Minnesota trails · Mississippi River
Mississippi River
A 316.9-mile point-to-point in Minnesota, with 429 ft of climbing. Reaches Little Rock Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 68% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 105.6. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Little Rock Lake (lake)
- Sylvan Lake (lake)
- Mississippi River Reservoir (lake)
- Rice Lake (lake)
- Blackwater Lake (lake)
- Sandy Lake Reservoir (lake)
- Boom Lake (lake)
- Zebulon Pike Lake (lake)
- Pokegama Reservoir (lake)
- Paper Mill Reservoir (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:03 a.m., the sun rises at 6:34 a.m. and sets at 7:53 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:24 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 19 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 316.9-mile route works out to roughly 117 h 36 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.