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Hjermstad Wildlife Management Area, Dather Slough Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
36 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Ellsborough
Ellsborough, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.9% of Ellsborough is conserved land, roughly 1,574 acres. There are about 1.3 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ellsborough, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ellsborough outdoors
Conserved land
6.9%
1,574 of 22,823 acres
Trails
1.3 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
13
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
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.
2
Hjermstad Wildlife Management Area, East Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
230 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Nelson Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
179 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Ruthton Wildlife Management Area, Central Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
159 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
Hjermstad Wildlife Management Area, Dather Slough Unit36 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Hjermstad Wildlife Management Area, East Unit230 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Nelson Wildlife Management Area179 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Ruthton Wildlife Management Area, Central Unit159 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Tutt Wildlife Management Area103 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Ellsborough Wildlife Management Area79 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Ruthton Wildlife Management Area, East Unit79 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Van Eck Wildlife Management Area76 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Lange Wildlife Management Area62 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Ruthton Wildlife Management Area, West Unit53 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,574 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 352 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 Ellsborough
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 1,222 acConservation Easement 355 ac
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthton State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 291 | Restricted |
| Hjermstad State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 267 | Restricted |
| Nelson State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 200 | Restricted |
| Adolph Lofthus State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 106 | Restricted |
| Tutt State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 103 | Restricted |
| Ellsborough State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 79 | Restricted |
| Van Eck State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 76 | Restricted |
| Lange State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 62 | Restricted |
| Bergman State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 33 | Restricted |
| Current State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Restricted |
Nearby
Ellsborough and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ellsborough'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.