About hiking in Rice County

Rice County, Minnesota has 60 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 72.8 miles, an average of 1.2 miles each. The longest is Mill Towns State Trail, at 12.4 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Rice County are like

By length, 42 are under a mile, 15 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is East River Trail, at 10.5 miles.

Of the 24 with a difficulty rating, 23 easy and 1 moderate. Of the 59 with measured elevation, East River Trail climbs the most, about 367 ft.

All 60 hiking trails, longest first

Mill Towns State TrailHikeMTB12.4 mi East River TrailHikeMTB10.5 mi Sakatah Singing Hill TrailHikeMTB6.8 mi Straight River TrailHikeMTB4.5 mi Sakatah Singing Hills TrailHikeMTB4.1 mi Caron Park SingletrackHikeMTB1.8 mi Prairie LoopHike1.7 mi Prairie TrailHike1.6 mi Fawn TrailHike1.5 mi Batchelder TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Beaver TrailHike1.4 mi Hope TrailHike1.4 mi Big Woods TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Fox TrailHike1.3 mi River Bend TrailHike1.3 mi White Oak TrailHike1.1 mi Heath Creek TrailHike1.1 mi Hidden Falls TrailHike1.0 mi Timber Doodle TrailHike1.0 mi Maple TrailHike0.9 mi Walnut TrailHike0.9 mi Teepee Tonka TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Big Pond LoopHike0.7 mi Baseball Pond LoopHike0.6 mi Trout Lily TrailHike0.6 mi Forest Restoration LoopHike0.6 mi Raccoon TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Basswood TrailHike0.6 mi Ironwood TrailHike0.5 mi Chicago Great Western RailwayHike0.5 mi Owl TrailHike0.5 mi Windmill TrailHike0.5 mi Cardinal TrailHike0.5 mi Caron Park TrailHike0.4 mi Rabbit TrailHike0.4 mi Arrowhead TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Saint Olaf Avenue EastHike0.4 mi Oak TrailHike0.3 mi Overlook TrailHike0.3 mi Ellingson Woods TrailHike0.3 mi Cherry TrailHike0.3 mi Wood Duck TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Knoll LoopHike0.3 mi Deer TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Raspberry TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Mill Towns State Trail SpurHikeMTB0.3 mi Arbor TrailHike0.2 mi Ash TrailHike0.2 mi Conifer TrailHike0.2 mi Forest Restoration Loop 2Hike0.2 mi Goodsell CircleHike0.2 mi Turtle TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Neighborhood connector to state trailHike0.1 mi Jean Campbell Brooks Memorial PathHike0.1 mi Old Erwin WayHike0.1 mi Winona Street NorthHike0.1 mi Gould LaneHike0.1 mi Racoon TrailHike0.1 mi New Neighborhood pathHike0.1 mi To Hidden Falls TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Rice 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 October 4, 2026.