Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Travel Information

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Lake Elmo Park Reserve Campground I’ve always liked Lake Elmo Park Reserve. It’s within minutes of downtown St. Paul and yet offers wide-open spaces, rolling hills, and clusters of woodlands scattered around several lakes. It also off... Lake Elmo, MN

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Battle Creek Regional Park (Distance: 2.5 mi) Rolling, rollicking trails through thick woods; deer aplenty; lots of different choices of loops to ride. Tread: Entire loop is on hard-packed singletrack. Hazards: Steep, high-speed downhills; narro...

Saint Paul, MN - Mountain Biking - length:1 mi

Thompson Trail, Thompson County Park (Distance: 5.2 mi) This is a small neighborhood park with a modest lake and pleasant oak stands to hike though. It’s a short trail but has a more remote flavor once you get back into the hilly woods. The Thompson County...

Minneapolis, MN - Hiking - length:1.4 mi

Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park (Distance: 5.6 mi) Moderate ravine country with solidly wooded slopes and climbs in elevation that reward you with some mid-distance vistas of meadows and farmland “up on top.” Trails make it easy to climb and descend f...

Hastings, MN - Hiking - length:2 mi

Mendota Trail (Distance: 6.1 mi) This is the first of several Minnesota River Valley rides in this book. It’s a relaxing ride, starting out at the Sibley House and heading right down to the river. Some cool singletrack trails branch ...

Mendota, MN - Mountain Biking - length:8.7 mi

Mendota Trail (Distance: 6.5 mi) Great beginner ride or easy spin on flat terrain. Fun ride along the river flats. Tread: 0.4 mile on pavement; remaining 8.3 miles on wide grave trail.

Mendota, MN - Mountain Biking - length:8.7 mi

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Inver Wood Inver Wood Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6724 yards, par 72 1.1 miles from center of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Executive Inver Wood Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 3714 yards, par 30 1.1 miles from center of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Arbor Pointe Arbor Pointe Golf Club Public, 9 holes 4194 yards, par 31 1.7 miles from center of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Southview Southview Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6404 yards, par 71 3.5 miles from center of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

All Seasons All Seasons Golf Public, 9 holes 0 yards, par 0 4.5 miles from center of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

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