United States

Minnesota Trails

Browse 2,974 named hiking and mountain biking trails across Minnesota, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.

2,974
Named trails
9,020 mi
Total length
77
Counties
2,104
Hiking
1,184
Mountain biking
3,985
Campsites
1,500
Boat launches
110
Waterfalls
Outline map of Minnesota

About trails in Minnesota

Minnesota has 2,974 named trails mapped across 77 counties, covering 9,020 miles in total, an average of 3.0 miles per trail. 2,104 of them are tagged for hiking and 1,184 for mountain biking.

The largest networks are St. Louis County (435 trails), Hennepin County (316 trails), and Cook County (236 trails). The longest single trail in the state is North Country National Scenic Trail (MN) in St. Louis County, at 175 miles. Across Minnesota the map also carries 195 trailheads, 3,985 campsites, 110 waterfalls, 1,500 boat launches, and 44 rapids.

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Best hiking trails in Minnesota
2,104 trails
Best mountain biking trails in Minnesota
1,184 trails
Hunting in Minnesota
201 hunt units · property lines

Top trails in Minnesota

North Country National Scenic Trail (MN)HikeSt. Louis County175 miMesabi TrailMTBSt. Louis County125 miBorder Route TrailHikeCook County123 miSuperior Hiking TrailHikeMTBLake County103 miTwo Harbors Corridor Trail/YukonHikeLake County77.4 miBlue Ox TrailHikeKoochiching County67.2 miUnited States Bicycle Route 20 (Minnesota)MTBStearns County64.6 miHerb Brandstrom TrailItasca County63.4 miEast Range Multi-Use TrailHikeSt. Louis County62.9 miShooting Star State TrailMTBMower County62.1 miNorth Country TrailHikeCass County60.1 miHeart of the Lakes TrailMTBOtter Tail County57.8 miPowwow TrailHikeLake County57.6 miLake Wobegon Regional TrailMTBStearns County57.5 miMississippi River GreenwayMTBDakota County53.3 miDuluth-Superior Metropolitan Bike RouteMTBSt. Louis County51.2 miDavid Dill Arrowhead TrailHikeSt. Louis County50.3 miGrand Rounds National Scenic BywayMTBHennepin County49.9 miPequaywan/Brimson TrailsHikeSt. Louis County49.1 miPaul Bunyan State TrailMTBCass County48.6 miSoo Line North ATV TrailMTBAitkin County47.5 miC.J. Ramstad/North Shore State TrailHikeCook County47.0 miNorth Country TrailHikeBecker County44.3 miDuluth TraverseMTBSt. Louis County41.9 mi

Browse by county

Aitkin County
14 trails · 149 mi
Anoka County
82 trails · 233 mi
Becker County
42 trails · 96.1 mi
Beltrami County
50 trails · 111 mi
Benton County
3 trails · 1.5 mi
Big Stone County
3 trails · 3.5 mi
Blue Earth County
13 trails · 50.3 mi
Brown County
21 trails · 35.3 mi
Carlton County
48 trails · 158 mi
Carver County
57 trails · 106 mi
Cass County
49 trails · 289 mi
Chisago County
22 trails · 117 mi
Clay County
10 trails · 22.8 mi
Clearwater County
22 trails · 38.0 mi
Cook County
236 trails · 695 mi
Cottonwood County
5 trails · 15.3 mi
Crow Wing County
78 trails · 131 mi
Dakota County
78 trails · 256 mi
Douglas County
25 trails · 74.2 mi
Fillmore County
19 trails · 90.5 mi
Freeborn County
16 trails · 24.3 mi
Goodhue County
46 trails · 102 mi
Hennepin County
316 trails · 1,038 mi
Houston County
28 trails · 23.9 mi
Hubbard County
17 trails · 93.6 mi
Itasca County
75 trails · 205 mi
Jackson County
7 trails · 8.7 mi
Kanabec County
6 trails · 2.9 mi
Kandiyohi County
9 trails · 64.9 mi
Koochiching County
23 trails · 163 mi
Lac qui Parle County
3 trails · 3.0 mi
Lake County
202 trails · 729 mi
Lake of the Woods County
9 trails · 12.7 mi
Le Sueur County
31 trails · 29.9 mi
Lyon County
6 trails · 19.6 mi
Marshall County
9 trails · 7.5 mi
McLeod County
4 trails · 37.1 mi
Meeker County
4 trails · 15.4 mi
Mille Lacs County
4 trails · 3.4 mi
Morrison County
5 trails · 15.7 mi
Mower County
37 trails · 90.7 mi
Murray County
11 trails · 11.8 mi
Nicollet County
25 trails · 24.0 mi
Norman County
3 trails · 60.7 mi
Olmsted County
101 trails · 159 mi
Otter Tail County
32 trails · 107 mi
Pennington County
4 trails · 7.3 mi
Pine County
58 trails · 196 mi
Pipestone County
4 trails · 13.8 mi
Polk County
8 trails · 14.7 mi
Pope County
6 trails · 22.8 mi
Ramsey County
162 trails · 335 mi
Rice County
71 trails · 78.6 mi
Rock County
9 trails · 28.3 mi
Roseau County
4 trails · 24.5 mi
Scott County
34 trails · 146 mi
Sherburne County
30 trails · 52.9 mi
St. Louis County
435 trails · 1,682 mi
Stearns County
21 trails · 197 mi
Steele County
4 trails · 5.5 mi
Swift County
3 trails · 4.5 mi
Wabasha County
14 trails · 32.3 mi
Wadena County
3 trails · 9.7 mi
Washington County
103 trails · 218 mi
Watonwan County
3 trails · 15.2 mi
Winona County
45 trails · 44.5 mi
Wright County
34 trails · 140 mi

Trails by town

Grand Marais
91 trails nearby
Lutsen
69 trails nearby
Beaver Bay
37 trails nearby
Finland
36 trails nearby
Winton
31 trails nearby
Ely
30 trails nearby
Lake George
21 trails nearby
Marion
20 trails nearby
Orr
20 trails nearby
Babbitt
19 trails nearby
Cass Lake
19 trails nearby
Red Wing
19 trails nearby
Rice Lake
18 trails nearby
Albert Lea
16 trails nearby
Le Roy
16 trails nearby
Wrenshall
16 trails nearby
Detroit Lakes
15 trails nearby
Ranier
14 trails nearby
Silver Bay
14 trails nearby
Two Harbors
14 trails nearby
North Mankato
13 trails nearby
Taylors Falls
13 trails nearby
Hoyt Lakes
12 trails nearby
Inger
12 trails nearby

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt .