About trails in Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Lincoln County has 37 named trails on the map, covering 160 miles in total, an average of 4.3 miles per trail. That is the 28th largest mapped trail network among 70 counties in Wisconsin. 36 of them are tagged for hiking and 12 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Ice Age Trail, at 41.3 miles. 10 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 1 trailhead, 15 campsites, 2 waterfalls, 21 boat launches, and 3 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Merrill, Rhinelander, and Tomahawk.

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160Total miles

15Campsites

21Boat launches

2Waterfalls

1Trailheads

3Rapids

Ice Age TrailHike41.3 mi IAT - Harrison Hills SegmentHike13.5 mi IAT - Underdown-Grandfather Falls connectionHike10.4 mi Main CourseHikeMTB8.3 mi Snowmobile TrailHike7.0 mi IAT - New Wood SegmentHike6.6 mi Hiawatha TrailMTB6.0 mi IAT - Underdown SegmentHike6.0 mi Prairie Dells LoopHikeMTB5.1 mi Connector/DisconnectorHikeMTB5.1 mi IAT - Turtle Rock SegmentHike4.8 mi River Bend TrailHikeMTB4.8 mi IAT - Averill-Kelly Creek Wilderness SegmentHike4.4 mi IAT - Grandfather Falls SegmentHike3.9 mi IAT - Timberland Wilderness SegmentHike3.7 mi OktoberfestHikeMTB3.0 mi IAT - Camp 27 SegmentHike2.8 mi HeinemaniaHikeMTB2.8 mi Old SchoolHikeMTB2.7 mi IAT - Grandfather Falls-Turtle Rock connectionHike2.1 mi IAT - Camp 27-Tiberland Wilderness connectionHike1.9 mi The HollowHikeMTB1.8 mi Averill Lake RoadHike1.6 mi Homestead LoopHikeMTB1.4 mi Bluejay LoopHike1.3 mi IAT - Alta Junction SegmentHike1.2 mi IAT - Alta Junction-Underdown connectionHike1.2 mi Beaver Meadow LoopHike0.8 mi Xtra CreditHikeMTB0.8 mi Whitney TrailHike0.7 mi Dragonfly TrailHike0.6 mi IAT - Averill-Kelly Creek Wilderness-New Wood connectionHike0.6 mi Riverwalk TrailHike0.6 mi Treehaven LoopHike0.4 mi Gateway to the UnderdownHikeMTB0.4 mi Tamarack Hollow TrailHike0.3 mi Old State Highway 17 alignmentHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Lincoln 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 2, 2026.