnesota Northshore Snowmobile Trail website: www.snowmobiletrails.com.   Trails with purple font represent State Trails; orange font represent grant in aid trails.