Backpacker Magazine: Minnesota: Backpacking and Camping Trips, Hikes, Adventures, Topo Maps, Aerial Photos.

Boundary Waters: Mudro Lake to Horse Lake

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Paddle past wooded islands while perfecting your loon call on this 13.6-mile weekend trip across four lakes to an isolated campsite.

Boundary Waters: Pow-Wow Trail

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Scramble around beaver dams, trek through timber wolf territory, and ford countless creeks on this 30.1-mile loop that skirts 15 backcountry lakes in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Minneapolis, MN: Cowling Arboretum

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Restorations-in-progress add an educational twist to this easy, 2.6-mile hike outside of Minneapolis in Carleton College's Cowling Arboretum.

Boundary Waters: Trails End to Hunter Island

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Sheltered camps with bugling moose. Coves with ancient rock art. A raging waterfall. You'll find even the portages delightful as you paddle this 38-mile, 3-day route through Minnesota's million-acre water park into Canada's Quetico Provincial Park.

Duluth, MN: Brower Trail

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Hike along the headwaters of the Mississippi River, where old-growth pines, loons, and a long lake add punch to this mellow 7.8-miler in Itasca State Park.

Superior Hiking Trail: CR 6 to Silver Bay

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Airy ledges offer splendid views of Lake Superior and the northern backwoods on this 18.6-mile stretch from County Road 6 to Silver Bay.

Minnesota Valley Trail - Wilkie Unit/Bloomington Ferry Unit

Started at the boat launch area of Wilkie Unit and headed toward the Bloomingon Ferry Unit. Continued on past the Opus Marsh and saw tons of ducks in the marsh by the beaver dam. Saw 10 hornet nests along the way.

Itasca State Park 8/1/2006

My Family and I traveled home to Minnesota this summer, and we hit up a few of the spots where we used to camp when I was young.� This trip was recorded at Itasca State Park.� This is where the Headwaters of the Mississippi are.� I had a great time on this trip.� If you go, you can be as extreme, or as chill as you want.� I did a little hiking, a little biking, and had a lot of fun.

Minneapolis, MN: Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

With excellent flow and 100 percent singletrack, this 9.3-mile loop is a Twin Cities classic ripe with physical and technical challenges--keep an eye on the bridges, not the views.

Minnesota Valley Trail - Louisville Swamp Unit

Beautiful sunny day, started out around 39 degrees and was in the upper 40's at the end. Saw bald eagles, ducks, geese, beaver ponds and wild turkeys. Very nice walk!

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Minnesota Valley Trail - Wilkie Unit/Bloomington Ferry Unit

America's Scariest Trails: Bloodthirsty Creatures

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Bigfoot? He's a softy compared to the other menacing monsters lurking in the woods near you.

Undiscovered Hikes: 19 New Trails

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Hike these paths before the masses find them.

Free Maps! Our Contributors Favorite Local Hikes

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Online or via your cellphone these trips are ready to be downloaded and explored.

Where Solitude Rules

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Sharing is for kindergarten. Take one of these 30 hikes and you can have the wilderness all to yourself.

Where Solitude Rules - Wilderness Hideaways

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Lose yourself in a private paradise the crowds have overlooked.

Trip Finder: Waterfall Hikes

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Nine ways to get your cascade fix from Tennessee to Montana.

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