Wildest hikes in Minnesota
The highest Ambleway Wildness scores in the catalog: the routes that stay farthest from roads, industry, and development.
These are the 25 wildest hikes Ambleway has measured in Minnesota, from 88% wild at the top of the board to 74% wild at the bottom. They run from 1.9 to 8.7 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Lake Mary, gaining 361 ft. They lie across 6 named parks, forests, and preserves.
- Bergerson Pool & Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Viewpoint 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 88% wild
- Township Road 357 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 87% wild
- 350th Ave via Soo Line Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 84% wild
- 180th Street via Dnr Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 82% wild
- Buck Lake via Blue Hill Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 81% wild
- Buck Lake & Blue Hill Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 80% wild
- Long Pool 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 80% wild
- Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Viewpoint 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 80% wild
- Buck Lake & Blue Hill Overlook via Blue Hill Trail 2 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 79% wild
- Blue Hill Overlook via Blue Hill Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 79% wild
- Ann Lake & 180th Street via Dnr Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 79% wild
- Orrock Lake 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 79% wild
- 270th Avenue & Hi King Trail 4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 77% wild
- Cranberry Lake 6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 77% wild
- Little Coon Lake 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 76% wild
- Lake Mary 5.8 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 75% wild
- Big Woods Loop, Bjorkland Trail & Big Woods Loop Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 75% wild
- Blue Hill Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 75% wild
- Dnr Road 8.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 75% wild
- Maria Lake & Big Woods Loop, Bjorkland Trail via Anderson Hill Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 75% wild
- Kettle Kame Trail Loop via Big Woods Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 75% wild
- Fish Lake 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 74% wild
- Dewitt Pool 8.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 74% wild
- Ann Lake via 180th Street 5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 74% wild
- Sand Dunes State Forest Beach–180th Street, 3 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 74% wild