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Activities - Hiking

North Central Minnesota is filled with great places to hike. Pine River has one of the best trails for families anywhere in the State. It runs right through town and is called the Paul Bunyan Trail. The paved trail allows families with small children to take a leisurely walk into the woods, over rivers and across meadows. Below is a short list of area hiking trails.

Three close-by hiking areas include the Upgaard Wildlife Management Area and the Veterans Hiking Trail, both located along the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway on Crow Wing County Road 16. The Deep Portage Conservation Reserve, fifteen miles northeast of Pine River and east of Hackensack, features 6,000 acres of trails and intrepetive sites for all hikers and birdwatchers.

Paul Bunyan Trail - Map
Woodtick Trail - Tour
Veteran's Hiking Trail on
Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway at
www.paulbunyanscenicbyway.org

 Contact DNR Backus, MN 56435
(218) 947-3232Chippewa Forest
Contact DNR Walker, MN 56484
(218) 547-1683