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MNMinnesota rankings

Towns with the most trails in Minnesota

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 20 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Circle Pines
Minnesota · Most trails

Where Circle Pines lands: #2 of 20

1.2 mi / sq mi · Visit Circle Pines →

Edina 1 Edina 1.7 mi / sq mi Trail miles 26.8 mi Circle Pines 2 Circle Pines 1.2 mi / sq mi Trail miles 2.3 mi St. Louis Park 3 St. Louis Park 1.1 mi / sq mi Trail miles 12.3 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Edina Edina53,262 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 26.8 mi 47
2 Circle Pines Circle Pines4,968 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 7
3 St. Louis Park St. Louis Park49,594 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 12.3 mi 53
4 Eden Prairie Eden Prairie63,051 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 37.3 mi 34
5 Grand Rapids Grand Rapids11,207 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 24.5 mi 7
6 Fergus Falls Fergus Falls14,181 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 14.3 mi 32
7 Crookston Crookston7,344 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 4.5 mi 23
8 Morris Morris5,128 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 3.9 mi 9
9 Barnesville Barnesville2,762 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 8
10 Map of Eagle Lake Eagle Lake3,281 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 2
11 Moose Lake Moose Lake2,863 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 1
12 Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park83,876 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 14.6 mi 47
13 Cottage Grove Cottage Grove40,992 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 17.3 mi 32
14 Little Falls Little Falls9,121 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 7
15 Bemidji BemidjiBeltrami County · 3,363 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 6.1 mi 1
16 Map of Independence Independence3,694 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 9.1 mi 3
17 Map of Hastings Hastings22,117 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 28
18 Breezy Point2,687 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.8 mi 1
19 Chisago City Chisago City5,899 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.2 mi 12
20 Harris HarrisItasca County · 3,332 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 2

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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