The trails listed below are designated for hiking only. Hiking is also permitted on horseback trails and mountain bike trails. Trails are closed during cross-country ski season unless otherwise marked. For maps, visit the Park Map Directory. For additional information about individual parks, click on the park name.

Baker Park Reserve

• Timber Trail - 2.6 miles. Turf trail through hills, woodlots, marsh, and open fields. Access at Northern Division Office parking lot on County Road 24, just east of County Road 19.

Carver Park Reserve

• Nature Center Trails - 6.5 miles total. Six wood-chip, turf or crushed-rock trails. Access from Lowry Nature Center. Open for hiking year-round.

Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

• Cottonwood Trail - 1.5 miles. Flat turf trail. Access from West Visitor Center parking lot.
• Wood Duck Trail - .8 mile. Wood-chip and turf trail through floodplain forest. Access from West Visitor Center parking lot.

Crow-Hassan Park Reserve

• Autumn Hiking Trail - 3.5 miles. Hilly turf trail through woodlots; views of prairie and Crow River.

Elm Creek Park Reserve

• Creek Trail - 2.1 miles.
• Monarch Trail - .75 mile. Wood-chip and turf trails through woodlots and open fields. Access from Eastman Nature Center. Open during fall hiking season. Closed during cross-country ski season.
• Eastman Nature Center Trails - 3.5 miles total. Four loop trails, turf or wood-chip surface. Access from Nature Center. Printed interpretive guide available. Open for hiking year-round.

Fish Lake Regional Park

• Glacial Ridge Trail - 1.1 miles. Turf trail through hilly, wooded area. (Part of trail is paved.) Access from north or south parking lot or from Drumlin Trail.
  
• Drumlin Trail - .7 mile. Turf trail goes around a marsh. Access from south parking lot or Glacial Ridge Trail.

French Regional Park

• Lakeview Trail - 1.4 miles. Turf trail overlooking Medicine Lake. Access near Visitor Center.
• Challenge Hill Trail - .3 mile. Turf trail, steep hill. Access from Lakeview Trail. Skyline Trail - 1.3 miles. Turf trail, hilly terrain. Access from Lakeview Trail.

Hyland Lake Park Reserve

• Lake Trail - 2 miles. Wood-chip trail through woods and around Hyland Lake. Access from Visitor Center.
• Richardson Nature Center Trails - 2.8 miles. Wood-chip trails through oak woods, marshes, and prairie. Access from Nature Center. Open for hiking year-round.

Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

• Wood Duck Trail - 2 miles. Very hilly turf trail through oak woods. Access at trailhead. No hiking on nearby mountain bike trail.

Lake Rebecca Park Reserve

• Deerwood Trail - 1.5 miles. Hilly turf trail through prairie, marsh, and upland woods. Self-guided nature trail; map available at rental building. Access from Hilltop picnic area parking lot.
• Refuge Trail - 2.4 miles. Trumpeter swans can be viewed at overlooks on trail. Access at rental/trailhead building.

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