Hiking trails near St. Peter, Minnesota

28 official trails lie within 25 miles of St. Peter — 197 miles in total, 25 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 244 ft; the median trail gains 54 ft.

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20 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
New Ulm Bike Circle Route	7.9	204 ft	Moderate	40 min · 27 mi
Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail	45.6	131 ft	Moderate	24 min · 13 mi
Minnesota Valley State Trail	12.6	53 ft	Moderate	36 min · 27 mi
Blue Earth River	16.2	116 ft	Easy	22 min · 15 mi
South Route Trail	3.2	231 ft	Easy	26 min · 18 mi
Cottonwood River	67.3	244 ft	Easy	39 min · 26 mi
Red Jacket Trail	3.5	55 ft	Easy	21 min · 14 mi
Minneopa Trail	2.7	99 ft	Easy	25 min · 17 mi
Hummingbird Trail	4.5	54 ft	Easy	26 min · 19 mi
Minnesota River Bluff Trail	2.1	54 ft	Easy	41 min · 20 mi
Old Dam Trail	1.1	74 ft	Easy	42 min · 28 mi
Minnesota River Trail	1.5	59 ft	Easy	20 min · 14 mi
Indian Lake Park Foot Path	1.3	51 ft	Easy	28 min · 17 mi
Pond Loop	1.1	36 ft	Easy	25 min · 18 mi
Seppmann Mill Trail	1.6	13 ft	Easy	26 min · 18 mi
Path to Memorial Helicopter	1.3	16 ft	Easy	36 min · 28 mi
Recreation Area Trail	1.0	7 ft	Easy	36 min · 29 mi
Traverse Trails Loop E	3.0	6 ft	Easy	4 min · 2 mi
Traverse Trails Loop D	1.8	4 ft	Easy	8 min · 3 mi
Traverse Trails Loop F	1.5	3 ft	Easy	3 min · 1 mi

Quick picks near St. Peter

Easy and short: South Route Trail — 3.2 mi, rated easy, 14 mi from town
Longest: Cottonwood River — 67.3 mi, 22 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Minnesota Valley State Trail to Beason Lake; Blue Earth River to Rapidan Lake; Cottonwood River to Lake Cottonwood; Old Dam Trail to Lake Cottonwood

Viewpoints: Cottonwood River to Former Dam Site; Old Dam Trail to Former Dam Site

Trail guides near St. Peter

Cannon River — 84.0 mi, 334 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: New Prague (24 mi) · Faribault (34 mi) · Waconia (36 mi) · Minneapolis (56 mi)

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