About trails in Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Chippewa County has 70 named trails on the map, covering 211 miles in total, an average of 3.0 miles per trail. That is the 14th largest mapped trail network among 70 counties in Wisconsin. 56 of them are tagged for hiking and 15 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Old Abe State Trail, at 28.6 miles. 9 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 38 campsites and 30 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Cornell, Chippewa Falls, and Bloomer.

What the trails in Chippewa County are like

By length, 34 are under a mile, 27 run 1 to 5 miles, and 9 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Wild Flower Walking Path, at 0.5 miles.

Of the 26 with a difficulty rating, 17 easy and 9 moderate. Of the 70 with measured elevation, Ice Age Trail climbs the most, about 3,375 ft, and 3 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

211Total miles

38Campsites

30Boat launches

Old Abe State TrailMTB28.6 mi Ski TrailHikeMTB26.6 mi Ice Age TrailHike24.8 mi IAT - Lake Eleven-Cornell connectionHike24.0 mi Duncan Creek TrailMTB13.8 mi IAT - Chippewa Moraine SegmentHike8.4 mi IAT - Firth Lake SegmentHike6.3 mi IAT - Harwood Lakes SegmentHike6.2 mi Deer Fly Trail5.3 mi Burnt WagonHikeMTB3.7 mi Trapper's LoopHikeMTB3.0 mi See Trail2.8 mi Buckhorn Trail2.8 mi Lake TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Hickory Ridge Trail2.6 mi Cahow Trail LoopHike2.5 mi IAT - Chippewa River-Firth Lake connectionHike2.4 mi North SideHikeMTB2.2 mi Bert & ErnieHikeMTB2.2 mi Hodge Lake Trail LoopHike2.1 mi Riverway LoopHike2.0 mi Nordic 2 TrailHike2.0 mi IAT - Chippewa River SegmentHike1.9 mi IAT - Firth Lake-Harwood Lakes connectionHike1.8 mi Oneil Crk Trail1.6 mi Yellow-billed CookooHike1.5 mi IAT - Cornell-Chippewa River connectionHike1.4 mi IAT - Cornell SegmentHike1.3 mi Hay Meadow Flowage Trail1.2 mi Plantation TrailHike1.1 mi High Ridge Trail1.1 mi Nordic TrailHike1.1 mi Birchcreek Trail1.1 mi Shangri LaHikeMTB1.1 mi RavineHike1.0 mi East SideHikeMTB1.0 mi Puma PlaygroundHikeMTB1.0 mi Dr's OrdersHike0.9 mi HorseshoeHikeMTB0.9 mi Norway Trail0.8 mi TwisterHike0.8 mi Dark Lake TrailHike0.8 mi River TrailHike0.7 mi Dry Lake Trail LoopHike0.7 mi Xcel Service RoadHike0.7 mi Lost Land Lake LoopHike0.6 mi Swamp PointHike0.5 mi Jean Brunet TrailHike0.5 mi Spruce TrailHike0.5 mi Wild Flower Walking PathHike0.5 mi Tiber TrailHike0.5 mi Oneil Crk Trail 10.5 mi Pine TrailHike0.5 mi Prairie TrailHike0.4 mi Southern TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Highway 29 Bridge WalkwayHikeMTB0.4 mi The PinesHike0.3 mi Mammoth Trail LoopHike0.3 mi Wissota Shores Walking PathHike0.3 mi 40th Ave. FootpathHike0.3 mi PumphouseHike0.3 mi Haymeadow Flowage Trail0.3 mi Hodge Lake Trail AccessHike0.3 mi The ConnectorHike0.3 mi Canoe PortageHike0.2 mi Spring Creek Trail0.2 mi The OaksHike0.2 mi Short CutHike0.2 mi Old Abe TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Ice Ag TrailHike0.1 mi

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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.