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

Trail Name [2] [3]	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

• List of bike trails in Wisconsin
• National Trails System
• North Country Trail by state

References

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

External links

• State Trails from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Hiking Trails from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism