About trails in Ashland County, Wisconsin

Ashland County has 36 named trails on the map, covering 75.5 miles in total, an average of 2.1 miles per trail. That is the 30th largest mapped trail network among 70 counties in Wisconsin. 30 of them are tagged for hiking and 6 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is North Country Trail, at 10.2 miles. 2 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 6 trailheads, 38 campsites, 6 waterfalls, 32 boat launches, and 13 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Mellen, Bayfield, and Glidden.

What the trails in Ashland County are like

By length, 15 are under a mile, 19 run 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Tombolo Trail, at 3.5 miles.

Of the 12 with a difficulty rating, 5 easy and 7 moderate. Of the 36 with measured elevation, North Country Trail climbs the most, about 865 ft.

Explore by activity

76Total miles

38Campsites

32Boat launches

6Waterfalls

6Trailheads

13Rapids

North Country TrailHike10.3 mi Waterfront TrailMTB7.5 mi Takesson TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi Pipeline TrailHike4.5 mi Lagoon Ridge TrailHike4.5 mi North Country National Scenic TrailHike4.4 mi Red Granite Falls TrailHike3.6 mi Tombolo TrailHike3.5 mi Forest Trail 2353.3 mi Meadow TrailHike3.0 mi Point TrailHike2.3 mi Vahtera 1 TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Bayview TrailHike2.2 mi Forest Trail 2152.0 mi Woods TrailHike2.0 mi Vahtera TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Fisherman's LoopHike1.2 mi Point Loop TrailHike1.2 mi Nordic TrailHike1.1 mi Casper TrailHike1.1 mi Penokee Mountain Ski Trail1.0 mi CCC TrailHike1.0 mi Penokee Moutain Ski TrailHike0.9 mi West LoopHike0.9 mi 24th Avenue Connector0.7 mi Brownstone Loop TrailHike0.7 mi Doughboys TrailHike0.7 mi Nucy Meech LoopHike0.6 mi Takesson/Vahtera TrailsHikeMTB0.5 mi Red Granite Falls Loop TrailHike0.5 mi Easy Way Out TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Forest Trail 2000.5 mi East LoopHike0.3 mi Burroughs TrailHike0.3 mi Sandy Ledges TrailHike0.3 mi Cut-Across TrailHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Ashland County

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.