Outdoors · Black Hammer

Black Hammer, MN parks, trails & bike paths

There are about 1.2 miles of mapped trails.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Black Hammer, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Black Hammer outdoors

Conserved land
0.8%
180 of 22,693 acres
Trails
1.2 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths

Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

1
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Parks & preserves with trails

Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
1

Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet Website
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

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Peaks in Black Hammer
Black Hammer Bluff
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Water

Lakes & rivers

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Who protects the land

180 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land
117 ac
State fish & wildlife
44 ac
State natural resources
19 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 117 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.

Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands

The biggest protected places in Black Hammer

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 117 acState Conservation Area 44 acState Resource Management Area 19 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
West Beaver Creek Beaver Creek (Houston)State Conservation AreaState fish & wildlife44Restricted
R J D Memorial Hardwood State ForestState Resource Management AreaState natural resources19Open
Nearby

Black Hammer and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Black Hammer0.8%1.2 mi1
Caledonia4.7%8.7 mi2
Spring Grove0.2%1.5 mi0
Preble7.1%3.3 mi1
Yucatan10.6%15.2 mi4
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Black Hammer's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.

Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.

How we measure"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.

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