Sag Corridor Water
Sag Corridor Water Trail is a 4.8-mile water trail in Superior National Forest, Minnesota. The Forest Service rates it trail class 1, minimally developed. It is open to motorized watercraft and non-motorized watercraft. It enters Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Superior National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 48.1715° N, 90.8868° W · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 48.2380° N, 90.8725° W · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 4.8 miles |
| Trail class | 1, minimally developed |
| Type | water trail |
| Surface | water |
| Typical grade | 0-5 percent |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 21006A |
| Forest | Superior National Forest (unit 0909) |
| States | Minnesota |
| Detail published | management level, with uses |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Weather by month
Allowed uses
| Motorized watercraft | Allowed 12/01 to 04/01 (month/day) |
| Non-motorized watercraft | Allowed year-round |
A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.
Wilderness
- Boundary Waters Canoe Area WildernessFS · about 88% of the line is insideWilderness Connect ↗
Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Trails nearby
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- PrescribedCaribou Rock Piles Rx
22 mi from the trail midpoint
- PrescribedSunfish Rx
37 mi from the trail midpoint · 775 acres
- PrescribedKaw Office Piles Rx
48 mi from the trail midpoint
- PrescribedHalfway Piles Rx
48 mi from the trail midpoint
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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Questions people ask
How long is the Sag Corridor Water Trail?
The Forest Service records 4.8 miles under this name in Superior National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Sag Corridor Water Trail?
Motorized watercraft and non-motorized watercraft are allowed. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Where does the Sag Corridor Water Trail start?
The line begins at 48.1715° N, 90.8868° W and ends at 48.2380° N, 90.8725° W. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Sag Corridor Water Trail in a wilderness area?
Yes. It enters Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.
Where can I camp near the Sag Corridor Water Trail?
Trails End Campground (0.8 mi) is within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists it with site counts and booking links.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the Sag Corridor Water Trail?
Trail class 1, which the Forest Service describes as minimally developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Sag Corridor Water Trail?
The typical grade is 0-5 percent.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Sag Corridor Water Trail?
Superior National Forest, Forest Service unit 0909. The trail is in Minnesota.
Is there a fire near the Sag Corridor Water Trail?
The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Caribou Rock Piles Rx at 22 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named Sag Corridor Water in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0909. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.