Brainerd, Minnesota (MN) Trails & Maps

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  • Cuyuna Lakes State Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MN
    Length: 5.20 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Cuyuna Lakes State Trail winds its way through pine forests along the shores of some of Minnesota's many lakes. The trail traverses the 5,000-acre Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area. When complete it will be about 30 miles, from Aitkin ...

  • Dairyland Trail

    Rail-Trail

    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 ...

  • Lake Wobegon Trail

    Rail-Trail

    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 ...

  • Paul Bunyan State Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MN
    Length: 112 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Dirt

    As of autumn 2012, 112 miles of the Paul Bunyan State Trail (between Brainerd and Bemidji) are paved, making it one of the nation's longest paved rail-trails. When complete, the trail will run for about 120 miles between Crow Wing State Park ...

  • Soo Line Recreational Trail

    Rail-Trail

    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 ...

  • Soo Line Trail - Northern Route

    Rail-Trail

    State: MN
    Length: 148 miles
    Surface: Ballast, Gravel

    The Soo Line North Trail travels for 148 miles through forest and bog between Moose Lake in the south and Cass Lake in the north. The trail, which is popular with ATVs in the summer and snowmobiles in the winter, runs through Hill River State ...

  • Soo Line Trail - Southern Route

    Rail-Trail

    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 ...

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