About hiking in Carlton County

Carlton County, Minnesota has 42 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 167 miles, an average of 4.0 miles each. The longest is William Munger State Trail, at 54.5 miles. 7 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Carlton County are like

By length, 17 are under a mile, 18 run 1 to 5 miles, and 7 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Oak Trail, at 3.6 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 29 easy, 11 moderate, and 2 hard. Of the 42 with measured elevation, OHM climbs the most, about 2,349 ft, and 2 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 42 hiking trails, longest first

William Munger State TrailHikeMTB54.5 mi Soo Line TrailHikeMTB20.0 mi OHMHike11.9 mi Willard Munger State TrailHikeMTB11.0 mi Silver Creek TrailHike6.6 mi Alex Laveau Memorial TrailHikeMTB6.5 mi Triangle TrailsHikeMTB5.5 mi Spruce TrailHike4.7 mi Oak TrailHike3.6 mi Summer TrailHike3.3 mi Saginaw Grade/Lumberjack Multi-use TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Carlton TrailHike2.8 mi White Pine TrailHike2.7 mi Thompson TrailHike2.7 mi High TrailHike2.6 mi C.C.C. TrailHike2.6 mi North Country National Scenic TrailHike2.2 mi Bear Chase TrailsHike2.1 mi William Munger Bike TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Ogantz TrailHike1.8 mi Upper Lake TrailHike1.7 mi East Ridge TrailHike1.6 mi West Ridge TrailHike1.6 mi Grand Portage TrailHike1.2 mi Flying SquirrelHikeMTB1.0 mi Scenic Ridge LoopHikeMTB0.9 mi Timber TwistHikeMTB0.9 mi Forbay TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Gill Greek TrailHike0.9 mi Forest CruiserHikeMTB0.7 mi Lower Lake TrailHike0.6 mi Ash Ridge Campsite TrailHike0.6 mi Ridge TrailHike0.5 mi River TrailHike0.4 mi High Landing Campsite TrailHike0.4 mi BootlegHikeMTB0.3 mi SpringboardHikeMTB0.3 mi Uphill GrindHikeMTB0.3 mi Boom RunHikeMTB0.3 mi Ski JumperHikeMTB0.2 mi Lost Lake TrailHike0.2 mi CrosscutHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Carlton County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.