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Loop Trails (No Backtracking) in Minnesota

Minnesota has 73 trails with a loop route in this directory, across 47 cities and towns — Eagan, Elk River, Roseville, Woodbury and 43 more. Start and finish at the same trailhead: a known distance, no backtracking and no car shuttle.

Labels come from each trail's own listing, its website and runners' reviews. Conditions change with the weather and the season, and gates and lights follow the park's own hours, so check a recent review before you drive out.

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Gooseberry Falls State Park

4.9 ★★★★★ 11,005 reviews

Two Harbors, MN

LoopNatural surfaceScenic

1,682-acre park with scenic waterfalls & diverse wildlife, plus campgrounds, trails & picnic areas.

Jay Cooke State Park

4.9 ★★★★★ 3,862 reviews

Carlton, MN

LoopScenicDog-friendly

Hidden Falls Regional Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 1,485 reviews

St Paul, MN

6.7 miLoopMixedScenic

Charming, long-established park featuring waterfalls, trails, a boat launch & scenic picnic areas.

Crosby Farm Regional Park North Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 994 reviews

St Paul, MN

6.7 miLoopPavedShaded

Woodlands featuring 6.7 acres of paved trails, plus picnic areas & access to fishing on the river.

Central Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 816 reviews

Roseville, MN

LoopMixedShadedScenic

Family-friendly park offering baseball fields, volleyball courts and picnicking by the lake, plus a playground.

Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

4.7 ★★★★★ 798 reviews

Savage, MN

21.4 miLoopNatural surfaceShaded

This mostly undeveloped area with multi-use trails is popular for bird watching & mountain biking.

Otsego County Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 600 reviews

Otsego, MN

LoopPavedShadedScenic

Reservoir Woods Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 524 reviews

Roseville, MN

LoopPavedShadedScenic

This rugged 120-acre park with wooded trails features diverse terrain, from wetlands to grasslands.

Kaposia Landing

4.7 ★★★★★ 508 reviews

South St Paul, MN

LoopPavedShadedScenic

Lakeside green space featuring a playground, walking trails and dog park for off-leash play.

Eastman Nature Center

4.9 ★★★★★ 483 reviews

Maple Grove, MN

LoopMixedScenicDog-friendly

Informative nature center featuring kid-orientated displays and various animals, along with hiking trails and picnics.

Jensen Lake Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 476 reviews

Eagan, MN

LoopNatural surfaceScenicDog-friendly

Scenic parkland featuring hiking trails along lakes, plus a playground.

Oakdale Nature Preserve

4.8 ★★★★★ 455 reviews

Oakdale, MN

LoopPavedScenicDog-friendly

Scenic, wooded park featuring trails for walking & biking, plus courts for tennis & basketball.

Commons Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 462 reviews

Fridley, MN

LoopShaded

Outdoor recreation area with facilities for basketball, soccer, tennis, baseball, and a playground.

Sunset Pond

4.7 ★★★★★ 401 reviews

Burnsville, MN

LoopPavedShadedScenic

Popular green space for walks, biking and picnics, with a playground and a pond.

Schaar's Bluff Trail

4.8 ★★★★★ 384 reviews

Hastings, MN

LoopPavedScenicDog-friendly

Relaxed riverside park featuring bluff-top views from the trail-laced wilderness.

Thomas Lake Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 392 reviews

Eagan, MN

LoopPavedScenicDog-friendly

Park featuring walking trails & a sizable lake with a pier for bass fishing, canoeing & kayaking.

Elm Creek Singletrack Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 350 reviews

Champlin, MN

8.1 miLoopMixedScenic

Relaxed park featuring a number of trails for biking, hiking, walking and running, along with picnicking.

Powers Lake Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 346 reviews

Woodbury, MN

LoopPavedScenic

Wooded park featuring a paved lakeside trail, a fishing pier & canoe launch, plus a playground.

Woodland Trails Regional Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 311 reviews

Elk River, MN

LoopPavedShadedScenic

Hilly area, the park features paved and unpaved trails for hiking, biking and skiing.

Lochness Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 323 reviews

Blaine, MN

LoopPavedScenicDog-friendly

Public park featuring disc golf, a walking trail, and a lake, plus picnic tables and sledding.

