Maps are always a good idea, particularly if you are in an area you’re unfamiliar with. Below are some links to trail systems primarily around Minnesota which provide maps you can download and bring with you on your wanderings. If you know of other good sites that could be included here, please let me know!
As our wanderings take us to other states, and other countries, we will also provide links and information on those trails, as we go.
“We all have forests on our minds. Forests unexplored, unending. Each one of us gets lost in the forest, every night, alone.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin
Twin Cities Area
TrailLink: www.traillink.com (Note: TrailLink is a membership site; you can browse the site and view maps, but you can only download them as a member)
Three Rivers Park District: www.threeriversparks.org/locations
Carver Park Reserve (part of Three Rivers Parks) – Map of the entire park: https://threerivers-drupal.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/public/pdfs/locations/Park%20Maps/Carver.pdf
Carver Park Reserve (part of Three Rivers Parks) – Trails around Lowry Nature Center: https://threerivers-drupal.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/public/pdfs/locations/Park%20Maps/Carver%20Lowry.pdf
Edenbrook Conservation Area: http://gis01.edenprairie.org/ParkTrails/Edenbrook_Trails.pdf
Mississippi River and Recreation Area (National Park Service): https://www.nps.gov/miss/planyourvisit/placestogo.htm
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Minnesota_Valley/about.html
Paul Bunyan Trail (PDF): http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/state_trails/paulbunyan_heartland.pdf
Minnesota
TrailLink: www.traillink.com/state/mn-trails/ (Note: TrailLink is a membership site; you can browse the site and view maps, but you can only download them as a member)
Department of Natural Resources: www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/map.html
Explore Minnesota: http://www.exploreminnesota.com/things-to-do/hiking/
Minnesota Trails Journal: http://mntrails.com/parks
Arizona
The San Pedro Riparian Conservation Area: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/documents/files/AZ_SanPedroRiparian_NCA.pdf