Southwest Minnesota

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143 mi 231 km of trail — 3 Recommended Routes

1 Gem

32 Trails

26 Trails

6 Trails

Areas Within Southwest Minnesota

Blue Mounds State Park

2 Trails

Camden State Park

3 Trails

Charles A. Lindbergh State Park

1 Trails

Flandrau State Park

6 Trails

Lake Shetek State Park

1 Trails

Mount Kato and Mankato

33 Trails

Slaughter Slough Waterfowl Production Area

1 Trails

St Cloud

12 Trails

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Gems in Southwest Minnesota - 1

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Minnemishinona Falls

(2) North M…, MN

Recommended Routes in Southwest Minnesota - 3

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The glassy waters of Lake Maria shine in the afternoon light.

Bjorkland Trail

1.9 mi 3.0 km • 216' Up 65.94 m Up • 208' Down 63.37 m Down

Monticello, MN

A bridge at Seven Mile County Park on a fall afternoon.

Seven Mile Creek Hike

5.5 mi 8.9 km • 579' Up 176.4 m Up • 581' Down 176.98 m Down

North M…, MN

Shows just how twisty and tight the south end of Trail E is.

Traverse des Sioux Trails

8.5 mi 13.7 km • 51' Up 15.5 m Up • 51' Down 15.48 m Down

Saint P…, MN

Trails in Southwest Minnesota - 61

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2.1 mi 3.4 km #1Upper Cliffline Trail Easy Luverne, MN	Easy	Luverne, MN	2
1.7 mi 2.8 km #2Red Jacket Valley Trail Intermediate North Mankato, MN	Intermediate	North Mankato, MN	1
6.3 mi 10.1 km #3Minnesota River Trail Intermediate Mankato, MN	Intermediate	Mankato, MN	1
1.0 mi 1.7 km #4Trail 9 Difficult North Mankato, MN	Difficult	North Mankato, MN	1
15.4 mi 24.8 km #5Dakota Rail Regional Trail Easy Saint Bonifacius, MN	Easy	Saint Bonifacius, MN	1
0.3 mi 0.4 km #6River Loop Trail Difficult New Ulm, MN	Difficult	New Ulm, MN	1
2.0 mi 3.2 km #7Dakota Valley Trail Easy Marshall, MN	Easy	Marshall, MN	1
2.8 mi 4.5 km #8Trail 8 Intermediate North Mankato, MN	Intermediate	North Mankato, MN	1
0.1 mi 0.1 km #9Lookout Trail Easy Marshall, MN	Easy	Marshall, MN	1
3.0 mi 4.9 km #10Bluebird Trail Intermediate Marshall, MN	Intermediate	Marshall, MN	1
3.4 mi 5.5 km #11Minnesota River Headwaters Trail Easy/Intermediate Ortonville, MN	Easy/Intermediate	Ortonville, MN	1
4.0 mi 6.4 km #12Big Woods Loop Intermediate Monticello, MN	Intermediate	Monticello, MN	3
0.4 mi 0.6 km #13Minneopa Falls Access Trail Intermediate North Mankato, MN	Intermediate	North Mankato, MN	5
1.9 mi 3.1 km #14Mound Trail Easy Luverne, MN	Easy	Luverne, MN	3
1.5 mi 2.4 km #15Seppmann Mill Trail Intermediate North Mankato, MN	Intermediate	North Mankato, MN	2
41.2 mi 66.3 km #16Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail Intermediate Mankato, MN	Intermediate	Mankato, MN	1
0.1 mi 0.2 km #17Minnemishinona Falls Scenic Overlook Path Easy North Mankato, MN	Easy	North Mankato, MN	1
6.5 mi 10.5 km #18Red Jacket Trail Intermediate Mankato, MN	Intermediate	Mankato, MN	1
0.4 mi 0.6 km #19Old Dam Trail Difficult New Ulm, MN	Difficult	New Ulm, MN	1
1.0 mi 1.7 km #20Loon Island Trail Easy Slayton, MN	Easy	Slayton, MN	1