About trails in Hennepin County, Minnesota

Hennepin County has 323 named trails on the map, covering 1,044 miles in total, an average of 3.2 miles per trail. That is the 2nd largest mapped trail network among 68 counties in Minnesota. 159 of them are tagged for hiking and 207 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway, at 49.9 miles. 62 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 6 trailheads, 25 campsites, 8 waterfalls, and 99 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Mendota Heights and St. Paul.

What the trails in Hennepin County are like

By length, 149 are under a mile, 112 run 1 to 5 miles, and 62 are 5 miles or longer. 18 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Fish Lake/Medicine Lake Regional, at 5.4 miles.

Of the 147 with a difficulty rating, 126 easy, 18 moderate, and 3 hard. Of the 323 with measured elevation, Winchell Trail climbs the most, about 1,534 ft, and 2 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

323All trails

159Hiking 207Mountain biking

1,044Total miles

25Campsites

99Boat launches

8Waterfalls

6Trailheads

Grand Rounds National Scenic BywayMTB49.9 mi Richfield Bicycle RoutesMTB35.9 mi Medicine Lake Regional TrailMTB32.8 mi Lake Rebecca MTB Single-TrackMTB27.4 mi Nine Mile Creek Regional TrailMTB23.1 mi Luce Line Regional TrailMTB22.3 mi Shingle Creek Regional TrailMTB21.1 mi Minnesota River BottomsMTB18.9 mi Crystal Lake Regional TrailMTB18.3 mi Minnesota River Bottoms Singletrack TrailHikeMTB17.5 mi Lake Independence Regional TrailMTB17.3 mi Rush Creek Regional TrailMTB16.5 mi Park/Portland BikewayMTB15.4 mi Elm Creek Singletrack TrailMTB13.3 mi Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional TrailMTB12.9 mi Midtown GreenwayMTB12.5 mi Rockford Road TrailMTB12.3 mi Cedar Lake TrailMTB12.3 mi Chain of Lakes Byway DistrictMTB12.2 mi Lake Nokomis-Minnesota River Regional TrailMTB12.1 mi Minnehaha Parkway Regional TrailMTB11.0 mi Bassett Creek Regional TrailMTB10.5 mi Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional TrailMTB10.4 mi Minneapolis Skyway SystemHike10.2 mi Bloomington Ferry TrailHikeMTB9.6 mi Lone Lake Mountain Bike TrailMTB9.5 mi Minnehaha Byway DistrictMTB9.3 mi Golden Valley Bike RoutesMTB9.1 mi Hiawatha LRT TrailMTB9.0 mi Cedar Lake LRT Regional TrailMTB8.7 mi Intermediate LoopMTB8.6 mi Mid City BikewayMTB8.5 mi Purgatory Park TrailMTB8.3 mi Vicksburg Lane TrailMTB8.1 mi Kenilworth TrailMTB7.8 mi Twin Lakes Regional TrailMTB7.8 mi Long Meadow Lake TrailHike7.5 mi Cedar Lake Road BikewayMTB7.3 mi Great Northern GreenwayMTB7.2 mi Mississippi River Byway DistrictMTB7.2 mi West River Parkway TrailHikeMTB7.2 mi bicycleMTB6.9 mi Bker-Carver Regional Trail (proposed)MTB6.7 mi CP Rail Regional TrailMTB6.6 mi Braemer ParkMTB6.6 mi Saint Anthony Parkway Regional TrailMTB6.5 mi Winchell TrailHike6.3 mi Brownie LakeHikeMTB6.2 mi Pioneer TrailMTB6.1 mi 66th St BikewayMTB6.0 mi North Cedar Lake Regional TrailMTB5.8 mi North Cedar Lake LRT Regional TrailHikeMTB5.8 mi Chanhassan TrailMTB5.7 mi Minnetonka Loop TrailHikeMTB5.7 mi Valley View TrailMTB5.6 mi Northeast Byway DistrictMTB5.4 mi Fish Lake/Medicine Lake RegionalMTB5.4 mi Hennepin AveMTB5.4 mi River-Lake GreenwayMTB5.3 mi Bush Lake TrailMTB5.3 mi Baker-Carver Regional Trail (constructed)MTB5.2 mi 93rd/97th TrailMTB5.1 mi North LoopMTB5.0 mi Bryant Ave BikewayMTB4.8 mi Fish Lake East TrailMTB4.8 mi Elm Creek Blvd TrailMTB4.7 mi Emerson/Fremont BikewayMTB4.6 mi Queen Ave N Bicycle BoulevardMTB4.4 mi Presidents Bicycle BoulevardMTB4.3 mi Area 36MTB4.3 mi Bluff TrailHike4.2 mi Hill TrailHike4.1 mi Edinbrook TrailMTB4.0 mi Northern Lights TrailHike4.0 mi Hayden LoopHike4.0 mi Douglas Rd TrailMTB3.9 mi Plymouth Avenue BikewayMTB3.9 mi Bredesen Park Bike TrailMTB3.9 mi Rice Lake TrailMTB3.8 mi Victory Memorial Byway DistrictMTB3.7 mi Theodore Wirth Byway DistrictMTB3.7 mi Minnehaha TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi