About hiking in Bayfield County

Bayfield County, Wisconsin has 84 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 293 miles, an average of 3.5 miles each. The longest is North Country National Scenic Trail (WI), at 53.7 miles. 10 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Bayfield County are like

By length, 41 are under a mile, 33 run 1 to 5 miles, and 10 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Esker Trail, at 20.0 miles.

Of the 35 with a difficulty rating, 19 easy, 15 moderate, and 1 hard. Of the 84 with measured elevation, North Country National Scenic Trail (WI) climbs the most, about 11,076 ft, and 4 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 84 hiking trails, longest first

North Country National Scenic Trail (WI)Hike53.7 mi North Country TrailHike37.2 mi Tri-County CorridorHike32.7 mi Tri County Corridor Multi-Use TrailHikeMTB23.6 mi Esker TrailHikeMTB20.0 mi Abandoned RailroadHike17.0 mi Old Korte WestHikeMTB6.3 mi Forest Trail 505Hike5.6 mi Jolly LoopHike5.6 mi Lakeshore TrailHike5.5 mi Birkebeiner TrailHikeMTB4.1 mi Brownstone TrailHike4.1 mi Forest Trail 502Hike3.9 mi North End Ski TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi Sand Point RoadHikeMTB3.5 mi Old Korte TrailHike3.2 mi Rock Lake Trail - Hildebrand Lake LoopHikeMTB3.1 mi Lund Lake RoadHike2.9 mi BoulevardHike2.9 mi East Bay RoadHike2.8 mi Short & Fat - SummerHikeMTB2.3 mi Deer Path TrailHike2.2 mi Cadillac RoadHike2.2 mi EvenflowHikeMTB2.1 mi Namakagon Trail / Patsy Lake TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Tony Wise TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Wild River TrailHike1.8 mi Old Korte EastHikeMTB1.7 mi Mainland Ice Caves TrailHike1.7 mi Fat Tire BikeHike1.7 mi Washburn Lakefront ParkwayHike1.7 mi Hessian's CutoffHikeMTB1.6 mi Hovland LoopHike1.5 mi NirvanaHikeMTB1.4 mi East Rim TrailHike1.4 mi Lighthouse TrailHike1.4 mi Ravine TrailHike1.3 mi OnceHikeMTB1.3 mi Oppendahl's AlleyHike1.3 mi Lost Creek Falls TrailHike1.2 mi Anchor LoopHike1.2 mi Bass Lake TrailHike1.1 mi RollerHike1.0 mi Star Route ConnectorHike0.9 mi Short & Fat/Birkebeiner TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Birch Hill TrailHike0.8 mi West Rim TrailHike0.8 mi StormoenHikeMTB0.7 mi WisenupHikeMTB0.7 mi Jumptimus PrimeHikeMTB0.7 mi BauerHike0.6 mi TelehengeHike0.5 mi Emerson Lake TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi NordmorHike0.5 mi Field TripHikeMTB0.5 mi Gil Larsen Nature TrailHike0.5 mi RendalHikeMTB0.4 mi Frog Bay RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi Salmo TrailHike0.4 mi Flying Squirrel TrailHike0.4 mi Elevator ShaftHike0.4 mi Mikmak Lake TrailHike0.3 mi Emerson Lake Cut-offHikeMTB0.3 mi Black Bear TrailHike0.3 mi Finn Loop TrailHike0.3 mi Butterfly TrailHike0.3 mi The CarouselHike0.3 mi Jolly Meadow LoopHike0.3 mi MoneyHikeMTB0.3 mi Pine Bluff TrailHike0.3 mi KrusenHikeMTB0.2 mi Hub ConnectorHike0.2 mi Namakagon & Rock Lake LinkHikeMTB0.2 mi Clayton Creek TrailHike0.2 mi Namekagon-Patsy Lake Connector TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Chipmunk TrailHike0.2 mi Striped Skunk TrailHike0.2 mi Birkie ClassicHike0.2 mi Ojibwe ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Overlook TrailHike0.1 mi Hemlock Heights TrailHike0.1 mi Bear Cub TrailHike0.1 mi Base CampHikeMTB0.1 mi Sweeney Switchback TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Bayfield County trails

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.