Hiking trails near Brainerd, Minnesota

41 official trails lie within 25 miles of Brainerd — 107 miles in total, 38 rated easy and 1 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 165 ft; the median trail gains 54 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Gull Lake Trail	14.8	158 ft	Hard	32 min · 19 mi
Cruser's Kettle	6.5	154 ft	Moderate	30 min · 20 mi
MILLER - BLACK BEAR Trail	6.4	105 ft	Moderate	41 min · 18 mi
Backcountry	5.0	101 ft	Easy	28 min · 15 mi
Galloping Goose	2.9	92 ft	Easy	24 min · 14 mi
Fort Ripley Trail	3.4	143 ft	Easy	28 min · 19 mi
Cuyuna Lakes State Trail	5.5	54 ft	Easy	21 min · 17 mi
Cuyuna Connector	3.1	91 ft	Easy	25 min · 17 mi
Drag Line	3.3	44 ft	Easy	23 min · 16 mi
Park Trail	3.9	28 ft	Easy	17 min · 11 mi
Sand Hog Mountain	1.6	165 ft	Easy	24 min · 14 mi
Milford Mine Park	2.4	51 ft	Easy	31 min · 21 mi
Mucker Mountain	1.6	99 ft	Easy	22 min · 14 mi
Switchback	1.2	116 ft	Easy	20 min · 15 mi
Tugger	1.0	66 ft	Easy	25 min · 17 mi
Syracuse	2.6	42 ft	Easy	18 min · 11 mi
Klondyke	3.1	39 ft	Easy	16 min · 11 mi
Bobsled	1.1	86 ft	Easy	25 min · 17 mi
Manuel Drive	1.2	72 ft	Easy	25 min · 17 mi
Dynamite	1.7	71 ft	Easy	22 min · 13 mi
Drawpoint	1.6	75 ft	Easy	23 min · 14 mi
Sledgehammer	1.0	140 ft	Easy	31 min · 15 mi
sinter	1.0	129 ft	Easy	28 min · 15 mi
Discombobulator Trail	2.2	72 ft	Easy	18 min · 12 mi

Quick picks near Brainerd

Easy and short: Backcountry — 5.0 mi, rated easy, 13 mi from town
Longest: Gull Lake Trail — 14.8 mi, 12 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Gull Lake Trail to Gull Lake; Cruser's Kettle to Lost Long Lake; MILLER - BLACK BEAR Trail to Blackbear Lake; Backcountry to Little Menomin Lake

Trail guides near Brainerd

Pine River — 57.6 mi, 155 ft climb · 28 mi away

Nearby towns: Grand Rapids (68 mi)

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