Best Hiking Trails in Wisconsin | Trailmonger

About hiking in Wisconsin

Wisconsin has 2,399 named trails tagged for hiking on the map, covering 4,955 miles, an average of 2.1 miles each. The longest is Bearskin State Trail in Oneida County, at 74.0 miles. 223 run 5 miles or longer. 70 of the state's counties have at least one; Dane County has the most, with 256 trails.

Top 100 hiking trails, longest first

Trails 1–25

Bearskin State TrailHikeOneida County74.0 mi Ice Age TrailHikeTaylor County56.7 mi North Country National Scenic Trail (WI)HikeBayfield County53.7 mi Blue TrailHikeMTBWalworth County47.8 mi North Country TrailHikeDouglas County41.5 mi Ice Age TrailHikeLincoln County41.3 mi North Country TrailHikeBayfield County37.2 mi Green Circle TrailHikeMTBPortage County34.3 mi Ice Age TrailHikePolk County34.1 mi Tri-County CorridorHikeBayfield County32.7 mi Lauterman National Recreation TrailHikeFlorence County32.2 mi Ice Age TrailHikeDane County31.4 mi Lakewood XC CourseHikeOconto County28.8 mi Lake Geneva Shore PathHikeWalworth County28.2 mi IAT - Walla Hi-Manitowoc connectionHikeManitowoc County27.5 mi Ski TrailHikeMTBChippewa County26.6 mi Merrilian to MarshfieldHikeMTBClark County26.6 mi Blue LoopHikeWalworth County25.0 mi Ice Age TrailHikeChippewa County24.8 mi IAT - Lake Eleven-Cornell connectionHikeChippewa County24.0 mi Tri County Corridor Multi-Use TrailHikeMTBBayfield County23.6 mi Shawano - Crandon LineHikeMTBLanglade County23.4 mi Snowmobile TrailHikeBurnett County23.1 mi Ice Age TrailHikeWashington County21.7 mi IAT - Montello-Karner Blue connectionHikeMarquette County21.7 mi

Trails 26–50

Orange TrailHikeMTBWalworth County21.5 mi Wild Rivers ATV TrailHikeWashburn County21.4 mi IAT - Tisch Mills-Kewaunee River connectionHikeKewaunee County20.3 mi Esker TrailHikeMTBBayfield County20.0 mi Snowmobile/ATV TrailHikeMTBBurnett County20.0 mi Blue LoopHikeMTBWaukesha County19.8 mi Fox River TrailHikeMTBBrown County19.6 mi Ice Age TrailHikeWaukesha County18.8 mi Peace TrailHikeMTBRock County18.3 mi Hatchery Creek Trail NorthboundHikeMTBSawyer County18.0 mi Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse TrailHikeSheboygan County17.8 mi Abandoned RailroadHikeBayfield County17.0 mi Wiouwash State Recreation Trail South SectionHikeWinnebago County16.8 mi Green LoopHikeMTBWalworth County16.7 mi Wiouwash State Recreation TrailHikeMTBShawano County16.7 mi Ice Age TrailHikeSheboygan County16.6 mi Lake LoopHikeMTBDane County16.2 mi Wiouwash State Recreation TrailHikeMTBWinnebago County16.0 mi Pine River TrailHikeMTBRichland County16.0 mi IAT - Baraboo-Chaffee Creek connectionHikeJuneau County15.7 mi IAT - Chippewa Moraine-Southern Blue Hills connectionHikeRusk County15.6 mi CTH CE TrailHikeOutagamie County15.4 mi IAT - Gandy Dancer SegmentHikePolk County15.1 mi IAT - Lake Eleven SegmentHikeTaylor County15.1 mi Driftless Horse TrailHikeIowa County14.9 mi

Trails 51–75

Ski TrailHikeMTBEau Claire County14.8 mi IAT - Sauk Point-Portage Canal connectionHikeSauk County14.6 mi IAT - Jerry Lake SegmentHikeTaylor County14.5 mi Pike River PathwayHikeMTBRacine County14.4 mi IAT - New Hope-White Cedar connectorHikeMarathon County14.4 mi IAT - Sturgeon Bay SegmentHikeDoor County14.4 mi Snowmobile/Winter ATV TrailHikeMTBBurnett County14.1 mi Ice Age TrailHikeRusk County13.8 mi IAT - Harrison Hills SegmentHikeLincoln County13.5 mi IAT - Skunk and Foster Lakes-Iola Ski Hill connectorHikeWaupaca County13.2 mi Devils River State TrailHikeMTBManitowoc County13.1 mi IAT - Wood Lake SegmentHikeTaylor County13.0 mi Green LoopHikeJefferson County12.9 mi Red LoopHikeVilas County12.8 mi North Country National Scenic TrailHikeDouglas County12.5 mi IAT - Kewaunee River SegmentHikeKewaunee County12.5 mi Forest Trail 302HikeTaylor County12.1 mi IAT - Summit Moraine SegmentHikeLanglade County12.0 mi Ice Age TrailHikeLanglade County12.0 mi Eisenbahn State TrailHikeMTBFond du Lac County12.0 mi IAT - Lumbercamp SegmentHikeLanglade County11.9 mi Ice Age TrailHikeRock County11.9 mi Cattail State TrailHikePolk County11.9 mi White River TrailHikeMTBWalworth County11.9 mi IAT - Kewaunee River-Algoma connectionHikeKewaunee County11.8 mi

Trails 76–100

Apple Creek TrailHikeOutagamie County11.8 mi Nordic TrailHikeTaylor County11.7 mi IAT - Parnell SegmentHikeSheboygan County11.5 mi IAT - Cross Plains SegmentHikeDane County11.5 mi IAT - Parrish Hills SegmentHikeLanglade County11.5 mi Friendship TrailHikeMTBWinnebago County11.5 mi Whitetail Ridge MTB TrailHikeMTBSt. Croix County11.5 mi Yellow TrailHikeMarathon County11.4 mi Forest Trail 3510HikeForest County11.3 mi IAT - John Muir Park-Montello connectionHikeMarquette County11.3 mi IAT - Mondeaux Esker SegmentHikeTaylor County11.2 mi Ice Age TrailHikeWalworth County11.1 mi IAT - Gibbs Lake-Arbor Ridge connectionHikeRock County10.9 mi IAT - Devil's Lake SegmentHikeSauk County10.8 mi Castle Rock Horse TrailsHikeMTBAdams County10.7 mi Purple LoopHikeWalworth County10.6 mi Uller TrailHikeIron County10.5 mi Yellow TrailHikeFond du Lac County10.4 mi IAT - Underdown-Grandfather Falls connectionHikeLincoln County10.4 mi IAT - Janesville SegmentHikeRock County10.4 mi North Country TrailHikeAshland County10.3 mi IAT - Ice Override-Antigo Heights connectorHikeLanglade County10.2 mi IAT - Kettlebowl SegmentHikeLanglade County10.1 mi East River TrailHikeMTBBrown County10.1 mi Orange LoopHikeJefferson County10.0 mi

Hiking Trails by county

Counties 61–70

Lafayette County

Kewaunee County

Green Lake County

Crawford County

Richland 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 October 4, 2026.