Langton Lake Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 270 reviews

Roseville, MN

LoopMixedScenic

Scenic, clean park featuring playgrounds and paved paths near the lake and woods, along with baseball and soccer fields and fishing.

Root River Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 202 reviews

Rochester, MN

2 miLoopNatural surfaceScenic

Park featuring picnic areas with grills and fire pits, a skate park, and scenic trails.

Katherine Abbott Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 185 reviews

Mahtomedi, MN

LoopMixedScenicDog-friendly

Local park offering kid-friendly hikes, walking trails, and benches, plus historical interest.

City of Falcon Heights - Community Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 190 reviews

Roseville, MN

Loop

Park with walking trails, a pond & an indoor pavilion, plus a softball field, tennis courts & more.

Salem Hills Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 180 reviews

Inver Grove Heights, MN

LoopNatural surfaceScenicDog-friendly

Park featuring trails for mountain biking, as well as a playground and tennis courts.

State Access Trail

4.5 ★★★★★ 172 reviews

Shakopee, MN

2 miLoopNatural surfaceScenic

Scenic, multi-purpose trail in a forest area that's also popular for snowshoeing, biking and bird-watching.

Hazelnut Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 122 reviews

Arden Hills, MN

LoopDog-friendly

Multi-use park featuring sports courts and playgrounds, plus a dog park.

Piedmont Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 110 reviews

Duluth, MN

LoopScenic

Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve

4.4 ★★★★☆ 110 reviews

Eden Prairie, MN

2.1 miLoopPavedScenic

Lush parkland offering wildlife & forested walking & biking tails around a secluded lake.

Tamarack Nature Preserve

4.3 ★★★★☆ 109 reviews

Woodbury, MN

LoopMixedLitScenic

Boardwalks, a playground and walking paths are among the features of this park.

Rudy Kraemer Nature Preserve

4.6 ★★★★★ 99 reviews

Burnsville, MN

5 miLoopMixedScenic

Natural area with trails for walking, jogging, and skiing, as well as wildlife sightings.

O'Leary Park

4.3 ★★★★☆ 94 reviews

Eagan, MN

LoopLitScenicDog-friendly

Park with picnic tables and a playground, as well as artwork installations, a pond, and trails.

Brewer Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 84 reviews

Duluth, MN

LoopMixedLitScenic

Park with trails for hiking and mountain biking, plus disc golf.

Wildwood County Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 84 reviews

Mankato, MN

Loop

Park, woodsy area with hiking trails and bridges, including a pedestrian suspension bridge .

Hillside Mountain Bike Trailhead

4.9 ★★★★★ 77 reviews

Elk River, MN

LoopNatural surface

Belwin Conservancy: Stagecoach Prairie

4.8 ★★★★★ 77 reviews

Afton, MN

10 miLoopShadedScenic

Greater Sucker Creek

4.6 ★★★★★ 79 reviews

Detroit Lakes, MN

LoopPavedScenicDog-friendly

Tranquil woods boasting scenic trails for strolling and biking, plus dog-friendly accommodations.

Hidden Valley Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 75 reviews

Savage, MN

LoopPavedScenicDog-friendly

Wooded recreational area with paved and less-groomed paths for hiking. Features include a playground, swings, slides, an archery range and a picnic shelter.

William H. Houlton Conservation Area

4.5 ★★★★★ 78 reviews

Elk River, MN

LoopScenicDog-friendly

Ecological park with kid-friendly hikes, and trails through woods and along the Mississippi and Elk rivers.

Jail Trail (North Loop) Mountain Bike and Cross Country Ski Trailhead

4.3 ★★★★☆ 81 reviews

St Cloud, MN

LoopNatural surfaceDog-friendly

Clean, family-friendly trail system featuring wooded hiking and biking paths plus winter skiing.

Anderson Lakes Regional Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 79 reviews

Eden Prairie, MN

2.1 miLoopMixedScenic

Park featuring paved and dirt hiking trails that are good for kids.

Snail Lake Regional Park Grass Lake Nature Preserve

4.7 ★★★★★ 71 reviews

Shoreview, MN

LoopPavedScenicDog-friendly

Clean park with a beach, playground and dog-friendly trails for walking and bike riding.

