About hiking in Olmsted County

Olmsted County, Minnesota has 77 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 85.0 miles, an average of 1.1 miles each. The longest is Cascade Creek Trail, at 5.6 miles. 1 runs 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Olmsted County are like

By length, 47 are under a mile, 29 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Willow Creek Reservoir Loop, at 2.1 miles.

Of the 35 with a difficulty rating, 34 easy and 1 moderate. Of the 77 with measured elevation, Zumbro Trail climbs the most, about 312 ft.

All 77 hiking trails, longest first

Cascade Creek TrailHikeMTB5.6 mi Civic Center TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Whitewater Country Loop State TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi Great River Ridge State TrailHike3.3 mi Zumbro River Trail SouthHikeMTB3.2 mi 3.5 Mile Border TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Winter Sports TrailHike3.0 mi Zieman Loop TrailHike2.9 mi North TrailHike2.7 mi Marion Road TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Zumbro River TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi County 22 TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Viola Road PathHikeMTB2.1 mi Willow Creek Reservoir LoopHike2.1 mi Prairie Ridge TrailHike1.9 mi North Meadow TrailHike1.8 mi Main LoopHike1.8 mi Woodland TrailHike1.8 mi Quarry Ruins TrailHike1.7 mi Zumbro TrailHike1.7 mi Kisrow TrailHike1.7 mi Salem Road TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Maple TrailHike1.5 mi North Sand Prairie TrailHike1.4 mi Savanna TrailHike1.3 mi Highway 52 TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi White Oaks TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Chester Lake TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Family TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi South Sand Prairie TrailHike1.1 mi River TrailHike0.9 mi Great River Ridge BridlewayHike0.9 mi Zumbro Trail AccessHikeMTB0.8 mi IBM Park Bike PathHikeMTB0.8 mi Bear Creek Cut-off TrHikeMTB0.8 mi Summit Pointe TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Campground TrailHike0.7 mi River Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Dam Overlook TrHike0.6 mi Killen Nature TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi George Poch TrailHike0.6 mi 3.5 Mi Border TrHikeMTB0.6 mi White Oak WayHike0.6 mi Stream TrailHike0.5 mi Circle Drive TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Sumac TrailHike0.5 mi Pond/Prairie TrailHike0.5 mi Prairie Shortcut TrailHike0.4 mi Smekta Park TrailHike0.4 mi Ridgeview TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Devil's ColonHike0.4 mi Yeager TrailHike0.4 mi Dam Overlook TrailHike0.4 mi River Park to Cedar DriveHikeMTB0.4 mi TEMP.Kisrow TrailHike0.3 mi Weatherstone TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Bear Creek Cut-off TrailHike0.3 mi Silver Creek TrailHike0.3 mi Douglas Street TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Bison Prairie TrailHike0.2 mi Chester Lake TrHikeMTB0.2 mi Arianna Celeste Macnamara Memorial BridgeHikeMTB0.2 mi Ridgeview Park TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Chester LakeTRHikeMTB0.2 mi Zieman LoopHike0.2 mi Harvestview TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Bear Creek TrHikeMTB0.2 mi BCTHikeMTB0.2 mi Hwy 52 TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi amphitheater trailHike0.2 mi Douglas TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Homestead Site TrailHike0.2 mi SkywayHike0.2 mi Prairie Ridge / N Sand Prairie TrHike0.1 mi Kellogg TrailHike0.1 mi Zieman Lp / S Sand Prairie TrHike0.1 mi Cascade Turnout 2Hike0.1 mi

← All Olmsted 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.