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The Best Hiking Trails in Minnesota

2,200 named trails across Minnesota are tagged for hiking — here are the top 100, ranked by length, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.

2,200
Hiking
5,054 mi
Total length
66
Counties
Outline map of Minnesota

About hiking in Minnesota

Minnesota has 2,200 named trails tagged for hiking on the map, covering 5,054 miles, an average of 2.3 miles each. The longest is North Country National Scenic Trail (MN) in St. Louis County, at 175 miles. 165 run 5 miles or longer. 66 of the state's counties have at least one; St. Louis County has the most, with 315 trails.

Top 100 hiking trails, longest first

Trails 1–25

North Country National Scenic Trail (MN)HikeSt. Louis County175 miMesabi TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County133 miBorder Route TrailHikeCook County123 miSuperior Hiking TrailHikeMTBLake County103 miTwo Harbors Corridor Trail/YukonHikeLake County77.4 miBlue Ox TrailHikeKoochiching County67.2 miEast Range Multi-Use TrailHikeSt. Louis County62.9 miNorth Country TrailHikeCass County60.1 miPowwow TrailHikeLake County57.6 miWilliam Munger State TrailHikeMTBCarlton County54.5 miDavid Dill Arrowhead TrailHikeSt. Louis County50.3 miPequaywan/Brimson TrailsHikeSt. Louis County49.1 miC.J. Ramstad/North Shore State TrailHikeCook County47.0 miNorth Country TrailHikeBecker County44.3 miPaul Bunyan TrailHikeMTBCass County38.0 miSnowbank TrailHikeLake County35.7 miDavid Dill-Taconite State TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County34.4 miGandy Dancer TrailHikeMTBPine County34.0 miBanadad Ski TrailHikeCook County33.5 miCJ Ramstad/North Shore State TrailHikeSt. Louis County33.1 miAlborn-Pengilly Railroad TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County31.9 miSioux-Hustler TrailHikeSt. Louis County31.1 miMinnesota Valley State TrailHikeMTBScott County30.5 miSnowbank and Old Pines LoopHikeLake County29.8 miWilliam Munger State TrailHikeMTBPine County29.1 mi

Trails 26–50

Sunrise TrailHikeChisago County26.7 miTaconite TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County26.5 miSioux Hustler TrailHikeSt. Louis County25.3 miSnowbank and Disappointment Lakes LoopHikeLake County24.0 miAngleworm TrailHikeSt. Louis County23.9 miHeartland State TrailHikeMTBHubbard County23.9 miGlacial Lakes State TrailHikeMTBKandiyohi County23.8 miBird Lake TrailHikeSt. Louis County23.6 miArrowhead State TrailHikeSt. Louis County23.4 miSoo Line TrailHikeMTBAitkin County23.3 miCut Foot Sioux TrailHikeItasca County23.3 miHeartland TrailHikeMTBCass County22.6 miNorth Country TrailHikeHubbard County22.6 miNorth Shore Mountains Ski TrailHikeCook County22.2 miDavid Dill Arrowhead TrailHikeKoochiching County21.9 miHeartland TrailHikeMTBHubbard County21.9 miBig Aspen TrailHikeSt. Louis County20.6 miSoo Line TrailHikeMTBCarlton County20.0 miRoseau/Warroad Railbed TrailHikeRoseau County19.6 miMatthew Lourey State TrailHikePine County19.4 miCook Area Grant-in-Aid Snowmobile TrailHikeSt. Louis County19.1 miSoo Line TrailHikeCass County18.2 miBlind Lake Connector and LoopHikeAitkin County17.8 miMinnesota River Bottoms Singletrack TrailHikeMTBHennepin County17.6 miBig Woods Regional TrailHikeMTBScott County17.3 mi

