1
Theodore Wirth Park
Managed by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
193 acres10.1 mi of trail
Southwest WirthGeranium PathGoldenrod TrailFern Glen
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Minneapolis is conserved land, roughly 3,853 acres. There are about 84 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Theodore Wirth Park (10.1 mi), West River Parkway (8.2 mi), and Cedar Lake Park (4.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Minneapolis, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Minneapolis outdoors
Conserved land
11%
3,853 of 36,553 acres
Trails
84 mi
1.5 mi per sq mi · 70 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
186
9 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
297.1 mi
107.6 mi lanes · 152.1 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
West River Parkway
Managed by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
248 acres8.2 mi of trail
Winchell Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Cedar Lake Park
Managed by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
105 acres4.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Minnehaha Regional Park
Managed by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
165 acres3.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Lake Hiawatha Park
Managed by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
235 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Minnehaha Creek Park
Managed by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
236 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Brownie Lake Park
Managed by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
26 acres1.9 mi of trail
Brownie Lake
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Minnehaha Creek West Park
Managed by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
28 acres1.3 mi of trail
Minnehaha Hiking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 60 parks & preserves
- Bde Maka Ska Park78 ac · 1.1 mi trail · Directions
- Folwell Park26 ac · 1.1 mi trail · Directions
- Riverside Park36 ac · 1 mi trail · Directions
- Pearl Park30 ac · 1 mi trail · Directions
- Lake of the Isles Park148 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Bassett's Creek Park43 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary32 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Mississippi Gorge Regional Park48 ac · 0.8 mi trail · Directions
- Lyndale Park59 ac · 0.7 mi trail · Directions
- Parade Park36 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Farview Park21 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Logan Park11 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Peavey Field10 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Northrop Mall5 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- North Mississippi Regional Park70 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Heritage Park20 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Van Cleve Park13 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Bohemian Flats Park8 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Bottineau Park8 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Lake Nokomis Park408 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park74 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Midtown Greenway60 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Lake Harriet Park46 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- B.F. Nelson Park14 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Matthews Park11 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Beltrami Park9 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- St. Anthony Park9 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Phelps Park7 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- The Mall4 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Northeast Athletic Field Park38 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Loring Park35 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Nicollet Island Park32 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Upper Harbor Park18 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Mill Ruins Park14 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Bethune Park12 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Windom Park9 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Washburn Fair Oaks Park8 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Hi-View Park4 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Gluek Park4 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Edgewater Park3 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Dickman Park2 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Victory Memorial Regional Park36 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- William Berry Park28 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- 40th Street Park11 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Lynnhurst Park10 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Linden Hills Park9 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Kenny Park8 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Harrison Park7 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Stewart Park7 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Hiawatha School Park7 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Central Gym Park6 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Currie Park5 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
Who protects the land
3,853 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 235 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes107.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths152.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes37.4 mi
- Brownie Lake (bike route)2.2 mi
- SW Wirth (bike route)1.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis144
- Baseball142
- Basketball128
- Soccer61
- Pickleball27
- Softball25
- Tracks21
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Minneapolis and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 10.5% | 83.6 mi | 186 |
| Richfield | 10.6% | 7.9 mi | 23 |
| St. Paul | 15.1% | 91.8 mi | 136 |
| St. Anthony | 19.9% | 3.5 mi | 8 |
| Golden Valley | 16.1% | 20.6 mi | 42 |
| St. Louis Park | 10.5% | 12.2 mi | 53 |
| Brooklyn Center | 5.4% | 2.2 mi | 18 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Minneapolis'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 27.6-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.