Hiking trails near New Prague, Minnesota

77 official trails lie within 25 miles of New Prague — 320 miles in total, 72 rated easy and 0 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 334 ft; the median trail gains 37 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
River Bottoms Trail	8.7	125 ft	Moderate	44 min · 29 mi
Bluff Trail	4.8	110 ft	Moderate	45 min · 33 mi
Big Woods Regional Trail	9.0	112 ft	Moderate	33 min · 24 mi
Minnesota Valley State Trail	14.5	68 ft	Moderate	33 min · 22 mi
Baker-Carver Regional Trail	5.4	99 ft	Easy	41 min · 27 mi
Straight River	34.3	187 ft	Easy	51 min · 29 mi
Cannon River	84.0	334 ft	Easy	38 min · 25 mi
Recreation Area Trail	4.3	61 ft	Easy	27 min · 17 mi
Skull Loop	2.9	97 ft	Easy	41 min · 25 mi
Long Meadow Lake Trail	5.4	107 ft	Easy	48 min · 34 mi
Mazomani Trail	4.0	47 ft	Easy	25 min · 16 mi
North Creek Greenway	3.2	117 ft	Easy	44 min · 33 mi
Raptor Ridge	3.1	99 ft	Easy	48 min · 28 mi
Lake Marion Greenway	3.5	84 ft	Easy	38 min · 25 mi
Hummingbird Trail	4.5	54 ft	Easy	30 min · 21 mi
Caron Park Singletrack	1.8	80 ft	Easy	1 h 00 min · 35 mi
Rapids Lake Trail	5.4	56 ft	Easy	30 min · 18 mi
Minnesota Valley State Trail (Louisville Swamp Unit)	5.7	59 ft	Easy	22 min · 13 mi
Hyland Trail	1.6	135 ft	Easy	40 min · 28 mi
Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail	2.7	55 ft	Easy	32 min · 21 mi
Prairie Loop	1.5	97 ft	Easy	45 min · 27 mi
Cleary Lake	3.8	30 ft	Easy	27 min · 19 mi
Carver Rapids Trails	2.6	36 ft	Easy	29 min · 15 mi
Mill Towns State Trail	3.0	45 ft	Easy	37 min · 26 mi

Quick picks near New Prague

Easy and short: Recreation Area Trail — 4.3 mi, rated easy, 13 mi from town
Biggest climb: Cannon River — 334 ft over 84.0 mi, 20 mi from town
Longest: Cannon River — 84.0 mi, 20 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: River Bottoms Trail to Nine Mile Lake; Cannon River to Cannon River Reservoir; Recreation Area Trail to Johnson Slough; Long Meadow Lake Trail to Blackdog Lake

Mountain passes: Cannon River to The Narrows

Trail guides near New Prague

Medicine Lake Regional Trail — 16.4 mi, 156 ft climb · 32 mi away

Nearby towns: Faribault (22 mi) · Waconia (23 mi) · St. Peter (24 mi) · Minneapolis (32 mi)

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