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.
Most state-owned 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.
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 Year established Route Counties Trail management Trail pass needed? Rail trail? Length in use (mi) Notes400 State Trail1988Reedsburg-ElroySauk, JuneauDNR22Ahdawagam Trails -Wisconsin Rapids (local)WoodMunicipal21Ahnapee State Trail1970Sturgeon Bay-Casco; Luxemburg-KewauneeDoor, KewauneeCounty48Badger State Trail2000Madison-Freeport, ILGreen, Dane, Stephenson (IL)DNR40Bearskin State Trail1973Minocqua-HarshawOneidaDNR22Buffalo River State Trail1976Fairchild-MondoviEau Claire, Jackson, Trempeleau, BuffaloDNR36Bugline Trail1983Menomonee Falls-MertonWaukeshaMunicipal16Paved asphalt trail.Capital City State Trail2000Madison-FitchburgDaneCounty17Local trail.Cattail State Trail1999Amery-AlmenaPolk, BarronCounty18Chippewa River State Trail1985Eau Claire-DurandEau Claire, Dunn, PepinDNR30Devil's River State Trail2003Denmark-RockwoodBrown, ManitowocCounty15Eight miles acquired, but not yet in use.Eisenbahn State Trail2003Eden-West BendFond du Lac, WashingtonCounty25Elroy-Sparta State Trail1965Elroy-SpartaJuneau, MonroeDNR32Fox River State Trail1991Hilbert-Green BayBrown, CalumetCounty25Near the Fox River (Green Bay tributary).Fox River Trail -Pewaukee-BrookfieldWaukeshaCounty3Near the Fox River (Illinois River tributary), not to be confused with the state trail of the same name.Friendship State Trail2000Brillion-Forest JunctionCalumetCounty4Gandy Dancer State Trail1989St. Croix Falls-SuperiorPolk, Burnett, DouglasCounty62Glacial Drumlin State Trail1984Waukesha-Cottage GroveWaukesha, Jefferson, DaneDNR52Great River State Trail1985Onalaska-MarshlandLa Crosse, TrempeleauDNR24Great Sauk State Trail2017Sauk City - SumpterSauk, JuneauCounty5Green Circle State Trail1992Stevens Point area (local)PortageCounty31Hank Aaron State Trail1996Milwaukee-West AllisMilwaukeeDNR12Hillsboro State Trail1988Hillsboro-Union CenterVernon, JuneauCounty4Ice Age Trail1988Statewide30 counties statewideVaried674Longest hiking trail fully in the state, comprising various surface materials and trailbed locations.La Crosse River State Trail1978La Crosse-SpartaLa Crosse, MonroeDNR22Lake Country Trail -Oconomowoc-PewaukeeWaukeshaMunicipal15Paved asphalt trail.Lake Michigan State Water Trail2012Lake Michigan shorelineSeveralVariedN/AMascoutin Valley State Trail1996Ripon-Berlin; Rosendale-Fond du LacFond du Lac, Green Lake, WinnebagoCounty21The trail comprises two disconnected sections.MECCA Trails1973Mercer (local)IronPrivate Board15Local trails designed for cross-country skiing, meant as a component of area tourism.Military Ridge State Trail1981Fitchburg-DodgevilleDane, IowaDNR40Mound View State Trail1974/2018Belmont-PlattevilleLafayette, GrantCounty7Mountain-Bay State Trail1993Wausau-Green BayMarathon, Shawano, BrownCounty83New Berlin Trail1984New Berlin-WaukeshaWaukeshaCounty7Paved asphalt trail.Newton Blackmour State Trail2003New London-SeymourOutagamieCounty22One mile acquired, but not yet in use.Nicolet State Trail1999Gillett-Tipler (Michigan state line)Oconto, Forest, FlorenceCounty89North Country Trail2001N/ADouglas, Bayfield, Ashland, IronVaried140The National Scenic Trail spans Northern Wisconsin, from Minnesota to Michigan's upper peninsula.Oak Leaf TrailvariousN/AMilwaukeeCounty135The 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 Yes.Oconto River State Trail1997Oconto-Stiles JunctionOcontoCounty8Old Abe State Trail1990Chippewa Falls-CornellChippewaCounty20Pecatonica State Trail1974Belmont-CalamineLafayette, GrantCounty10Red Cedar State Trail1973Menomonie-DunnDunnDNR15Saunders State Trail1991Boylston Junction-Dewey (Minnesota State Line)DouglasCounty8Stower Seven Lakes State Trail2003Amery-DresserPolkCounty14Sugar River State Trail1972New Glarus-BroadheadGreenDNR24Tomorrow River State Trail1996Plover-ManawaPortage, WaupacaCounty29A short unfinished section of trail exists just east of Amherst Junction.Tuscobia State Trail1966Park Falls-Rice LakePrice, Sawyer, Washburn, BarronDNR/County75Wau-King TrailWaupaca-KingWaupacaCounty4Mainly paved asphalt trail.White River State Trail1999Elkhorn-Lyons; Burlington-KansasvilleWalworth, RacineCounty19Eleven miles acquired, but not yet in use.Wild Goose State Trail1986Fond du Lac-Clyman JunctionFond du Lac, DodgeCounty34Wild Rivers State Trail1993Rice Lake-Solon SpringsBarron, Washburn, DouglasCounty104One mile acquired, but not yet in useWiouwash State Trail1992Oshkosh-Hortonville; Split Rock-AniwaWinnebago, Outagamie, Shawano, WaupacaCounty41Wolf River State Trail2003Crandon-White LakeLanglade, ForestCounty37Six miles acquired, but not yet in use
See also
List of bike trails in Wisconsin National Trails System North Country Trail by state
References
External links
State Trails from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Hiking Trails from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism