1
Runestone County Park
Park
932 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Solem
Solem, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 21% of Solem is conserved land, roughly 4,818 acres. There are about 11 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Solem, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Solem outdoors
Conserved land
21%
4,818 of 22,808 acres
Trails
11 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
named on the map
Bike routes
3.7 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 3.7 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
Hegg Lake Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
343 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Kensington Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
98 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Eng Lake Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Solem
Lookout Mountain
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.3 mi
- Tiger Lily Road Southwest0.9 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
BengstonEng LakeHegg LakeLittle Red Rock LakeLong LakeOstlund LakeRoland LakeSamuelsonSolem LakeStar Lake
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
4,818 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,937 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 34 parcels. 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 paths3.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Solem
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 3,259 acResource Management Area 2,643 acState Conservation Area 464 acPrivate Conservation 93 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area Of MnResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,322 | Restricted |
| Douglas County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,321 | Restricted |
| Hegg Lake State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 343 | Restricted |
| Kensington State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 98 | Restricted |
| Staffanson Prairie FeePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 93 | Access unknown |
| Eng Lake State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 22 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Runestone ReplicaIn Runestone County Park · Plaque
Nearby
Solem and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solem | 21.1% | 11.0 mi | 4 |
| Urness | 23.7% | 2.3 mi | 7 |
| Land | 8.6% | 4.4 mi | 3 |
| Holmes City | 7.7% | 0.9 mi | 1 |
| Nora | 11% | 2.6 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Solem'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.