List of hiking trails in Wisconsin

This is an incomprehensive list of hiking trails in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, including multi-purpose biking trails that also function as hiking trails.The list does not include many smaller trails found within places such as Wisconsin state, county or municipal parks.

Many trails included require a current state trail pass from the Wisconsin DNR for any activities other than hiking, which can be obtained at various vendors around the trails. The current price of a pass is $5 daily, or $25 annually.[1]

Much of Wisconsin's state trail system follows the beds of now-defunct railroad lines; these are known as "rail trails."

List of trails[2][3]

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Trail Name Year Established Route Counties Trail Management Trail Pass Needed? Trail Type Total Miles (in use) Notes
400 State Trail 1988 Reedsburg-Elroy Sauk, Juneau DNR Yes Rail Trail 22
Ahdawagam Trails - Wisconsin Rapids (local) Wood Municipal No Municipal Trail 21
Ahnapee State Trail 1970 Sturgeon Bay-Casco; Luxemburg-Kewaunee Door, Kewaunee County No Rail Trail 48
Badger State Trail 2000 Madison-Freeport, IL Green, Dane,Stephenson (IL) DNR Yes Rail Trail 40
Bearskin State Trail 1973 Minocqua-Harshaw Oneida DNR Yes Rail Trail 22
Buffalo River State Trail 1976 Fairchild-Mondovi Eau Claire, Jackson, Trempeleau, Buffalo DNR Yes Rail Trail 36
Bugline Trail 1983 Menomonee Falls-Merton Waukesha Municipal No Rail Trail 16 Paved asphalt trail.
Capital City State Trail 2000 Madison-Fitchburg Dane County Yes Local Trail 17
Cattail State Trail 1999 Amery-Almena Polk, Barron County No Rail Trail 18
Chippewa River State Trail 1985 Eau Claire-Durand Eau Claire, Dunn, Pepin DNR Yes Rail Trail 30
Devil's River State Trail 2003 Denmark-Rockwood Brown, Manitowoc County No Rail Trail 15 Eight miles acquired, but not yet in use.
Eisenbahn State Trail 2003 Eden-West Bend Fond du Lac, Washington County No Rail Trail 25
Elroy-Sparta State Trail 1965 Elroy-Sparta Juneau, Monroe DNR Yes Rail Trail 32
Fox River State Trail 1991 Hilbert-Green Bay Brown, Calumet County Yes Rail Trail 25
Fox River Trail - Pewaukee-Brookfield Waukesha County No Local Trail 3 Not to be confused with the state trail of the same name.
Friendship State Trail 2000 Brillion-Forest Junction Calumet County No Rail Trail 4
Gandy Dancer State Trail 1989 St. Croix Falls-Superior Polk, Burnett, Douglas County Yes Rail Trail 62
Glacial Drumlin State Trail 1984 Waukesha-Cottage Grove Waukesha, Jefferson, Dane DNR Yes Rail Trail 52
Great River State Trail 1985 Onalaska-Marshland La Crosse, Trempeleau DNR Yes Rail Trail 24
Great Sauk State Trail 2017 Sauk City - Sumpter Sauk, Juneau County Yes Rail Trail 5
Green Circle State Trail 1992 Stevens Point area (local) Portage County No Local Trail 31
Hank Aaron State Trail 1996 Milwaukee-West Allis Milwaukee DNR No Rail Trail 12
Hillsboro State Trail 1988 Hillsboro-Union Center Vernon, Juneau County Yes Rail Trail 4
Ice Age Trail 1988 Statewide 30 counties statwide Varied No Varied Statewide 674
La Crosse River State Trail 1978 La Crosse-Sparta La Crosse, Monroe DNR Yes Rail Trail 22
Lake Country Trail - Oconomowoc-Pewaukee Waukesha Municipal No Rail Trail 15 Paved asphalt trail.
Lake Michigan State Water Trail 2012 Lake Michigan shoreline Several Varied No Water Trail N/A
Mascoutin Valley State Trail 1996 Ripon-Berlin; Rosendale-Fond du Lac Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Winnebago County No Rail Trail 21
