About trails in Polk County, Wisconsin

Polk County has 68 named trails on the map, covering 185 miles in total, an average of 2.7 miles per trail. That is the 15th largest mapped trail network among 70 counties in Wisconsin. 45 of them are tagged for hiking and 7 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Ice Age Trail, at 34.0 miles. 7 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 2 trailheads, 27 campsites, 3 waterfalls, and 30 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are St. Croix Falls, Lewis, and Luck.

What the trails in Polk County are like

By length, 37 are under a mile, 24 run 1 to 5 miles, and 7 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Stower Seven Lakes State Trail, at 26.3 miles.

Of the 57 with a difficulty rating, 41 easy, 11 moderate, and 5 hard. Of the 47 with measured elevation, IAT - McKenzie Creek Segment climbs the most, about 1,448 ft.

Explore by activity

185Total miles

27Campsites

30Boat launches

3Waterfalls

2Trailheads

Ice Age TrailHike34.0 mi Stower Seven Lakes State TrailMTB26.3 mi IAT - Gandy Dancer SegmentHike15.1 mi Cattail State TrailHike11.9 mi IAT - Saint Croix Falls SegmentHike8.7 mi IAT - McKenzie Creek SegmentHike8.7 mi IAT - Indian Creek SegmentHike5.1 mi Silverbrook TrailHikeMTB4.5 mi IAT - Gandy Dancer-Saint Croix Falls connectionHike4.5 mi Sunrise Ferry Hiking TrailHike4.2 mi Skyline TrailHike4.0 mi IAT - Trade River SegmentHike3.7 mi IAT - Pine Lake SegmentHike3.5 mi IAT - Straight Lake SegmentHike3.5 mi Sawmill County TrailMTB3.4 mi IAT - Straight River SegmentHike3.3 mi Buffalo Skull Loop TrailHike2.5 mi Electric Line Trail2.4 mi Trail of Myths foot pathHike1.9 mi Point Trail1.9 mi Quarry Trail1.8 mi Trail of Myths long loopHike1.6 mi Skyline Ski Trail1.6 mi Erratic Rock1.4 mi Ojibwa Trail1.3 mi Eagle Peak TrailHike1.2 mi Silverbrook Trail LoopHike1.1 mi Lake of the Dalles TrailHike1.1 mi WBC - West Ridge1.1 mi WBC - Interconnect TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Wissahickson North1.0 mi WBC - Riegel Park1.0 mi Interlink Trail to Interstate ParkHikeMTB1.0 mi Logging Trail0.9 mi IAT - Straight River-Straight Lake connectionHike0.8 mi WBC - Big Oak0.8 mi Waterfront TrailHike0.8 mi IAT - McKinzie Creek-Pine Lake connectionHike0.7 mi WBC - Woolly Bike Club0.6 mi Skyline Nature TrailHike0.6 mi Logging RoadHike0.6 mi Wissahickon South0.6 mi Eagle Bluff TrailHike0.6 mi Bluff Trail0.6 mi Simenstad TrailHike0.5 mi Horizon Rock TrailHike0.5 mi Ravine TrailHike0.5 mi IAT - Trade River connectionHike0.5 mi Homestead Trail0.5 mi Red Fox Trail0.5 mi Pothole TrailHike0.4 mi IAT - Trade River-Gandy Dancer connectionHike0.4 mi Summit Rock TrailHike0.4 mi River Bluff TrailHike0.3 mi Gaylord Nelson RiverwalkHikeMTB0.3 mi Schillberg TrailHike0.3 mi Meadow Valley TrailHike0.3 mi WBC - Lower Meadow0.3 mi IAT - Sand Creek-Indian Creek connectionHike0.3 mi Echo Canyon TrailHike0.3 mi Snowmobile Trail0.3 mi Deer TrailHike0.3 mi Cascade Falls TrailHike0.2 mi Cattail TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Vijobi Trail0.1 mi WBC - Rock Garden0.1 mi WBC - Riegel Park Interconnect0.1 mi Echo Canyon TrailheadHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Polk County

St. Croix Falls

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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 25, 2026.