Minnesota trails · Lake hikes

Lake hikes in Minnesota

984 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	—	Woodtick Number One Impoundment, Birch Lake Impoundment
Otter Tail River	162.6 mi	—	Otter Tail River Reservoir, Mud Lake
Sauk River	125.9 mi	—	Millpond, Juergens Lake
Superior Hiking Trail	11.3 mi	—	Bear Lake, Bean Lake
Minnesota River	299.1 mi	—	Minnesota Falls, Marsh Lake
Powwow Trail	27.2 mi	—	South Wilder Lake, Mirror Lake
Crow Wing River	120.0 mi	—	Fourth Crow Wing Lake, Seventh Crow Wing Lake
Mississippi River	316.9 mi	—	Little Rock Lake, Sylvan Lake
Kekekabic Trail	8.2 mi	—	Warclub Lake, Bingshick Lake
Hogback Lupus Loop	3.8 mi	—	Twin Lakes, Canal Lake
Zumbro River	164.7 mi	—	Zumbro River Reservoir, Silver Lake
Cannon River	84.0 mi	—	Cannon River Reservoir, The Narrows
Nicollet Trail	4.0 mi	—	Whipple Lake, Picard Lakes
Mesabi Trail	84.7 mi	—	The Narrows, Reservoir Number Four
Sioux Hustler Trail	25.0 mi	—	Devils Cascade, Pageant Lake
Suomi Snowmobile Trail	18.7 mi	—	Mud Lake, Little Cottonwood Lake
Heartland State Trail	46.6 mi	—	Stanley Lake, Sixth Lake
Marcell South Snowmobile Trail	10.5 mi	—	Northome Lake, English Lake
Park Trail	12.2 mi	—	Grass Lake, Bass Lake
Paul Bunyan State Forest	20.1 mi	—	Tepee Lakes, Coon Lake
Taconite State Trail	109.9 mi	—	Hanson Lake Impoundment, Goat Lake
Snowbank Trail	13.9 mi	—	Grub Lake, Birdsey Lake
Pine River	57.6 mi	—	Pine River Reservoir, Ding Pot Lake
Hogback Lupus Trail Loop	1.6 mi	—	Twin Lakes, Canal Lake
Triville Gia Snowmobile Trail	22.0 mi	—	Craig Lake, Aultman Lake
Border Route	27.2 mi	—	Mucker Lake, Rove Lake
Snowbank	12.9 mi	—	Grub Lake, Birdsey Lake
Trout Lake Trail	5.0 mi	—	Lower Spring Lake, Day Lake
Old Pines Loop	8.8 mi	—	Medas Lake, Moiyaka Lake
Angleworm Trail	11.4 mi	—	Angleworm Lake, Whisky Jack Lake
Suomi Hills N Trail	5.1 mi	—	Myers Lake, Spruce Island Lake
Willard Munger State Trail, Hinkley-Duluth Fire Segment	56.2 mi	—	Willow River Reservoir, Grindstone Reservoir
Nct	5.8 mi	—	Horn Lake, Kirk Lake
C.J. Ramstad/North Shore State Trail	80.2 mi	—	Barker Lake, Blueberry Lake
Central Lakes State Trail	55.1 mi	—	Brophy Lake, Victoria Lake
David Dill-Taconite State Trail	37.9 mi	—	Purvis Lake, Pioneer Tailings Basin
Redwood River	86.7 mi	—	Lake Redwood, Redwood Lake
Old Pines Loop Trail	4.5 mi	—	Moiyaka Lake, Kobe Lake
Suomi Hills Trail S	3.3 mi	—	Little Bear Lake, Hill Lake
Kettle River	60.6 mi	—	Big Spring Falls, Wolf Creek Falls
Suomi Hills Trail Na	2.7 mi	—	Boiler Lake, Balloon Lake
Marcell North Snowmobile Trail	14.4 mi	—	Snow Lake, Logging Sleigh Lake
Deer Park Trail	2.7 mi	—	Deer Park Lake, McKay Lake
Minnesota Valley State Trail	12.6 mi	—	Beason Lake, Paine Pond
Red Pine Trail	1.1 mi	—	Arco Lake, Budd Lake
Boy River Canoe Route	31.5 mi	—	Girl Lake, Skelly Lake
Cross River/wringer Lake	18.1 mi	—	Besho Lake, Organ Lake
Brule Lake Trail	6.6 mi	—	Fishhook Lake, Whale Lake
Lutsen Connector Bike Trail	13.8 mi	—	Bradley Lake
Cruiser Lake Trail	9.0 mi	—	Agnes Lake, Cruiser Lake
Fan Lake-Vaseux Lake	0.1 mi	—	Lily Lakes, Fan Lily Lakes
Blind Lake Connector and Loop	17.8 mi	—	Lizer Lake, Blind Lake
Fishing Lakes Trail	7.4 mi	—	Skeleton Lake, Camp Lake
Cross River/ Wringer Lake A	25.1 mi	—	Wringer Lake, Feather Lake
Winchell Trail	1.9 mi	—	Pool 1, Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area
Cgt-Beaver Dam Trail Main Loop	3.3 mi	—	Ruby Lake, Flour Lake
Secret Blackstone Secret	2.3 mi	—	Secret Lake, Blackstone Lake
Chippewa "C" Gia Snomobile Tra	19.4 mi	—	Twin Lakes, Hagen Lake
Eagle Mountain	3.4 mi	—	Eagle Mountain, Whale Lake
Root River	104.7 mi	—	North Branch Root River Reservoir, Mill Pond