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Lake hikes in Minnesota

1060 trails in Minnesota reach a named lake. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.

Trail	Length	Gain	Reaches
North Country National Scenic Trail	71.4 mi	330 ft	Woodtick Number One Impoundment, Birch Lake Impoundment
Superior Hiking Trail	11.6 mi	454 ft	Bear Lake, Bean Lake
Otter Tail River	162.6 mi	506 ft	Otter Tail River Reservoir, Mud Lake
Sauk River	125.9 mi	332 ft	Millpond, Juergens Lake
Minnesota River	299.1 mi	248 ft	Minnesota Falls, Marsh Lake
Powwow Trail	27.2 mi	168 ft	South Wilder Lake, Mirror Lake
Crow Wing River	120.0 mi	259 ft	Fourth Crow Wing Lake, Seventh Crow Wing Lake
Mississippi River	316.9 mi	429 ft	Little Rock Lake, Sylvan Lake
Kekekabic Trail	8.2 mi	222 ft	Warclub Lake, Bingshick Lake
Hogback Lupus Loop	3.8 mi	124 ft	Twin Lakes, Canal Lake
Zumbro River	164.7 mi	456 ft	Zumbro River Reservoir, Silver Lake
Cannon River	84.0 mi	334 ft	Cannon River Reservoir, The Narrows
Nicollet Trail	4.0 mi	92 ft	Whipple Lake, Picard Lakes
Mesabi Trail	84.7 mi	336 ft	The Narrows, Reservoir Number Four
Sioux Hustler Trail	25.0 mi	246 ft	Devils Cascade, Pageant Lake
Heartland State Trail	46.6 mi	177 ft	Stanley Lake, Sixth Lake
Park Trail	12.2 mi	190 ft	Grass Lake, Bass Lake
Paul Bunyan State Forest	20.1 mi	395 ft	Tepee Lakes, Coon Lake
Taconite State Trail	109.9 mi	292 ft	Hanson Lake Impoundment, Goat Lake
Willard Munger State Trail, Hinkley-Duluth Fire Segment	70.4 mi	541 ft	Willow River Reservoir, Grindstone Reservoir
Snowbank Trail	13.9 mi	167 ft	Grub Lake, Birdsey Lake
Pine River	57.6 mi	155 ft	Pine River Reservoir, Ding Pot Lake
Hogback Lupus Trail Loop	1.6 mi	108 ft	Twin Lakes, Canal Lake
Cruiser Lake Trail	16.1 mi	256 ft	Agnes Lake, Ek (Leif) Lake
Border Route	27.2 mi	520 ft	Mucker Lake, Rove Lake
Snowbank	12.9 mi	173 ft	Grub Lake, Birdsey Lake
Trout Lake Trail	5.0 mi	101 ft	Lower Spring Lake, Day Lake
Old Pines Loop	8.8 mi	251 ft	Medas Lake, Moiyaka Lake
Medicine Lake Regional Trail	16.4 mi	156 ft	Edward Lake, Pomerleau Lake
Angleworm Trail	11.4 mi	203 ft	Angleworm Lake, Whisky Jack Lake
Suomi Hills N Trail	5.1 mi	131 ft	Myers Lake, Spruce Island Lake
Nct	5.8 mi	164 ft	Horn Lake, Kirk Lake
Central Lakes State Trail	55.1 mi	247 ft	Brophy Lake, Victoria Lake
David Dill-Taconite State Trail	37.9 mi	235 ft	Purvis Lake, Pioneer Tailings Basin
C.J. Ramstad/North Shore State Trail	142.1 mi	1,107 ft	Barker Lake, Blueberry Lake
Redwood River	86.7 mi	670 ft	Lake Redwood, Redwood Lake
Old Pines Loop Trail	4.5 mi	288 ft	Moiyaka Lake, Kobe Lake
Suomi Hills Trail S	3.3 mi	82 ft	Little Bear Lake, Hill Lake
Kettle River	60.6 mi	359 ft	Big Spring Falls, Wolf Creek Falls
Suomi Hills Trail Na	2.7 mi	96 ft	Boiler Lake, Balloon Lake
Deer Park Trail	2.7 mi	72 ft	Deer Park Lake, McKay Lake
Minnesota Valley State Trail	12.6 mi	53 ft	Beason Lake, Paine Pond
Red Pine Trail	1.1 mi	111 ft	Arco Lake, Budd Lake
Boy River Canoe Route	31.5 mi	31 ft	Girl Lake, Skelly Lake
Secret Blackstone Trail	2.7 mi	132 ft	Blackstone Lake, Secret Lake
Cross River/wringer Lake	18.1 mi	289 ft	Besho Lake, Organ Lake
Brule Lake Trail	6.6 mi	204 ft	Fishhook Lake, Whale Lake
Lutsen Connector Bike Trail	13.8 mi	375 ft	Bradley Lake
Fan Lake-Vaseux Lake	0.1 mi	10 ft	Lily Lakes, Fan Lily Lakes
Blind Lake Connector and Loop	17.8 mi	155 ft	Lizer Lake, Blind Lake
Fishing Lakes Trail	7.4 mi	126 ft	Skeleton Lake, Camp Lake
Cross River/ Wringer Lake A	25.1 mi	518 ft	Wringer Lake, Feather Lake
Winchell Trail	1.9 mi	85 ft	Pool 1, Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area
Cgt-Beaver Dam Trail Main Loop	3.3 mi	122 ft	Ruby Lake, Flour Lake
Secret Blackstone Secret	2.3 mi	141 ft	Secret Lake, Blackstone Lake
Chippewa "C" Gia Snomobile Tra	19.4 mi	171 ft	Twin Lakes, Hagen Lake
Eagle Mountain	3.4 mi	551 ft	Eagle Mountain, Whale Lake
Root River	104.7 mi	341 ft	North Branch Root River Reservoir, Mill Pond
Gateway State Trail	27.5 mi	259 ft	Keller Lake, Lake Masterman
Nipisiquit Lake Trail	4.6 mi	424 ft	Nipisiquit Lake, Lake Superior Overlook