1
Big Aspen Trail System
Managed by United States Forest Service
341 acres3 mi of trail
Big Aspen Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Sandy
Sandy, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 49% of Sandy is conserved land, roughly 10,455 acres. There are about 5.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Big Aspen Trail System (3 mi) and Superior National Forest (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Sandy, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Sandy outdoors
Conserved land
49%
10,455 of 21,252 acres
Trails
5.6 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
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
Superior National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
6,163 acres1.2 mi of trail
F Rd 256County Road 236Taconite Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Sandy
Big Rice LakeIn Superior National Forest
Trails
Named trails
- Big Aspen Trail2.5 mi
- F Rd 2560.8 mi
- County Road 2360.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
10,455 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
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 Sandy
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 6,163 acState Resource Management Area 4,353 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6,163 | Open |
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 4,353 | Open |
Nearby
Sandy and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Sandy'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.