Trails 51–75

Grand Portage TrailHikeCook County16.8 miGlacial Ridge State TrailHikeMTBKandiyohi County16.5 miKab-Ash Hiking TrailHikeSt. Louis County16.4 miBlue Ox TrailHikeBeltrami County16.4 miPicnic LoopHikeCook County16.2 miCuyuna Lakes State TrailHikeMTBCrow Wing County15.8 miHerriman TrailHikeSt. Louis County15.2 miRocori TrailHikeMTBStearns County15.1 miNorway TrailHikeSt. Louis County15.1 miGoose Lake Hiking TrailHikeMTBCass County14.5 miCruiser Lake TrailHikeSt. Louis County14.3 miSki TrailHikeSt. Louis County13.2 miBrule Lake TrailHikeCook County13.1 miBlazing Star State TrailHikeMTBFreeborn County12.8 miSnake Creek TrailHikeWabasha County12.4 miMill Towns State TrailHikeMTBRice County12.4 miTaconite State TrailHikeSt. Louis County12.2 miOHMHikeCarlton County11.9 miAstrid TrailHikeSt. Louis County11.4 miKekekabic TrailHikeCook County11.3 miRabey Line ATV TrailHikeAitkin County11.2 miDuluth Cross City West Snowmobile TrailHikeSt. Louis County11.2 miWillard Munger State TrailHikeMTBCarlton County11.0 miArrowhead Snowmobile TrailHikeSt. Louis County10.9 miOld Logging Camp TrailHikeMTBCook County10.6 mi

Trails 76–100

East River TrailHikeMTBRice County10.5 miMinneapolis Skyway SystemHikeHennepin County10.2 miOld Pines Loop TrailHikeLake County9.9 miTrout Lake TrailHikeItasca County9.9 miStatinski TrailHikeKoochiching County9.8 miDWP TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County9.7 miBloomington Ferry TrailHikeMTBHennepin County9.6 miHeartland TrailHikeMTBBecker County9.5 miSuperior Hiking Spur TrailHikeMTBLake County9.4 miStar Island Hiking TrailHikeBeltrami County9.4 miPike Island TrailHikeRamsey County9.4 miLone Rock LoopHikeDakota County9.4 miMissisippi River TrailHikeMTBCrow Wing County9.3 miHomestead LoopHikeCook County9.2 miCross City TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County9.2 miSavanna Portage TrailHikeAitkin County8.8 miSam Morgan Regional TrailHikeRamsey County8.6 miMILLER - BLACK BEAR TrailHikeCrow Wing County8.6 miNorth Country TrailHikeMTBOtter Tail County8.5 miJackpot TrailHikeMTBCook County8.3 miHogback Lupus Trail LoopHikeLake County8.1 miKab-Ash TrailHikeSt. Louis County8.0 miNipisiquit Lake TrailHikeLake County7.9 miDeer Yard LoopHikeCook County7.7 miTrezona TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County7.6 mi

Hiking Trails by county

Counties 1–30

St. Louis County
315 trails
Cook County
200 trails
Hennepin County
163 trails
Lake County
144 trails
Ramsey County
91 trails
Washington County
85 trails
Olmsted County
77 trails
Itasca County
70 trails
Rice County
60 trails
Crow Wing County
58 trails
Anoka County
56 trails
Dakota County
51 trails
Pine County
47 trails
Winona County
43 trails
Carlton County
42 trails
Beltrami County
36 trails
Mower County
36 trails
Goodhue County
35 trails
Carver County
33 trails
Cass County
30 trails
Le Sueur County
30 trails
Otter Tail County
27 trails
Wright County
27 trails
Houston County
26 trails
Sherburne County
26 trails
Lyon County
25 trails
Scott County
25 trails
Nicollet County
24 trails
Becker County
23 trails
Brown County
19 trails

Counties 31–60

Chisago County
19 trails
Clearwater County
18 trails
Fillmore County
17 trails
Freeborn County
16 trails
Stearns County
16 trails
Aitkin County
15 trails
Hubbard County
15 trails
Wabasha County
12 trails
Douglas County
11 trails
Koochiching County
11 trails
Murray County
11 trails
Blue Earth County
8 trails
Kandiyohi County
8 trails
Marshall County
8 trails
Clay County
7 trails
Jackson County
7 trails
Polk County
7 trails
Rock County
6 trails
Cottonwood County
4 trails
Mille Lacs County
4 trails
Pope County
4 trails
Roseau County
4 trails
Steele County
4 trails
Big Stone County
3 trails
Lac qui Parle County
3 trails
Lake of the Woods County
3 trails
McLeod County
3 trails
Meeker County
3 trails
Pennington County
3 trails
Pipestone County
3 trails

Counties 61–66

Renville County
3 trails
Benton County
2 trails
Morrison County
2 trails
Swift County
2 trails
Wadena County
2 trails
Watonwan County
2 trails
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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 .