About the Product

Featuring 100 of the best day hikes, Hiking Minnesota makes it easy to enjoy self-guided tours of trails winding through the natural beauty of the state. The book features many of the area’s most popular as well as least-known hiking trails, including routes from

• Grand Portage National Monument at the very northeast corner to Blue Mounds State Park in the southwest corner,
• the vast Superior National Forest to the tiny Minnesota River Valley National Wildlife Refuge,
• the 34,000 acres of St. Croix State Park to the 200 acres of Temperance River State Park, and
• the shores of Lake Superior in Gooseberry Falls State Park to the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itasca State Park.

Every hike in the book includes an easy-to-read map that shows the trail’s distance; approximate hiking time; difficulty rating; points of interest; and descriptions of the area’s history, terrain, flora, and fauna. It also includes important information about the parks where many of the trails are located, such as hours and dates of operation, facilities available, applicable rules, permits required, and directions to the trailheads.

Hiking Minnesota will inspire you to take full advantage of the many hiking opportunities in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and it will guide you to the most scenic and interesting places along each trail. With all the detailed information presented, each hike will be educational as well as enjoyable.

About the Author

Husband and wife team Mike Link and Kate Crowley have written several nature and travel books, including Romancing Minnesota: Intimate Places to Stay and Dine and Following the Pack: The World of Wolf Researchers, as well as numerous magazine articles. Link is the founder and executive director of the Audubon Center of the North Woods, a nature sanctuary and educational center, and Crowley is the administrative assistant. Both nature lovers, they have taught people from all over the world through their National Audubon Society and Center tours. Having hiked extensively in the United States and many foreign countries, Link and Crowley practice what they preach. Mike Link has devoted his life to the outdoors by planning landscapes and trails, teaching college courses, and leading adult tours and classes. He and Crowley live in Willow River, Minnesota, and enjoy many outdoor activities besides hiking, including skijorring (skiing while being pulled by dogs), canoeing, and bicycling.

Table of Contents

Part I: Lake Superior Shoreline
Chapter 1. Grand Portage State Park
Chapter 2. Grand Portage National Monument
Chapter 3. Judge C.R. Magney State Park
Chapter 4. Superior National Forest-Lake Superior Shoreline Region
Chapter 5. Cascade River State Park
Chapter 6. Temperance River State Park
Chapter 7. Tettegouche State Park
Chapter 8. Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
Chapter 9. Gooseberry Falls State Park
Chapter 10. Superior Hiking Trail
Chapter 11. Jay Cooke State Park

Part II: St. Croix River Watershed
Chapter 12. Banning State Park
Chapter 13. St. Croix State Park
Chapter 14. Wild River State Park
Chapter 15. Interstate State Park
Chapter 16. William O’Brien State Park
Chapter 17. Afton State Park

Part III: Mississippi River Valley
Chapter 18. Itasca State Park
Chapter 19. Savanna Portage State Park
Chapter 20. Crow Wing State Park
Chapter 21. Charles A. Lindbergh State Park
Chapter 22. Elm Creek Park Reserve
Chapter 23. Minneapolis City Parks
Chapter 24. Fort Snelling State Park
Chapter 25. Frontenac State Park
Chapter 26. Whitewater State Park
Chapter 27. Great River Bluffs State Park
Chapter 28. Beaver Creek Valley State Park

Part IV. Land of Lakes
Chapter 29. Superior National Forest-Land of Lakes Region
Chapter 30. Bear Head Lake State Park
Chapter 31. McCarthy Beach State Park
Chapter 32. Scenic State Park
Chapter 33. Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Chapter 34. Maplewood State Park
Chapter 35. Audubon Center of the North Woods
Chapter 36. Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Chapter 37. Lake Carlos State Park
Chapter 38. Glacial Lakes State Park
Chapter 39. Wood Lake Nature Center
Chapter 40. Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
Chapter 41. Sakatah Lake State Park

Part V. Prairies and Farmlands
Chapter 42. Buffalo River State Park
Chapter 43. Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area
Chapter 44. Minnesota River Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Chapter 45. Camden State Park
Chapter 46. Pipestone National Monument
Chapter 47. Blue Mounds State Park
Chapter 48. Myre Big Island State Park

Words of Praise

"So many trails, so little time. Now Kate and Mike have shortened the steps to exploring the wealth of scenic and natural wonders called Minnesota."
Ron Schara
Host, Minnesota Bound
Host, ESPN’s Backroads with Ron and Raven
Columnist, Minneapolis Star Tribune

"In this book, Mike and Kate help all of us to see a little bit more than we otherwise would have, and they lead us to trails we possibly would have never known existed."
Craig Blacklock
Owner, Blacklock Nature Photography

"Mike and Kate bring the natural and cultural history of Minnesota alive with vivid descriptions of their favorite walks. Join two of Minnesota’s foremost teacher-naturalists with a visit to their outdoor classrooms."
Don Arnosti
Minnesota Director, National Audubon Society

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