Weaver Lake Neighborhood LoopHike3.5 mi Minnesota Valley State TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Boone Ave BikewayMTB3.5 mi 5th St BikewayMTB3.5 mi Medicine Lake TrailMTB3.4 mi Washington Ave BikewayMTB3.4 mi Wayzata Blvd RouteMTB3.3 mi 494 BikewayMTB3.2 mi Hennepin Avenue BikewayMTB3.2 mi Minnetonka Blvd TrailMTB3.1 mi The Gopher WayHike3.1 mi 17th Avenue Bike BoulevardMTB3.1 mi Whittier/Lyndale BikewayMTB2.9 mi U of M Protected BikewaysMTB2.9 mi Lake Harriet Bike Trail2.8 mi Fish Lake TrailMTB2.8 mi Lake Harriet Walking TrailHike2.8 mi Prairie TrailHike2.8 mi Fish Lake West TrailMTB2.8 mi Lake of the Isles Bike Trail2.8 mi Dinkytown GreenwayMTB2.8 mi 9th/10th BikewayMTB2.7 mi Wirth Parkway Bike PathHikeMTB2.6 mi Lake of the Isles Walking PathHike2.6 mi Edina PromenadeMTB2.6 mi Glenwood Ave BikewayMTB2.5 mi North TrailHike2.5 mi Zachary Lane TrailMTB2.5 mi Franklin Ave BikewayMTB2.5 mi Bde Maka Ska Bike TrailMTB2.4 mi Rush Creek Regional Trail FootpathHike2.4 mi Skyline TrailHike2.4 mi Valley TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Bass Lake Road TrailMTB2.4 mi GrizzlandHikeMTB2.3 mi 22nd Ave NE Bike BoulevardMTB2.2 mi Luce Line State Trail;Baker-Carver Regional TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi 3rd/4th BikewayMTB2.2 mi Timber TrailHike2.0 mi Blaisdell Avenue BikewayMTB2.0 mi ConundrumMTB2.0 mi Bryant Avenue bikewayMTB2.0 mi Downtown Riverfront Byway DistrictMTB2.0 mi Medicine Lake BikewayMTB1.9 mi Chanhassen Local TrailMTB1.9 mi Bredesen Park Walking TrailHike1.9 mi Lake TrailHike1.9 mi Heritage TrailHike1.8 mi Northeast Diagonal Regional TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Plymouth Rd TrailMTB1.8 mi Perimeter TrailHike1.8 mi Columbia Parkway Regional TrailMTB1.8 mi Indigo Bunting LoopHike1.8 mi Southwest WirthHikeMTB1.7 mi SW WirthMTB1.7 mi Glenwood LoopMTB1.7 mi Hyland TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Ridgway Parkway Regional TrailMTB1.6 mi Royal Oaks TrailMTB1.6 mi Como Ave BikewayMTB1.5 mi Upton Ave Bike BoulevardMTB1.5 mi Northwest Boulevard TrailMTB1.5 mi Loop BHikeMTB1.5 mi George Haun TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Texas Ave BikewayMTB1.4 mi Judy Loop1.4 mi Emerson Bike BoulevardMTB1.4 mi South LoopMTB1.4 mi Hogback Ridge TrailHike1.4 mi 45 NorthMTB1.3 mi 45 North TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi 12th Ave Bike BoulevardMTB1.3 mi Dakota Rail Regional Trail;Baker-Carver Regional TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi James I Rice Parkway TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi 3rd/Central BikewayMTB1.2 mi 1st Avenue South BikewayMTB1.2 mi Little Earth TrailMTB1.2 mi Big Hill/Lake TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Kenwood TrailHike1.2 mi Meadow TrailHike1.1 mi Scarlet Tanager LoopHike1.1 mi Cherrywood trailHike1.1 mi 24th St Bike BoulevardMTB1.1 mi Shadow Creek LinkMTB1.1 mi Oak KnobHike1.1 mi Franklin AveMTB1.1 mi Fairway Trail1.1 mi Luce Bassets TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Snelling Lake TrailHike1.1 mi Mississippi East Bank TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi 29th Ave Bike BoulevardMTB1.0 mi Southwest Trail LoopHikeMTB1.0 mi Boulder RidgeHike1.0 mi East 24th Street Bikeway1.0 mi N 16th Ave Bike BoulevardMTB1.0 mi Maple Grove Arboretum LinkMTB0.9 mi Goldenrod TrailHike0.9 mi Cedar Lake Parkway Walking TrailHike0.9 mi Meadowlark TrailHike0.9 mi Loring GreenwayHike0.9 mi Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional TraiHikeMTB0.9 mi Shingle Creek TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Riverside Ave BikewayMTB0.8 mi Glacial TrailHike0.8 mi Elm Creek Forest TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Bde Maka Ska Bicycle Trail0.8 mi Richfield Lake TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi MAC Wildlife Walking TrailHike0.8 mi Sargeant's Lake TrailHike0.8 