1
Chippewa National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
3,851 acres4.4 mi of trail
Brooks Road Northeast
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Outdoors · Summit
Summit, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 27% of Summit is conserved land, roughly 5,937 acres. There are about 8.3 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Chippewa National Forest (4.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Summit, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Summit outdoors
Conserved land
27%
5,937 of 22,380 acres
Trails
8.3 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.1 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
Black Duck State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Blackduck State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Trails
Named trails
- Blue Ox Trail3.1 mi
- Brooks Road Northeast2.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
5,937 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 paths0.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Summit
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 3,849 acState Resource Management Area 2,097 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 3,849 | Open |
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2,097 | Open |
Nearby
Summit and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | 26.5% | 8.3 mi | 3 |
| Hines | 13.7% | 6.1 mi | 2 |
| Blackduck | 0.7% | 1.5 mi | 2 |
| Moose Park | 17.6% | 2.8 mi | 3 |
| Hornet | 8.5% | 3.2 mi | 0 |
| Birch | 60.8% | 9.2 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Summit'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.