Table of Contents
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction 1
Weather 4
Flora and Fauna 4
Wilderness Restrictions/Regulations 5
Getting Around Minneapolis and Saint Paul 6
How to Use This Guide 8
Using the Maps 9
Trail Finder 10
Map Legend 14
Urban Minneapolis 15
1 Downtown Hike 16
2 St. Anthony Falls Heritage Trail and Pillsbury Islands 20
3 Uptown Hike 26
4 East River Flats to Witch's Hat 30
5 Chain of Lakes 35
6 Theodore Wirth Regional Park and Cedar Lake 40
7 Minnehaha Creek to Lake Nokomis Lollipop 45
8 Coldwater Spring to Minnehaha Falls 50
9 North Mississippi Regional Park Loop 56
Urban Saint Paul 61
10 Downtown Saint Paul 62
11 Summit-Capitol Loop 68
12 Lake Phalen 74
13 Crosby Farm Regional Park 79
14 Hidden Falls Regional Park 84
15 Pike Island and Fort Snelling State Park 89
North Minneapolis and Saint Paul 93
16 Bunker Hills Regional Park 94
17 Elm Creek Park Reserve 99
18 Crow-Hassan Park Reserve 104
19 Roseville Central Park 109
20 Reservoir Woods 114
21 Tamarack Nature Center 118
22 Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Preserve 123
West Minneapolis and Saint Paul 128
23 Lake Rebecca Park Reserve 129
24 Baker Park Reserve 133
25 Wolsfeld Woods Scientific and Natural Area 137
26 Carver Park Reserve 143
27 Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 148
28 Bryant Lake Regional Park 154
South Minneapolis and Saint Paul 160
29 Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge-Louisville Swamp 161
30 Cleary Lake Regional Park 166
31 Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve 171
32 Richard T. Anderson Preservation Area 176
33 Hyland Park Reserve 181
34 Moir Park 185
35 Terrace Oaks Park Loop 189
36 Lebanon Hills East 193
East Minneapolis and Saint Paul 198
37 Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park 199
38 St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park 204
39 Afton State Park 210
40 Lake Elmo Park Reserve-Eagle Point Lake 215
The Art of Hiking 220
Hike Index 243
About the Authors 245
