Top rated Hiking areas in Minneapolis

Experience the best that Minneapolis has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 26 places from Hiking area category.

Sort results by

Best  
🔥
Top rated  
🏆
 Most reviewed  
🤩
 Hidden gems  
💎
 Worst rated  
🤬
 Recently discovered  
🆕

Search radius

Categories


Eastman Nature Center image
1
Eastman Nature Center
Hiking area
👍👍 An excellent nature center inside Elm Creek Park Reserve. The building is very large with lots of glass for viewing wildlife. There are many great displays and clean bathrooms. They have live animals here like snakes and turtles. Also there is a bunch of taxidermy animals and hides. Numerous hi...
4.90 (366 reviews) (~24.45 km from centre)
Belwin Conservancy: Stagecoach Prairie image
2
Belwin Conservancy: Stagecoach Prairie
Hiking area
👍👍 Great grassy prairie flatland kinda style loop. No challenging inclines of any kind. It can be a quick stroll or as long of a walk as you want it to be trails ranging from 1-4 miles.
4.90 (48 reviews) (~37.16 km from centre)
Jensen Lake Trailhead image
3
Jensen Lake Trailhead
Hiking area
👍👍 This Trail is absolutely beautiful. The whole Lebanon Hills Regional Park area is an absolute gem tucked away. I love how in Minnesota that you can find places like this hidden in the suburbs. I'm easy to please with Parks and Trails but this is by far the best I've seen that's close to the cities....
4.80 (375 reviews) (~23.42 km from centre)
Schaar's Bluff Trail image
4
Schaar's Bluff Trail
Hiking area
👍 Love this park and trail. Great overlooks onto the water, tons of woods and flowers, and plenty of space. They are going through a restoration right now so some paths might not be available, and many trees/plants have been removed.
4.80 (335 reviews) (~35.14 km from centre)
Elm Creek Singletrack Trailhead image
5
Elm Creek Singletrack Trailhead
Park
👍👍 I only found out about this place last month, but living just six miles away, I've now gone here several times and still find there are more tracks and trails I haven't been on. The singletrack is great, offering neatly placed technical obstacles, some of which are pretty difficult and all appear to...
4.80 (291 reviews) (~25.54 km from centre)
Timber Shores Park image
6
Timber Shores Park
Hiking area
👍👍 Neighborhood park with a baseball field, swings, jungle gym, shelter. No bathroom or grill. Very clean and well maintained!
4.80 (66 reviews) (~14.87 km from centre)
Pike Island image
7
Pike Island
Hiking area
👍👍 Pike island (AKA Bdote MN...the birthplace of St Paul!) is one of my favorite spots to spend time! We have a boat harbored out of the St Paul yacht club....we and a number of other boaters from our marina and one right up the river (Watergate) beach on the Mississippi side (very important!!!!) to re...
4.80 (56 reviews) (~12.7 km from centre)
Crow Hassan Trailhead image
8
Crow Hassan Trailhead
Hiking area
👍👍 Beautiful lush native prairies.
4.80 (50 reviews) (~36.77 km from centre)
Dodge Nature Center – Main Property image
9
Dodge Nature Center – Main Property
Nature preserve
👍👍 We moved to West St. Paul in May and immediately discovered this gem of a nature center! My wife found the center as she researched all the parks and recreational spots when we arrived and we have visited many times already just to take in the natural tranquility even though it's located in an urban...
4.80 (36 reviews) (~16.17 km from centre)
Elm Creek Park Reserve image
10
Elm Creek Park Reserve
Nature preserve
4,900 acres with nature center, camping cabins & activities including hiking, swimming & disc golf.
4.70 (4.1K reviews) (~22.42 km from centre)
Hyland Lake Park Reserve image
11
Hyland Lake Park Reserve
Nature preserve
Prairie landscape with trails, an elaborate playground, picnic spots & programs at a nature center.
4.70 (2.8K reviews) (~19.15 km from centre)
Clifton E. French Regional Park image
12
Clifton E. French Regional Park
Park
Lake-based spot with swimming, fishing, lighted trails, large playground, boat launch & picnicking.
4.70 (2.5K reviews) (~14.27 km from centre)
Fort Snelling State Park image
13
Fort Snelling State Park
State park
Boasting a golf course & many trails for hiking, biking or skiing, this park also offers swimming.
4.70 (2.4K reviews) (~13.68 km from centre)
Lake Elmo Park Reserve image
14
Lake Elmo Park Reserve
Park
Hilly preserve featuring opportunities from camping to boating to horseback riding on 2,165 acres.
4.70 (1.7K reviews) (~28.51 km from centre)
Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor image
15
Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor
Hiking area
Regional hiking, biking & cross-country skiing trail through wetlands along the course of a creek.
4.70 (673 reviews) (~17.16 km from centre)
Big Rivers Regional Trail image
16
Big Rivers Regional Trail
Park
Walking, rollerblading & biking offered on a 4.5-mi. asphalt track with scenic river views.
4.70 (262 reviews) (~14.21 km from centre)
Crow Hassan Dog Park image
17
Crow Hassan Dog Park
Dog park
👍👍 I love this dog park! It has extensive walking trails through beautiful woods and prairie and following the Crow River. In the late summer and fall, when the river is low, there is a perfect beach area for the dogs to swim. They make efforts to maintain and improve the park with stairs, erosion prev...
4.70 (215 reviews) (~37.94 km from centre)
Longfellow Gardens image
18
Longfellow Gardens
Garden
A landscaped park along a creek, with wildlife, a formal garden, a pergola & views of the skyline.
4.70 (187 reviews) (~7.95 km from centre)
Winchell Trail image
19
Winchell Trail
Hiking area
👍👍 Nice place to go a walk/hike I'm the twin cities area. Very enjoyable. Make sure to venture off onto the different trails and baths and you might find yourself some hidden gems of a views
4.70 (140 reviews) (~7.65 km from centre)
Minnehaha Falls Lower Glen Trail image
20
Minnehaha Falls Lower Glen Trail
Hiking area
4.70 (55 reviews) (~8.26 km from centre)
Tip: Click on the rating to open it on Google Maps




Categories

Cities near Minneapolis

View all places in United States

Last updated:
( )