State Trails
| Trail name | Trailheads | Length in miles (km) | Surface | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowhead State Trail | Tower – International Falls | 7002135000000000000135 mi (217 km) | Unpaved | Serves primarily as a winter snowmobile route, branching off the Taconite State Trail. |
| Blazing Star State Trail | Albert Lea – Myre-Big Island State Park | 70006000000000000006 mi (9.7 km) | Paved | Planned to continue to Austin and connect with the Shooting Star State Trail. |
| Blufflands State Trail: Harmony-Preston Valley Segment | Harmony – Preston | 700118000000000000018 mi (29 km) | Paved | Climbs out of the Root River Valley. |
| Blufflands State Trail: Root River Segment | Fountain – Houston | 700142000000000000042 mi (68 km) | Paved | Extends along the Root River. |
| Casey Jones State Trail | Pipestone – Murray County, Lake Shetek State Park – Currie |
700119000000000000019 mi (31 km) | Partly paved | Invokes legendary train engineer Casey Jones in three unconnected segments that reflect railroad and pioneer history. |
| Central Lakes State Trail | Osakis – Fergus Falls | 700155000000000000055 mi (89 km) | Paved | Skirts a series of glacially formed lakes in Central Minnesota and connects to the Lake Wobegon Trails. |
| Cuyuna Lakes State Trail | Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 70006000000000000006 mi (9.7 km) | Paved | Wends through a regenerating open-pit mining area and connects with several mountain biking trails. |
| Douglas State Trail | Pine Island – Rochester | 700113000000000000013 mi (21 km) | Parallel paved and unpaved | Stretches through the rural scenery of a rich agricultural region. |
| Gateway State Trail | St. Paul – Pine Point Regional Park | 700118000000000000018 mi (29 km) | Paved with 10 miles (16 km) of parallel unpaved | Extends from an urban setting to a rural park near Stillwater. |
| Gitchi-Gami State Trail | Gooseberry Falls State Park – Beaver Bay, Schroeder – Tofte |
700125000000000000025 mi (40 km) | Paved | Runs along the shore of Lake Superior in multiple unconnected segments. Planned to run continuously from Two Harbors to Grand Marais. |
| Glacial Lakes State Trail | Hawick – Willmar | 700122000000000000022 mi (35 km) | Parallel paved and unpaved | Traverses gently rolling glacial landforms. |
| Goodhue Pioneer State Trail | Red Wing – Hay Creek Township, Zumbrota |
700110000000000000010 mi (16 km) | Paved with some parallel unpaved | Exists in two sections, but planned to run from Red Wing to Pine Island. |
| Great River Ridge State Trail | Plainview – Eyota | 700113000000000000013 mi (21 km) | Paved with some parallel unpaved | Wends past the river bluffs of the Driftless Area. |
| Heartland State Trail | Park Rapids – Cass Lake | 700149000000000000049 mi (79 km) | Paved with some parallel unpaved | Passes through mixed northern forests, intersecting with the Paul Bunyan State Trail. |
| Luce Line State Trail | Plymouth – Cosmos | 700163000000000000063 mi (101 km) | Unpaved | Stretches from the Minneapolis suburbs out to a rural landscape. |
| Minnesota Valley State Trail | Shakopee – Belle Plain | 700142000000000000042 mi (68 km) | Mostly unpaved | Follows the Minnesota River. |
| North Shore State Trail | Duluth – Grand Marais | 7002146000000000000146 mi (235 km) | Unpaved | Traverses the inland backcountry of the North Shore, primarily as a winter snowmobile route. |
| Paul Bunyan State Trail | Brainerd – Lake Bemidji State Park | 7002112000000000000112 mi (180 km) | Paved | Comprises one of the country's longest continuously paved trails, with a planned extension to Crow Wing State Park. Intersects with the Heartland State Trail. |
| Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail | Faribault – Mankato | 700139000000000000039 mi (63 km) | Paved with some parallel unpaved | Follows the Cannon River and passes through Sakatah Lake State Park. |
| Shooting Star State Trail | LeRoy – Adams | 700114000000000000014 mi (23 km) | Paved | Crosses open country and passes through Lake Louise State Park. |
| Taconite State Trail | Grand Rapids – Ely | 7002155000000000000155 mi (249 km) | Mostly unpaved | Serves primarily as a winter snowmobile route, intersecting with the Arrowhead State Trail. |
| Willard Munger State Trail | Hinckley – Duluth, Wrenshall – Carlton, Chengwatana State Forest – Holyoke |
700176000000000000076 mi (122 km) | Paved | Honors state legislator and trail advocate Willard Munger with a trail system of three segments. |
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