Pike Island

4.8 ★★★★★ 65 reviews

St Paul, MN

3.5 miLoopScenicDog-friendly

Island featuring serene trails for hiking and wildlife viewing, plus boat ramps.

He Mni Can - Barn Bluff Regional Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 64 reviews

Red Wing, MN

LoopScenic

Park featuring several hiking trails with views of the Mississippi River Valley and soaring bald eagles.

Izaak Walton Wetlands

4.6 ★★★★★ 63 reviews

Rochester, MN

LoopNatural surfaceScenic

Beautiful park featuring a loop trail around a pond and a host of wildlife, including birds.

Erlandson Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 59 reviews

Coon Rapids, MN

LoopScenicDog-friendly

Shady spot for a picnic with tables amid an arboretum, along with a network of woodland trails.

Dayton Port Roadside Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 60 reviews

Ramsey, MN

LoopScenicDog-friendly

Relaxed, tree-lined space beside the Mississippi River with picnic tables, shelters and clean toilets.

Meadowlands Park

4.3 ★★★★☆ 61 reviews

Eagan, MN

Loop

Neighborhood spot offering swings and slides, plus an open playground with a climbing wall.

Xcel Energy Mountain Bike Park Trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 56 reviews

Shakopee, MN

LoopNatural surfaceScenic

Flowy, 4.75-mile trail featuring berms, jumps, rollers, and other obstacles for mountain bikers.

Bethel Haunted Forest

4.1 ★★★★☆ 61 reviews

East Bethel, MN

4 miLoop

City park offering a variety of hiking and mountain biking trails, some decorated for Halloween.

North Lotus Lake Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 53 reviews

Chanhassen, MN

LoopPavedScenic

Anoka Nature Preserve

4.6 ★★★★★ 52 reviews

Anoka, MN

LoopMixedDog-friendly

Nature preserve with many trails for hiking, biking, and wildlife spotting.

Fairy Falls Trailhead

4.4 ★★★★☆ 50 reviews

Stillwater, MN

LoopScenic

Valley Creek Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 45 reviews

Woodbury, MN

LoopShaded

Keller Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 46 reviews

Apple Valley, MN

LoopPavedScenic

Clean neighborhood place featuring playground equipment and a lake for fishing.

West Lake Marion Mountain Bike Trailhead

4.9 ★★★★★ 43 reviews

Lakeville, MN

LoopNatural surface

Fish Creek Natural Area

4.7 ★★★★★ 43 reviews

Maplewood, MN

LoopPavedScenic

Hagemeister Pond Natural Area

4.8 ★★★★★ 40 reviews

Crystal, MN

LoopShadedScenic

Maple Grove Forest Preservation Area B

4.5 ★★★★★ 32 reviews

Maple Grove, MN

LoopNatural surface

Islands of Peace Regional Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 30 reviews

Fridley, MN

LoopLitDog-friendly

Fort Ripley Trail

4.7 ★★★★★ 20 reviews

Fort Ripley, MN

LoopMixed

Prairie Ridge Park

4.1 ★★★★☆ 22 reviews

Woodbury, MN

1.5 miLoopPavedShaded

Pine Valley Trail System White Pine Loop

4.6 ★★★★★ 19 reviews

Cloquet, MN

LoopNatural surface

Southbrook Park

3.9 ★★★★☆ 17 reviews

Brooklyn Park, MN

LoopPaved

SHT Haines Rd Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 14 reviews

Duluth, MN

LoopScenic

Sugarbush Preserve Trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 13 reviews

Elk River, MN

LoopCrushed gravel

Minnregs Lake Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 12 reviews

Lakeville, MN

21.4 miLoopNatural surfaceDog-friendly

Wetland Loop Trailhead

4.5 ★★★★★ 10 reviews

Rosemount, MN

Loop

Ogantz Trail

4.8 ★★★★★ 8 reviews

Esko, MN

LoopScenic

Cascade Lake Loop trail

4.3 ★★★★☆ 7 reviews

Rochester, MN

Loop

Wetland Loop Trail

5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews

Mankato, MN

LoopScenic

Rice Creek Singletrack Bike Trail

4.1 ★★★★☆ 7 reviews

Lino Lakes, MN

1.7 miLoopMixed

Elm Creek Woods Open Space

4.5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews

Plymouth, MN

Loop

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