mi Cedar Lake Parkway Bike TrailHike0.8 mi West Mississippi River Regional TrailMTB0.8 mi 40th Street BikewayMTB0.8 mi South West Trail LoopHikeMTB0.8 mi Loop AHikeMTB0.7 mi Cedar Lake Parkway TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Monarch TrailHike0.7 mi Osprey TrailHike0.7 mi Long Ski Trail0.7 mi Bridge Trail0.7 mi Shingle Creek Regional TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Jar HillHike0.7 mi Humboldt Greenway0.7 mi Wirth Lake Trail0.7 mi Star Loop0.7 mi Lakeview TrailHike0.7 mi Oak TrailHike0.7 mi Aspen TrailHike0.7 mi South 2nd Street Bikeway0.6 mi 18th Avenue Northeast TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Medicine TrailHike0.6 mi Oxbow TrailHike0.6 mi East Franklin Avenue Bikeway0.6 mi Diamond Lake Regional TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Samatar CrossingHikeMTB0.6 mi Twin Lake Trail0.6 mi Heron TrailHike0.6 mi Brownie Lake Trail0.6 mi Granary Corridor TrailMTB0.6 mi Green Meadow Loop0.5 mi East Long Lake TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail / CP Rail Regional Trail (Option C)0.5 mi Birch trailHike0.5 mi JD Rivers Trail0.5 mi Northeast 18th Avenue TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi 11th Ave SouthMTB0.5 mi Trail 18 Stadium0.5 mi Baltimore Oriole LoopHike0.5 mi Lyndale Ave BikewayMTB0.5 mi Bossen LaneHike0.5 mi Nature Canyon Park TrailHike0.5 mi Lagoon TrailHike0.5 mi Bush Lake Walking TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Old Como-Harriet Streetcar TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Ridgeline Trail0.5 mi Lake IndHikeMTB0.5 mi Tamarack TrailHike0.5 mi Dean Parkway TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Lower TrailHike0.4 mi William Berry Parkway Bike Trail0.4 mi Kylawn Park WalkwayHikeMTB0.4 mi Dead DogHike0.4 mi North Washington Ave BikewayMTB0.4 mi Lake Drive Bike LanesMTB0.4 mi Hillside TrailHike0.4 mi Medicine Lake PathHikeMTB0.4 mi Edward D. Shimek Nature TrailHike0.4 mi William Berry Parkway Walking TrailHike0.4 mi Stone Arch BridgeHikeMTB0.4 mi Northome TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Minnehaha Hiking TrailHike0.4 mi West Franklin Avenue Bikeway0.4 mi North Hennepin Regional TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi 11th/12th Ave S BikewayMTB0.4 mi University of Minnesota BikewayMTB0.4 mi Scholar's WalkHike0.4 mi State Corridor Refuge Trail - Wilkie UnitHikeMTB0.3 mi Lyndale AveMTB0.3 mi Sumac TrailHike0.3 mi Cedar Lake Trail Bike PathMTB0.3 mi Section 6 LoopMTB0.3 mi Park Nicolett BoardwalkHike0.3 mi Izaak Walton TrailHike0.3 mi YMCA TrailHike0.3 mi Quarry TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Bluff Street TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Dakota-Edgewood Trail BridgeHikeMTB0.3 mi Section 6HikeMTB0.3 mi La Squadra Loop0.3 mi Arboretum WalkwayHike0.3 mi North Mississippi Park trailsHikeMTB0.3 mi Muscrat TrailHike0.3 mi West River Pkwy Trail;HikeMTB0.3 mi Franklin Avenue PathHikeMTB0.2 mi Crystal Lake Regional Trail (super)MTB0.2 mi River Trail0.2 mi St Croix TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Nature Center SpurHike0.2 mi East 26th Street BikewayHikeMTB0.2 mi County Road C PathHikeMTB0.2 mi 18th Ave NE TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Short Ski Trail0.2 mi Geranium PathHike0.2 mi Blacklock TrailHike0.2 mi Gopher WayHike0.2 mi Pond LoopHike0.2 mi Martin Olav Sabo BridgeHikeMTB0.2 mi Chicago Avenue ped/bike bridgeHikeMTB0.2 mi Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9HikeMTB0.2 mi North LegHikeMTB0.2 mi Parker TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Treetop TrailHike0.2 mi South LegHikeMTB0.2 mi Boardwalk TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Cleveland TrailHike0.2 mi Powerline LumpsHikeMTB0.2 mi Old Cedar Avenue BridgeHikeMTB0.2 mi MAC Wildlife Marsh Wooden BridgeHike0.2 mi Woodland TrailHike0.2 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.