The Mississippi River Trail (MRT) in Minnesota is divided into the same six regional destination areas as the Great River Road National Scenic Byway.
In addition, the Paul Bunyan and Heartland State Trails serve as an alternative off-road option. View the entire MRT mapbook or individual maps below.
Revisions were made to maps G, G1 and G2 - June 5, 2012
The Mississippi River Trail is one of the ways you can explore the state of Minnesota.
Current MRT Detours
- Highway 61 at I-90
- Map T; Apple Blossom Drive
- Spring 2013-2016
- Steep grades on portions of detour
- Plymouth Avenue Bridge
- Metro Map 8
- Closed to all traffic until mid-October
- Highway 61 Bridge through Hastings
- Anoka Riverfront Regional Park
- Metro map 7; east side river
- Expected to be complete July 1, 2012
- Rice Creek Trail (near railroad bridge)
- Metro map 7; east side of river Mississippi Street NE/65th Avenue NE
- Summer 2012 construction
Mississippi Headwaters
Itasca State Park to Bemidji
- Headwaters - Map A
Northwoods Mississippi
Bemidji to Grand Rapids
- Bemidji to Cass Lake - Map B
- City of Bemidji - Map B1
- City of Cass Lake - Map B2
- West Cass County - Map C
- East Cass County - Map D
Mississippi Crossings
Grand Rapids to Little Falls
- Grand Rapids Area - Map E
- City of Grand Rapids - Map E1
- Upper Aitkin County - Map F
- Lower Aitkin County - Map G
- City of Palisade - Map G1
- City of Aitkin - Map G2
- Cuyuna to Brainerd - Map H
- Cuyuna to Crosby - Map H1
- Crosby to Riverton - Map H2
- Southern Paul Bunyan - Map L
- Brainerd Area - Map L1
- Fort Ripley to Little Falls - Map M
- North of Little Falls - Map M1
- Little Falls North - Map M2
- Little Falls South - Map M
Paul Bunyan/Heartland State Trail
Scenic Mississippi
Little Falls to Elk River
- Little Falls to Sauk Rapids - Map N
- City of Rice - Map N1
- Sartell North - Map N2
- Sauk Rapids to Clearwater - Map O
- Sartell to Sauk Rapids - Map O1
- St. Cloud - Map O2
- St. Cloud South - Map O3
- City of Clearwater - Map O4
- Clearwater to Ostego - Map P
- Monticello West - Map P1
- Monticello East - Map P2
Metro Mississippi
Elk River to Hastings
- Otsego/Elk River - Map 1
- Elk River to Ramsey - Map 2
- Ramsey-Dayton West - Map 3
- Ramsey-Dayton East - Map 4
- Champlain/Anoka/Cook Rapids - Map 5
- Brooklyn Park/Coon Rapids - Map 6
- Brooklyn Center/Fridley - Map 7
- North Minneapolis - Map 8
- Downtown Minneapolis - Map 9
- Minneapolis to Fort Snelling - Map 10
- Lilydale/St. Paul - Map 11
- St. Paul East - Map 12
- South St. Paul/Newport - Map 13
- Inver Grove Heights - Map 14
- Eagan - Map 15
- Rosemount - Map 16
- Coates - Map 17
- Coates to Hastings - Map 18
- St. Paul Park/Cottage Grove - Map 19
- South Washington County - Map 20
- Hastings - Map 21
- Highway 319 - Map 22
Mississippi Bluffs
Hastings to the Iowa Border
- Red Wing Area - Map Q
- Red Wing West - Map Q1
- Red Wind East - Map Q2
- Lake City to Kellogg - Map R
- Frontenac Curve - Map R1
- Lake City - Map R2
- City of Wabasha - Map R3
- Kellogg to Winona - Map S
- City of Kellogg - Map S1
- South of Kellogg - Map S2
- Minnesota City to Winona - Map S3
- Winona to La Crescent - Map T
- Downtown Winona - Map T1
- East of Winona - Map T2
- Old Highway 61 Trail - Map T3
- City of La Crescent - Map T4
- Southern Houston County - Map U