About trails in Vernon County, Wisconsin

Vernon County has 56 named trails on the map, covering 148 miles in total, an average of 2.6 miles per trail. That is the 22nd largest mapped trail network among 70 counties in Wisconsin. 37 of them are tagged for hiking and 24 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is bicycle, at 21.5 miles. 8 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 3 trailheads, 17 campsites, and 19 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Ontario, La Farge, and Viroqua.

What the trails in Vernon County are like

By length, 27 are under a mile, 20 run 1 to 5 miles, and 8 are 5 miles or longer. 11 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Veteran Hills Fat Bike Trail, at 9.0 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 21 easy, 32 moderate, and 2 hard. Of the 55 with measured elevation, Yellow Trail climbs the most, about 1,628 ft, and 7 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

148Total miles

17Campsites

19Boat launches

3Trailheads

bicycleMTB21.5 mi Mississippi River TrailMTB21.5 mi Veteran Hills Fat Bike TrailMTB9.0 mi Old Highway 131 TrailHike7.3 mi Purple Trail5.9 mi Yellow Trail5.8 mi West Ridge TrailHikeMTB5.7 mi Coon Prairie TrailHikeMTB5.2 mi Green Trail5.0 mi Lake LoopHikeMTB5.0 mi Rock Johnson TrailHike4.2 mi Hay Valley TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Blue Trail3.8 mi Orange Trail3.5 mi Red Trail3.0 mi "Hoot" Owl TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Big Valley TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Cut-Off TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Old Settlers Loop TrailHike2.1 mi The Bobby2.0 mi Hanson Rock TrailHike1.8 mi Little Canada TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi South LoopHikeMTB1.4 mi Washout TrailHike1.3 mi Ma & Pa's TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Mt Pisgah Hemlock TrailHike1.2 mi Chaseburg Nature TrailHike1.2 mi Ice Cave TrailHike1.2 mi Black Hawk Rock TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Rockton TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Rusty Ridge0.8 mi Dam TrailHike0.8 mi The WardrobeHikeMTB0.7 mi Lookout LoopHike0.7 mi SupatwistHikeMTB0.7 mi Dang, Girl!0.6 mi 9-10 TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Shady Maple Interpretive TrailHike0.6 mi Bailout TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Dutch Hollow TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Star Valley TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Willow TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Wind Up0.5 mi Well Digger0.5 mi The PineryHikeMTB0.5 mi Lookout Point0.5 mi Mule TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Appleby TrailHike0.4 mi Lower Edge Trail0.3 mi Prairie TrailHike0.3 mi Meadow LoopHike0.3 mi Starlight TrailHike0.3 mi Schnibbles0.2 mi Bake Sale0.2 mi Observation Point ConnectorHike0.2 mi

Trails by town in Vernon 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 25, 2026.