Best Hiking Trails in Minnesota | Trailmonger

About hiking in Minnesota

Minnesota has 2,104 named trails tagged for hiking on the map, covering 4,785 miles, an average of 2.3 miles each. The longest is North Country National Scenic Trail (MN) in St. Louis County, at 175 miles. 161 run 5 miles or longer. 65 of the state's counties have at least one; St. Louis County has the most, with 296 trails.

Top 100 hiking trails, longest first

North Country National Scenic Trail (MN)HikeSt. Louis County175 mi Border Route TrailHikeCook County123 mi Superior Hiking TrailHikeMTBLake County103 mi Two Harbors Corridor Trail/YukonHikeLake County77.4 mi Blue Ox TrailHikeKoochiching County67.2 mi East Range Multi-Use TrailHikeSt. Louis County62.9 mi North Country TrailHikeCass County60.1 mi Powwow TrailHikeLake County57.6 mi David Dill Arrowhead TrailHikeSt. Louis County50.3 mi Pequaywan/Brimson TrailsHikeSt. Louis County49.1 mi C.J. Ramstad/North Shore State TrailHikeCook County47.0 mi North Country TrailHikeBecker County44.3 mi Paul Bunyan TrailHikeMTBCass County38.0 mi Snowbank TrailHikeLake County35.7 mi David Dill-Taconite State TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County34.4 mi Gandy Dancer TrailHikeMTBPine County34.0 mi Banadad Ski TrailHikeCook County33.5 mi CJ Ramstad/North Shore State TrailHikeSt. Louis County33.1 mi Alborn-Pengilly Railroad TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County31.9 mi Sioux-Hustler TrailHikeSt. Louis County31.1 mi Minnesota Valley State TrailHikeMTBScott County30.5 mi Snowbank and Old Pines LoopHikeLake County29.8 mi William Munger State TrailHikeMTBPine County29.1 mi Sunrise TrailHikeChisago County26.7 mi Taconite TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County26.5 mi Sioux Hustler TrailHikeSt. Louis County25.3 mi Snowbank and Disappointment Lakes LoopHikeLake County24.0 mi Angleworm TrailHikeSt. Louis County23.9 mi Heartland State TrailHikeMTBHubbard County23.9 mi Glacial Lakes State TrailHikeMTBKandiyohi County23.8 mi Bird Lake TrailHikeSt. Louis County23.6 mi Arrowhead State TrailHikeSt. Louis County23.4 mi Soo Line TrailHikeMTBAitkin County23.3 mi Cut Foot Sioux TrailHikeItasca County23.3 mi Heartland TrailHikeMTBCass County22.6 mi North Country TrailHikeHubbard County22.6 mi North Shore Mountains Ski TrailHikeCook County22.2 mi David Dill Arrowhead TrailHikeKoochiching County21.9 mi Heartland TrailHikeMTBHubbard County21.9 mi Big Aspen TrailHikeSt. Louis County20.6 mi Roseau/Warroad Railbed TrailHikeRoseau County19.6 mi Matthew Lourey State TrailHikePine County19.4 mi Cook Area Grant-in-Aid Snowmobile TrailHikeSt. Louis County19.1 mi Soo Line TrailHikeCass County18.2 mi Blind Lake Connector and LoopHikeAitkin County17.8 mi Minnesota River Bottoms Singletrack TrailHikeMTBHennepin County17.5 mi William Munger State TrailHikeMTBCarlton County17.4 mi Big Woods Regional TrailHikeMTBScott County17.3 mi Grand Portage TrailHikeCook County16.8 mi Glacial Ridge State TrailHikeMTBKandiyohi County16.5 mi Kab-Ash Hiking TrailHikeSt. Louis County16.4 mi Blue Ox TrailHikeBeltrami County16.4 mi Picnic LoopHikeCook County16.2 mi Cuyuna Lakes State TrailHikeMTBCrow Wing County15.8 mi Herriman TrailHikeSt. Louis County15.2 mi Rocori TrailHikeMTBStearns County15.1 mi Norway TrailHikeSt. Louis County15.1 mi Goose Lake Hiking TrailHikeMTBCass County14.5 mi Cruiser Lake TrailHikeSt. Louis County14.3 mi Ski TrailHikeSt. Louis County13.2 mi Brule Lake TrailHikeCook County13.1 mi Blazing Star State TrailHikeMTBFreeborn County12.8 mi Snake Creek TrailHikeWabasha County12.4 mi Taconite State TrailHikeSt. Louis County12.2 mi Mill Towns State TrailHikeMTBRice County12.0 mi Astrid TrailHikeSt. Louis County11.4 mi Kekekabic TrailHikeCook County11.3 mi Rabey Line ATV TrailHikeAitkin County11.2 mi Duluth Cross City West Snowmobile TrailHikeSt. Louis County11.2 mi Willard Munger State TrailHikeMTBCarlton County11.0 mi Arrowhead Snowmobile TrailHikeSt. Louis County10.9 mi Old Logging Camp TrailHikeMTBCook County10.6 mi East River TrailHikeMTBRice County10.5 mi Minneapolis Skyway SystemHikeHennepin County10.0 mi Old Pines Loop TrailHikeLake County9.9 mi Trout Lake TrailHikeItasca County9.9 mi Statinski TrailHikeKoochiching County9.8 mi DWP TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County9.7 mi Bloomington Ferry TrailHikeMTBHennepin County9.6 mi Heartland TrailHikeMTBBecker County9.5 mi Superior Hiking Spur TrailHikeMTBLake County9.4 mi Pike Island TrailHikeRamsey County9.4 mi Lone Rock LoopHikeDakota County9.4 mi Missisippi River TrailHikeMTBCrow Wing County9.3 mi Homestead LoopHikeCook County9.2 mi Cross City TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County9.2 mi Savanna Portage TrailHikeAitkin County8.8 mi Sam Morgan Regional TrailHikeRamsey County8.6 mi MILLER - BLACK BEAR TrailHikeCrow Wing County8.6 mi North Country TrailHikeMTBOtter Tail County8.5 mi Jackpot TrailHikeMTBCook County8.3 mi Hogback Lupus Trail LoopHikeLake County8.1 mi Kab-Ash TrailHikeSt. Louis County8.0 mi Nipisiquit Lake TrailHikeLake County7.9 mi Deer Yard LoopHikeCook County7.7 mi Trezona TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County7.6 mi Swedish Immigrant TrailHikeMTBChisago County7.5 mi Superior Hiking Trail Cascade LoopHikeCook County7.5 mi Long Meadow Lake TrailHikeHennepin County7.5 mi Fishing Lakes TrailHikeSt. Louis County7.4 mi

Hiking Trails by county

St. Louis County

Hennepin County

Washington County

Crow Wing County

Beltrami County

Le Sueur County

Otter Tail County

Sherburne County

Nicollet County

Clearwater County

Fillmore County

Freeborn County

Koochiching County

Blue Earth County

Kandiyohi County

Marshall County

Cottonwood County

Mille Lacs County

Big Stone County

Lac qui Parle County

Lake of the Woods County

Pennington County

Pipestone County

Morrison County

Watonwan County

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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 August 28, 2026.