MECCA Trails 1973 Mercer (local) Iron Private Board No Local Trail 15 The trails are designed for cross-country skiing, meant as a component of area tourism.
Military Ridge State Trail 1981 Fitchburg-Dodgeville Dane, Iowa DNR Yes Rail Trail 40
Mound View State Trail 1974/2018 Belmont-Platteville Lafayette, Grant County No Rail Trail (partial) 7
Mountain-Bay State Trail 1993 Wausau-Green Bay Marathon, Shawano, Brown County No Rail Trail 83
New Berlin Trail 1984 New Berlin-Waukesha Waukesha County No Local Trail 7 Paved asphalt trail.
Newton Blackmour State Trail 2003 New London-Seymour Outagamie County Yes Rail Trail 22 One mile acquired, but not yet in use.
Nicolet State Trail 1999 Gillett-Michigan state line near Tipler Oconto, Forest, Florence County No Rail Trail 89
North Country Trail 2001 N/A Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, Iron Varied No National Scenic Trail 140 The trail spans Northern Wisconsin, from Minnesota to Michigan's upper peninsula.
Oak Leaf Trail various N/A Milwaukee County No Local Trail 135 The trail system spans Milwaukee County. It includes the Menomonee, Kinnickinnic, Root River, Oak Creek, South Shore, Milwaukee River and Zip Lines, along with the Bradley and Drexel Connectors, and Lake Park and Whitehall Park Loops. A portion of the system is rail trail.
Oconto River State Trail 1997 Oconto-Stiles Junction Oconto County No Rail Trail 8
Old Abe State Trail 1990 Chippewa Falls-Cornell Chippewa County Yes Rail Trail 20
Pecatonica State Trail 1974 Belmont-Calamine Lafayette, Grant County Yes Rail Trail 10
Red Cedar State Trail 1973 Menomonie-Dunn Dunn DNR Yes Rail Trail 15
Saunders State Trail 1991 Boylston Junction-Minnesota state line near Dewey Douglas County No Rail Trail 8
Stower Seven Lakes State Trail 2003 Amery-Dresser Polk County Yes Rail Trail 14
Sugar River State Trail 1972 New Glarus-Broadhead Green DNR Yes Rail Trail 24
Tomorrow River State Trail 1996 Plover-Manawa Portage, Waupaca County Yes Rail Trail 29 A short unfinished section of trail exists just east of Amherst Junction.
Tuscobia State Trail 1966 Park Falls-Rice Lake Price, Sawyer, Washburn, Barron DNR/County No Rail Trail 75
Wau-King Trail Waupaca-King Waupaca County No Local Trail 4 Mainly paved asphalt trail.
White River State Trail 1999 Elkhorn-Lyons; Burlington-Kansasville Walworth, Racine County Yes Rail Trail 19 Eleven miles acquired, but not yet in use.
Wild Goose State Trail 1986 Fond du Lac-Clyman Junction Fond du Lac, Dodge County No Rail Trail 34
Wild Rivers State Trail 1993 Rice Lake-Solon Springs Barron, Washburn, Douglas County No Rail Trail 104 One mile acquired, but not yet in use
Wiouwash State Trail 1992 Oshkosh-Hortonville; Split Rock-Aniwa Winnebago, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca County No Rail Trail 41
Wolf River State Trail 2003 Crandon-White Lake Langlade, Forest County No Rail Trail 37 Six miles acquired, but not yet in use

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "State Trail Pass | Wisconsin State Park System | Wisconsin DNR". dnr.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  2. ^ "StateTrailSystemFacts.pdf". widnr.widen.net. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  3. ^ "State Trails | Wisconsin State Park System | Wisconsin DNR". dnr.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
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