Hiking trails near Buffalo, Minnesota

39 official trails lie within 25 miles of Buffalo — 527 miles in total, 33 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 429 ft; the median trail gains 60 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Lake Rebecca MTB Single-Track	13.7	93 ft	Hard	26 min · 15 mi
Lake Independence Regional Trail	13.9	139 ft	Moderate	17 min · 12 mi
Hillside Singletrack	6.6	93 ft	Moderate	37 min · 23 mi
Luce Line State Trail	93.8	202 ft	Moderate	40 min · 23 mi
Stanley Eddy South Loop	3.4	166 ft	Moderate	30 min · 20 mi
Stanley Eddy Trail (North Unit)	3.0	90 ft	Moderate	39 min · 24 mi
Big Woods Loop	3.2	89 ft	Easy	35 min · 14 mi
Baker-Carver Regional Trail	5.4	99 ft	Easy	50 min · 32 mi
Stanley Eddy Alama Loop	3.4	149 ft	Easy	30 min · 20 mi
Blue Hill Trail	5.2	97 ft	Easy	51 min · 29 mi
Park Trail	2.6	74 ft	Easy	36 min · 14 mi
Raptor Ridge	3.1	99 ft	Easy	48 min · 30 mi
Mississippi River	316.9	429 ft	Easy	34 min · 20 mi
Crow River Regional Trail	3.8	57 ft	Easy	29 min · 19 mi
Grizzland	2.3	62 ft	Easy	45 min · 26 mi
Central Anoka County Regional Trail	3.2	45 ft	Easy	50 min · 33 mi
Prairie Loop	1.5	97 ft	Easy	55 min · 35 mi
Luce Line Regional Trail	2.4	74 ft	Easy	40 min · 27 mi
Mahnomen Trail	3.2	31 ft	Easy	54 min · 31 mi
Fish Lake East Trail	1.5	55 ft	Easy	41 min · 25 mi
Rush Creek Regional Trail	3.6	53 ft	Easy	42 min · 25 mi
Bjorkland Trail	1.3	81 ft	Easy	36 min · 14 mi
Huck Harbor	1.3	40 ft	Easy	20 min · 11 mi
Grimm's Grind	2.3	35 ft	Easy	43 min · 26 mi

Quick picks near Buffalo

Easy and short: Big Woods Loop — 3.2 mi, rated easy, 11 mi from town
Biggest climb: Mississippi River — 429 ft over 316.9 mi, 18 mi from town
Longest: Mississippi River — 316.9 mi, 18 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Blue Hill Trail to Blue Hill

Lakes: Lake Rebecca MTB Single-Track to Lake Rebecca; Lake Independence Regional Trail to Lake Ardmore; Luce Line State Trail to Winsted Lake; Stanley Eddy Trail (North Unit) to Pickerel Lake

Viewpoints: Big Woods Loop to Anderson Hill Lookout; Park Trail to Viewing point ; Bjorkland Trail to Viewing point

Trail guides near Buffalo

Medicine Lake Regional Trail — 16.4 mi, 156 ft climb · 26 mi away

Nearby towns: Waconia (23 mi) · Andover (26 mi) · Minneapolis (33 mi) · New Prague (46 mi)

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