Hiking

Spring is here (well, almost), and that means there is no better time to embrace the outdoors. My favorite thing to do with great weather is to go hiking, and luckily Southern Minnesota offers many trails and parks in which to do so.

The Owatonna Parks and Recreation Department was recently awarded a MN DNR Local Trail Connections Grant. It will allow them to connect two existing local trails.

There's nothing else quite like this Minnesota forest.

What Minnesota hiking trail is your favorite?

This Minnesota state park has a 310-mile long hiking trail that goes through it. It's also been named one of the best state parks in the country!

If you're looking for a peaceful hike among trees where you can find a secret bridge not many people know about, the Chengwatana State Forest is for you.

In Northern Minnesota, take a hike on the Bean and Bear Lake Loop and you'll find two secret lakes hidden by the forest.

There's a waterfall in North Mankato that not many people know about and it also happens to be one of the tallest waterfalls in Southern Minnesota.

There is a massive, 60-foot magnetic rock in Grand Marais, MN along the Magnetic Rock Trail.