Best Mountain Biking Trails in Minnesota | Trailmonger

About mountain biking in Minnesota

Minnesota has 1,199 named trails tagged for mountain biking on the map, covering 4,878 miles, an average of 4.1 miles each. The longest is Mesabi Trail in St. Louis County, at 133 miles. 233 run 5 miles or longer. 61 of the state's counties have at least one; Hennepin County has the most, with 211 trails.

Top 100 mountain biking trails, longest first

Trails 1–25

Mesabi TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County133 mi Superior Hiking TrailHikeMTBLake County103 mi United States Bicycle Route 20 (Minnesota)MTBStearns County64.6 mi Shooting Star State TrailMTBMower County62.1 mi Heart of the Lakes TrailMTBOtter Tail County58.8 mi Lake Wobegon Regional TrailMTBStearns County57.5 mi William Munger State TrailHikeMTBCarlton County54.5 mi Mississippi River GreenwayMTBDakota County53.3 mi Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Bike RouteMTBSt. Louis County51.2 mi Grand Rounds National Scenic BywayMTBHennepin County49.9 mi Paul Bunyan State TrailMTBCass County48.6 mi Soo Line North ATV TrailMTBAitkin County47.5 mi Duluth TraverseMTBSt. Louis County42.0 mi Cannon Valley TrailMTBGoodhue County39.5 mi Saint Paul Grand RoundMTBRamsey County39.4 mi Paul Bunyan TrailHikeMTBCass County38.0 mi Root River State TrailMTBFillmore County36.3 mi Richfield Bicycle RoutesMTBHennepin County35.9 mi Mississippi River Trail (Minnesota)MTBWright County35.1 mi United States Bicycle Route 45MTBWright County35.1 mi Central Lakes State TrailMTBDouglas County34.9 mi David Dill-Taconite State TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County34.4 mi bicycleMTBSt. Louis County34.4 mi Sunrise Prairie TrailMTBChisago County34.3 mi Gandy Dancer TrailHikeMTBPine County34.0 mi

Trails 26–50

Medicine Lake Regional TrailMTBHennepin County32.8 mi bicycleMTBAnoka County32.8 mi Alborn-Pengilly Railroad TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County31.9 mi Minnesota Valley State TrailHikeMTBScott County30.5 mi Harmony-Preston Valley State TrailMTBFillmore County30.1 mi William Munger State TrailHikeMTBPine County29.1 mi Luce Line State TrailMTBMcLeod County28.6 mi Dairyland TrailMTBStearns County28.1 mi Lake Rebecca MTB Single-TrackMTBHennepin County27.4 mi Taconite TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County26.5 mi Migizi TrailMTBCass County25.1 mi Mississippi River Regional TrailMTBAnoka County24.9 mi Agassiz Recreational TrailMTBNorman County24.6 mi Heartland State TrailHikeMTBHubbard County23.9 mi Douglas State TrailMTBOlmsted County23.8 mi Glacial Lakes State TrailHikeMTBKandiyohi County23.8 mi Mission Creek Mountain Bike TrailsMTBSt. Louis County23.4 mi Central Anoka County Regional TrailMTBAnoka County23.4 mi Soo Line Trail - Southern RouteMTBAitkin County23.4 mi Soo Line TrailHikeMTBAitkin County23.3 mi Nine Mile Creek Regional TrailMTBHennepin County23.1 mi Heartland TrailHikeMTBCass County22.6 mi Luce Line Regional TrailMTBHennepin County22.3 mi Heartland TrailHikeMTBHubbard County21.9 mi Shingle Creek Regional TrailMTBHennepin County21.1 mi

Trails 51–75

New Ulm Bike Circle RouteMTBBrown County20.7 mi bicycleMTBDouglas County19.8 mi Goodhue Pioneer State TrailMTBGoodhue County19.6 mi Pilot Knob TrailMTBDakota County19.0 mi Minnesota River BottomsMTBHennepin County18.9 mi Crystal Lake Regional TrailMTBHennepin County18.3 mi Fridley Bike RoutesMTBAnoka County18.1 mi Gitchi-Gami State TrailMTBCook County18.0 mi Minnesota River Bottoms Singletrack TrailHikeMTBHennepin County17.5 mi Lake Independence Regional TrailMTBHennepin County17.3 mi Big Woods Regional TrailHikeMTBScott County17.3 mi Gull Lake TrailMTBCass County17.3 mi Piedmont & Brewer Bike TrailsMTBSt. Louis County17.2 mi Glacial Ridge State TrailHikeMTBKandiyohi County16.5 mi Rush Creek Regional TrailMTBHennepin County16.5 mi Camden Regional TrailMTBLyon County16.4 mi Cuyuna Lakes State TrailHikeMTBCrow Wing County15.8 mi South Route TrailMTBBlue Earth County15.8 mi River to River GreenwayMTBDakota County15.7 mi Park/Portland BikewayMTBHennepin County15.4 mi Moorhead River Corridor TrailMTBClay County15.2 mi Rocori TrailHikeMTBStearns County15.1 mi Bertram Chain of LakesMTBWright County14.7 mi Goose Lake Hiking TrailHikeMTBCass County14.5 mi The LakewalkMTBSt. Louis County14.4 mi

Trails 76–100

Lake Marion GreenwayMTBDakota County14.3 mi Eagle Creek TrailMTBScott County14.3 mi Rice Creek North Regional TrailMTBAnoka County14.0 mi Bruce Vento Regional TrailMTBRamsey County13.9 mi East Anoka County Regional TrailMTBAnoka County13.4 mi Elm Creek Singletrack TrailMTBHennepin County13.3 mi Glacial Ridge TrailMTBPope County13.3 mi Minnesota River TrailMTBBlue Earth County13.3 mi Sakatah Singing Hills State TrailMTBLe Sueur County13.0 mi Bassett Creek Regional TrailMTBHennepin County13.0 mi Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional TrailMTBHennepin County12.9 mi Blazing Star State TrailHikeMTBFreeborn County12.8 mi Dakota Rail Regional TrailMTBCarver County12.7 mi Green Lake TrailMTBKandiyohi County12.6 mi Midtown GreenwayMTBHennepin County12.5 mi Northeast Diagonal TrailMTBRamsey County12.5 mi Casey Jones State TrailMTBPipestone County12.5 mi Lake Nokomis-Minnesota River Regional TrailMTBHennepin County12.5 mi Mill Towns State TrailHikeMTBRice County12.4 mi Mountain Lake Cycle PathMTBCottonwood County12.4 mi Stillwater Road RouteMTBWashington County12.4 mi Trail 8MTBLake County12.3 mi Rockford Road TrailMTBHennepin County12.3 mi Cedar Lake TrailMTBHennepin County12.2 mi Chain of Lakes Byway DistrictMTBHennepin County12.2 mi

Mountain Biking Trails by county

Counties 61–61

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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.