About trails in Marathon County, Wisconsin

Marathon County has 84 named trails on the map, covering 267 miles in total, an average of 3.2 miles per trail. That is the 8th largest mapped trail network among 70 counties in Wisconsin. 43 of them are tagged for hiking and 33 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Route 5, at 26.3 miles. 17 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 17 campsites, 3 waterfalls, 25 boat launches, and 1 rapid. The nearest towns to these trails are Hatley, Mosinee, and Rib Mountain.

What the trails in Marathon County are like

By length, 41 are under a mile, 26 run 1 to 5 miles, and 17 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Rock the Wierzba, at 1.9 miles.

Of the 40 with a difficulty rating, 21 easy, 14 moderate, and 5 hard. Of the 84 with measured elevation, Yellow Trail climbs the most, about 846 ft.

Explore by activity

267Total miles

17Campsites

25Boat launches

3Waterfalls

1Rapids

Route 5MTB26.3 mi Route 7MTB19.3 mi Route 15MTB19.1 mi IAT - New Hope-White Cedar connectorHike14.4 mi Route 10MTB11.8 mi Yellow TrailHike11.4 mi Route 22MTB10.9 mi Edgar-Fenwood TrailHike9.4 mi IAT - Ringle SegmentHike8.9 mi Route 12MTB8.5 mi Ice Age TrailHike8.3 mi Route 9MTB8.2 mi Route 6MTB7.9 mi Big Eau Pleine Bridle TrailHike7.8 mi Big Eau Pleine Park7.6 mi Heritage TrailHike6.0 mi IAT - Plover River SegmentHike6.0 mi Route 14MTB5.0 mi River Edge ParkwayMTB4.7 mi IAT - Dells of the Eau Claire-Plover River connectorHike3.5 mi IAT - White Cedar-Ringle connectorHike3.3 mi IAT - Thornapple Creek SegmentHike3.0 mi Turkey Vulture TrailHike2.7 mi West Unit TrailHike2.7 mi IAT - Dells of the Eau Claire SegmentHike2.5 mi Route 8MTB2.4 mi Red TrailHike2.3 mi Ruby RidgeHikeMTB2.2 mi RookeryHikeMTB2.1 mi Rock the WierzbaHikeMTB1.9 mi Lost 40HikeMTB1.6 mi Wisconsin Riverwoods Trail1.5 mi Snowmobile TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Quarry TrailHike1.4 mi Eau Claire River TrailHike1.4 mi Sylvan's RunMTB1.3 mi South Unit TrailHike1.3 mi Homestead Loop TrailHike1.3 mi Homestead TrailHike1.3 mi Cedar Creek TrailMTB1.3 mi Up Nort1.2 mi OscarHikeMTB1.1 mi BrickyardHikeMTB1.1 mi Yang1.0 mi Ho Chi Minh1.0 mi Outbound (S)0.9 mi IAT - Thornapple Creek-Dells of the Eau Claire connectorHike0.9 mi YinMTB0.8 mi Flower0.8 mi Trillium Trail0.8 mi Giant Hardwoods Nature TrailHike0.7 mi Giant Hardwoods TrailHike0.7 mi Super G0.7 mi Root Canal0.7 mi Dynamite TrailHike0.7 mi IAT - White Cedar SegmentHike0.7 mi Stinger0.6 mi Stone Soup0.6 mi Icky Thump0.5 mi Chain Smoker0.5 mi Velvet OtterHikeMTB0.5 mi Outbound (N)0.5 mi Bear Bones0.5 mi Barker-Stewart Island Interpretative Trail0.5 mi Bad RabbitMTB0.4 mi The PinesMTB0.3 mi Double Vision - IntermediateMTB0.3 mi White Knuckle0.3 mi Gray TrailHike0.3 mi Twisted OakMTB0.3 mi Fish HookMTB0.3 mi RebootMTB0.3 mi MeatwagonHikeMTB0.3 mi West LoopHike0.3 mi Blue TrailHike0.3 mi East Loop Connector0.2 mi Double Vision - Advanced lowerMTB0.2 mi Brockmeyer Path0.2 mi Old County Road II alignmentHike0.2 mi Ruby Ridge ClimbHikeMTB0.2 mi Hunting Season CutoffHike0.1 mi Rookery UphillHikeMTB0.1 mi Big DaddyHikeMTB0.1 mi Middle PathHike0.1 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.