Rail-Trail
State: MN Length: 2.50 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Beaver Island Trail follows along the Mississippi River from the St. Cloud State University campus south to Montrose Road, joining with a bike route that leads to downtown. The trail traces a bluff, offering scenic views of the river and ...
State: MN Length: 4.10 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail is an integral component of Hennepin County's extensive trail network, in which rail-trails feature prominently. The trail directly links 4 trails together: In the west, it branches off from both the similarly-named ...
State: MN Length: 1 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Courthouse Loop Trail is one of several trails located in the Carver County city of Chaska. As the name suggests, the trail forms a loop around Courthouse Lake, which sits directly behind the Carver County Courthouse and other administrative ...
State: MN Length: 8 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Phase one of the development of central Minnesota's Dairyland Trail was completed in April 2013, allowing trail users to hike, bike or ride their horse for 8 miles between the small towns of Elrosa and Greenwald. The trail, named in recognition ...
State: MN Length: 25.50 miles Surface: Asphalt
Sections of the Dakota Rail Regional Trail, which extends westward from the Minneapolis suburbs situated along Lake Minnetonka, have been opening since June 2009. The trail occupies the former Dakota Rail corridor, which ran for a total length ...
State: MN Length: 25 miles Surface: Asphalt
The 25-mile, paved Glacial Lakes State Trail follows the former right-of-way of the Burlington Northern Railroad between Willmar and near Paynesville, at the Kandiyohi and Stearns county line. The trail passes through the towns of Spicer, New ...
State: MN Length: 4.70 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
Minnesota's Hiawatha Trail (also known as the Hiawatha LRT Trail) runs along a north-south route paralleling both Hiawatha Avenue and the Hiawatha Light Rail Line in Minneapolis. The trail connects downtown Minneapolis and the vibrant Cedar-Riverside ...
State: MN Length: 1.50 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Kenilworth Trail runs through dense forest along the eastern side of Minnesota's Cedar Lake. Occasionally, trail users can catch glimpses of some of the stately residences in the ritzy Minneapolis neighborhood of Kenwood, which occupies ...
State: MN Length: 15 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail begins in downtown Hopkins, just a few blocks north of the eastern endpoint of the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail. The 15-mile trail (as you might guess) skirts the edge of Lake Minnetonka on ...
State: MN Length: 62 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel
As fans of public radio could tell you, this trail's namesake is the fictional town of Lake Wobegon, made famous by author and radio personality Garrison Keillor on A Prairie Home Companion. Along the 10-foot wide paved trail, you'll find small ...
State: MN Length: 76.70 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Grass
The Luce Line State Trail follows a former railroad grade and accommodates biking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, snowmobiling and cross-county skiing. From Plymouth the trail now continues east on a paved route toward Minneapolis, ...
State: MN Length: 5.50 miles Surface: Asphalt
The 5.5-mile Midtown Greenway follows a former railroad corridor through south Minneapolis, heading due west from the Mississippi River to the neighborhood of West Calhoun in the scenic Chain of Lakes Area. The paved pathway is only 1 block ...
State: MN Length: 3 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Minneapolis Diagonal Trail (also known as the Northeast Diagonal Trail) is primarily a commuter route offering grade-separated crossings of Interstate 35W. The trail links an industrial area north of the University of Minnesota with the ...
State: MN Length: 13 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail runs southwest from the Minneapolis suburb of Hopkins to the eastern edge of Chaska. The 13-mile trail occupies a former rail corridor originally built by the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway and ...
State: MN Length: 25.30 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
NOTE: The trail suffered severe damage from flooding in 2011 and some sections are closed. Check with the MN Dept. of Natural Resources for updates. The Minnesota Valley Trail is used by cyclists, equestrians, hikers, snowmobilers and cross-country ...
State: MN Length: 7.90 miles Surface: Asphalt
This paved trail links Minneapolis' Warehouse District to both the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail and Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail in Hopkins. The trail is mostly urban at the eastern terminus—where it is most often called the ...
State: MN Length: 1.89 miles Surface: Asphalt
From St. Paul Parks : The Parks and Recreation Department will be renovating a 1.9 mile segment of the Samuel H. Morgan Regional Trail between Hwy 5 and Interstate 35E. The improvement project includes increasing the width of the trail and ...
State: MN Length: 10.50 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Soo Line Recreational Trail is a continuation of the Soo Line Trail (southern route) just north of Royalton, Minnesota. This 10-mile segment, however, does not permit motorized uses, unlike its connecting segment to the northeast. The Soo ...
State: MN Length: 105.60 miles Surface: Ballast, Gravel
The Soo Line Trail Southern Route is more popularly known as the Soo Line South ATV Trail. The converted rail-trail runs for 105.6 miles in Minnesota between Royalton and the Minnesota–Wisconsin state line east of Pleasant Valley. The Soo ...
State: MN Length: 1.80 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
The St. Anthony Falls Heritage Trail is a two-mile loop along the Minneapolis riverfront within the St. Anthony Falls National Register Historic District. Maps, finding aids and the area's geological, engineering and industrial history are related ...
State: MN Length: 8.90 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
The West River Parkway Trail extends between N. Plymouth Avenue opposite Boom Island Park and Ford Parkway in Minnehaha Park, where you can join the Minnehaha Trail. The trail follows the Mississippi River south (down stream) to Minnehaha Falls ...