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AREA TRAILS

Hike, Bike, Skate, Ski, and Snowmobile. Hackensack is blessed with several beautiful trails and free parking from which to reach the trails. The hard-surfaced Paul Bunyan Trail runs from Brainerd through Hackensack and north, where it joins the Heartland Trail, into Walker. North of Walker, the trail is now paved all the way to Bemidji. The hard-surfaced Heartland Trail continues to Park Rapids, or to Walker and on to Cass Lake where it connects with the Mi-Gi-Zi trail. Hikers and in-line skaters also enjoy the 100 plus miles of dedicated trail. Wildfl owers, wildlife, magnifi cent forest and lake views greet the visitor. Pedal, hike or roller blade through spectacular woods in the Chippewa National Forest between Hackensack and the Heartland Trail.

Few towns in Minnesota are closer to a premier national hiking trail than Hackensack. The North Country Trail and National Scenic Trail cross Hwy. 371 just 6 miles north of Hackensack near the Chippewa National Forest picnic grounds, a few steps away from the Paul Bunyan Trail. Hackensack is a great place to launch a back packing trip across the entire width of the Chippewa National Forest or beyond. The North Country Trail stretches from North Dakota to New York. In the wintertime, the Paul Bunyan Trail is open to snowmobiles without studded tracks. In addition to the Paul Bunyan Trail, Hackensack is part of an exhaustive system of mapped and marked snowmobile trails that stretch through the forests to neighboring towns near and far. Snow shoeing and cross country skiing take place on the North Country Trail. There are many groomed cross-country skiing trails near Hackensack.

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