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Get outdoors with this guide to 60 of the best hikes within an hour or so from Minneapolis and St. Paul, leading you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.
Sommario
Overview Map
Map Legend
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
60 Hikes by Category
Introduction
URBAN & SUBURBAN SAINT PAUL
- Battle Creek
- Big Rivers Regional Trail
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail
- Crosby Farm Regional Park
- Lake Elmo Park Reserve: Eagle Point Lake
- South Saint Paul Riverfront Trail
- Thompson County Park: Thompson Trail
URBAN & SUBURBAN MINNEAPOLIS
- Bass Ponds to Old Cedar Bridge
- Bryant Lake
- Bunker Hills Regional Park
- Carlos Avery Trail
- City Lakes Chain: Lake Harriet, Bde Maka Ska, and Lake of the Isles
- Coon Rapids Dam
- Fort Snelling State Park: Snelling Lake and Pike Island Trails
- Hyland Lake Park Reserve: Richardson Interpretive Trail
- Minnehaha Falls and Creek
- Mississippi Gorge Trail
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail
- Wood Lake Nature Center
SOUTHWEST
- Baylor Regional Park
- Carver Park Reserve, Lowry Nature Center: Tamarack Trail
- Cleary Lake Regional Park
- Lake Minnewashta Regional Park: Marsh Trail Loop
- Louisville Swamp: Mazomani Trail
- Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area: Lawrence Trail
- Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
- Sakatah Lake State Park
SOUTHEAST
- Afton State Park
- Barn Bluff
- Cannon Valley Trail
- Cannon River Wilderness Area Trail
- Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park
- Douglas State Trail
- Frontenac State Park: Bluffside Trail
- Goodhue Pioneer State Trail
- Kinnickinnic State Park, Wisconsin
- Lebanon Hills Regional Park: Holland and Jensen Lakes Loop
- Miesville Ravine Park Reserve
- Nerstrand–Big Woods State Park: Big Woods Trail
- Red Cedar State Trail, Wisconsin
- Spring Lake Park Reserve: Schaar’s Bluff Trail
NORTHWEST
- Baker Park Reserve
- Crow-Hassan Park Reserve
- Elm Creek Park Reserve
- Elm Creek Park Reserve: Eastman Nature Trail
- Lake Maria State Park
- Lake Rebecca Park Reserve
- Rum River North County Park
- Sand Dunes State Forest: Ann Lake
- Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge: Prairie’s Edge Trail
- Snail Lake
NORTHEAST
- Brown’s Creek State Trail
- Gateway State Trail
- Interstate State Park, Minnesota
- Interstate State Park, Wisconsin
- Pine Point Regional Park Trail
- Tamarack Nature Center
- Wild River State Park
- William O’Brien State Park: Upper Park Trail
- Willow River State Park, Wisconsin
APPENDIX: INFORMATION SOURCES
Index
About the Author
Info autore
Tom Watson was born in California and moved to the Twin Cities from Missouri at age 7. He remained in Minnesota until he graduated from the University of Minnesota’s College of Forestry with a B.S. in forest resource management and recreation. Then, in the mid-1980s, he moved to Kodiak, Alaska, where he spent 15 years operating a sea-kayak touring business and began working as a freelance writer and photographer. Published in several national magazines and an award-winning, active member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America and the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers, Tom is also the author of Best Minnesota Camper Cabins (Adventure Publications) and Best Tent Camping: Minnesota (Menasha Ridge Press). In addition to hiking, he enjoys photography, music, gardening, bird-watching, paddling, and camping.
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Get outdoors with this guide to 60 of the best hikes within an hour or so from Minneapolis and St. Paul, leading you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.
