About trails in Itasca County, Minnesota

Itasca County has 78 named trails on the map, covering 208 miles in total, an average of 2.7 miles per trail. That is the 11th largest mapped trail network among 68 counties in Minnesota. 70 of them are tagged for hiking and 26 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Herb Brandstrom Trail, at 63.4 miles. 6 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 9 trailheads, 80 campsites, 75 boat launches, and 4 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Inger, Squaw Lake, and Taconite.

What the trails in Itasca County are like

By length, 46 are under a mile, 26 run 1 to 5 miles, and 6 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Ruby Slipper, at 2.4 miles.

Of the 34 with a difficulty rating, 9 easy and 25 moderate. Of the 77 with measured elevation, Herb Brandstrom Trail climbs the most, about 1,492 ft, and 3 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

208Total miles

80Campsites

75Boat launches

9Trailheads

4Rapids

Herb Brandstrom Trail63.4 mi Cut Foot Sioux TrailHike23.3 mi Taconite State Trail20.5 mi Trout Lake TrailHike9.9 mi Big Ridge Ski TrailHike5.8 mi Cutfoot Horse Trail NorthHike5.3 mi Simpson Creek TrailHike4.1 mi Tioga TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Bear Lake Trail3.8 mi North Country TrailHike3.6 mi Little Moose Trail3.2 mi Good VibrationsHikeMTB3.2 mi Wabana Creek TrailHike2.9 mi Ruby SlipperHikeMTB2.4 mi Alborn-Pengilly Railroad TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Cutfoot Horse Trail OHike2.3 mi Main LoopHike2.2 mi Lost Lake Truck Trail2.1 mi Smith Creek Loop2.0 mi Cutfoot Horse Trail FHike1.8 mi Simpson Creek Trail Spur CHike1.6 mi Suomi Hills TrailHike1.6 mi Forest Rd 3142Hike1.6 mi Simpson Creek Trail Spur DHike1.6 mi Skeeter Lake Hunter Walking TrailHike1.5 mi Trout Lake Trail Spur DHike1.5 mi Nineteen SixteenHikeMTB1.5 mi BloodstoneHikeMTB1.3 mi Cutfoot Horse Trail LHike1.1 mi Cutfoot Horse Trail JHike1.1 mi Spur LoopHike1.1 mi Gears KnobHikeMTB1.1 mi Seven Iron MenHikeMTB1.0 mi Gurley FlynnHikeMTB0.9 mi West Haul RoadHike0.8 mi Ethel StreetHike0.8 mi Suomi Hills Trail NdHike0.8 mi Lost 40 Interpretive TrailHike0.8 mi Scenic State Park Hiking Club TrailHike0.8 mi Tioga PartyHike0.8 mi Trout Spur BHike0.7 mi Winnie North Hiking K TrailHike0.7 mi Haul RoadHike0.7 mi Rukavina's RevengeHikeMTB0.7 mi MinneflowtaHikeMTB0.7 mi Iron Powers RunHikeMTB0.7 mi East Haul RoadHike0.7 mi El JefeHikeMTB0.6 mi Little Pokegama Trail0.6 mi White Pine WonderHikeMTB0.6 mi Iron LadyHikeMTB0.6 mi Trout Spur BbHike0.5 mi Cutfoot Horse Trail QHike0.5 mi Simpson Creek Trail Spur AHike0.5 mi Cutfoot Horse Trail DHike0.5 mi Simpson Creek Trail Spur GHike0.5 mi Greenway Rough RiderHikeMTB0.5 mi Veda's Free PressHikeMTB0.5 mi ThrillseekerHikeMTB0.4 mi Simpson Creek Trail Spur HHike0.4 mi Flying Carpe DiemHikeMTB0.4 mi Iron MaidenhairHikeMTB0.4 mi Iron ChicHikeMTB0.4 mi No Place Like HomeHikeMTB0.4 mi Trout Lake Trail Spur CHike0.4 mi Park LoopHike0.4 mi Southeast Haul RoadHike0.3 mi Scenic State Park Hiking Club TrailsHike0.3 mi WendigoHikeMTB0.3 mi Grimba G.O.A.T.HikeMTB0.3 mi Simpson Creek Trail Spur FHike0.3 mi Cutfoot Horse Trail PHike0.3 mi Cutfoot Horse Trail AHike0.2 mi Swamp Loop0.2 mi Trout – Moore Portage TrailHike0.2 mi Hockey HairHikeMTB0.2 mi Ghost PlaneHikeMTB0.1 mi East/West Haul Road ConnectorHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Itasca 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 October 4, 2026.