About hiking in Hennepin County

Hennepin County, Minnesota has 159 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 209 miles, an average of 1.3 miles each. The longest is Minnesota River Bottoms Singletrack Trail, at 17.5 miles. 9 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Hennepin County are like

By length, 107 are under a mile, 43 run 1 to 5 miles, and 9 are 5 miles or longer. 14 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Lake of the Isles Walking Path, at 2.6 miles.

Of the 109 with a difficulty rating, 94 easy and 15 moderate. Of the 159 with measured elevation, Winchell Trail climbs the most, about 1,534 ft.

All 159 hiking trails, longest first

Minnesota River Bottoms Singletrack TrailHikeMTB17.5 mi Minneapolis Skyway SystemHike10.2 mi Bloomington Ferry TrailHikeMTB9.6 mi Long Meadow Lake TrailHike7.5 mi West River Parkway TrailHikeMTB7.2 mi Winchell TrailHike6.3 mi Brownie LakeHikeMTB6.2 mi North Cedar Lake LRT Regional TrailHikeMTB5.8 mi Minnetonka Loop TrailHikeMTB5.6 mi Bluff TrailHike4.2 mi Hill TrailHike4.1 mi Northern Lights TrailHike4.0 mi Hayden LoopHike4.0 mi Minnehaha TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi Weaver Lake Neighborhood LoopHike3.5 mi Minnesota Valley State TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi The Gopher WayHike3.1 mi Lake Harriet Walking TrailHike2.8 mi Prairie TrailHike2.8 mi Wirth Parkway Bike PathHikeMTB2.7 mi Lake of the Isles Walking PathHike2.6 mi North TrailHike2.5 mi Rush Creek Regional Trail FootpathHike2.4 mi Skyline TrailHike2.4 mi Valley TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi GrizzlandHikeMTB2.3 mi Luce Line State Trail;Baker-Carver Regional TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Timber TrailHike2.1 mi Bredesen Park Walking TrailHike1.9 mi Lake TrailHike1.8 mi Heritage TrailHike1.8 mi Northeast Diagonal Regional TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Perimeter TrailHike1.8 mi Indigo Bunting LoopHike1.7 mi Southwest WirthHikeMTB1.7 mi Hyland TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Loop BHikeMTB1.5 mi George Haun TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Hogback Ridge TrailHike1.4 mi 45 North TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Dakota Rail Regional Trail;Baker-Carver Regional TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi James I Rice Parkway TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Big Hill/Lake TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Kenwood TrailHike1.2 mi Meadow TrailHike1.2 mi Scarlet Tanager LoopHike1.1 mi Cherrywood trailHike1.1 mi Oak KnobHike1.1 mi Luce Bassets TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Snelling Lake TrailHike1.1 mi Mississippi East Bank TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Southwest Trail LoopHikeMTB1.0 mi Boulder RidgeHike1.0 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 Glacial TrailHike0.8 mi Elm Creek Forest TrailHikeMTB0.8 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 South West Trail LoopHikeMTB0.8 mi Loop AHikeMTB0.7 mi Cedar Lake Parkway TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Monarch TrailHike0.7 mi Osprey TrailHike0.7 mi Shingle Creek Regional TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Jar HillHike0.7 mi Lakeview TrailHike0.7 mi Oak TrailHike0.7 mi Aspen TrailHike0.6 mi 18th Avenue Northeast TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Medicine TrailHike0.6 mi Oxbow TrailHike0.6 mi Diamond Lake Regional TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Samatar CrossingHikeMTB0.6 mi Heron TrailHike0.6 mi East Long Lake TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Birch trailHike0.5 mi Northeast 18th Avenue TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Baltimore Oriole LoopHike0.5 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 Lake IndHikeMTB0.5 mi Tamarack TrailHike0.5 mi Dean Parkway TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Lower TrailHike0.4 mi Kylawn Park WalkwayHikeMTB0.4 mi Dead DogHike0.4 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 North Hennepin Regional TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Scholar's WalkHike0.4 mi State Corridor Refuge Trail - Wilkie UnitHikeMTB0.4 mi Sumac TrailHike0.3 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 Arboretum WalkwayHike0.3 mi North Mississippi Park trailsHikeMTB0.3 mi Muscrat TrailHike0.3 mi West River Pkwy Trail;HikeMTB0.2 mi Franklin Avenue PathHikeMTB0.2 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 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 HIgh water bypassHike0.2 mi Central ParkwayHikeMTB0.2 mi Orchard Lane Park WalkwayHike0.2 mi Dean Parkway Walking TrailHike0.2 mi Forest TrailHike0.2 mi Wesley Commons TrailHike0.1 mi 24th Street Pedestrian BridgeHikeMTB0.1 mi Cedar Avenue Trail BridgeHikeMTB0.1 mi Violet WayHike0.1 mi Connecting path between Cherrywood Road and Meadow ParkHike0.1 mi Mallard Creek TrailHike0.1 mi Monarch Long LoopHike0.1 mi Lady's-Slipper LaneHike0.1 mi Bryant Avenue RampHikeMTB0.1 mi Loop B SpurHikeMTB0.1 mi Parker GreenHike0.1 mi Arcola TrestleHikeMTB0.1 mi Apartment BackwayHike0.1 mi

← All Hennepin 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 September 24, 2026.