About hiking in Washington County

Washington County, Wisconsin has 42 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 96.6 miles, an average of 2.3 miles each. The longest is Ice Age Trail, at 21.7 miles. 5 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Washington County are like

By length, 22 are under a mile, 15 run 1 to 5 miles, and 5 are 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Black Forest Nature Trail, at 0.8 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 36 easy and 6 moderate. Of the 42 with measured elevation, Ice Age Trail climbs the most, about 3,051 ft.

All 42 hiking trails, longest first

Ice Age TrailHike21.7 mi IAT - Holy Hill SegmentHike7.4 mi IAT - West Bend SegmentHike7.3 mi IAT - Milwaukee River (Washington County) SegmentHike6.5 mi IAT - Cedar Lakes-West Bend connectionHike5.4 mi IAT - Loew Lake SegmentHike4.5 mi Brown LoopHike4.4 mi IAT - Kewaskum SegmentHike4.3 mi Blue LoopHike4.0 mi IAT - Pike Lake SegmentHike3.3 mi IAT - Cedar Lakes SegmentHike3.0 mi Orange LoopHike2.6 mi White LoopHike2.3 mi IAT - Kewaskum connectionHike2.2 mi IAT - Slinger SegmentHike2.1 mi Green LoopHike2.1 mi IAT - Loew Lake-Holy Hill connectionHike1.2 mi Astronomy TrailHike1.2 mi Heritage Park Walking TrailHike1.0 mi Brown TrailHike1.0 mi Allenton Wildlife AreaHike0.9 mi Black Forest Nature TrailHike0.8 mi Red LoopHike0.7 mi Wildcat Habitat Nature LoopHike0.6 mi Rail Spur TrailHike0.6 mi Rainbow Lake TrailHike0.6 mi Black TrailHike0.5 mi Red TrailHike0.4 mi Lake Loop TrailHike0.4 mi Accessible TrailHike0.4 mi Green TrailHike0.4 mi IAT - Loew Lake connectionHike0.4 mi Pine Plantation LoopHike0.3 mi Brown/Blue TrailHike0.3 mi IAT - West Bend-Kewaskum connectionHike0.3 mi Blue TrailHike0.3 mi Preserve AccessHike0.2 mi Blue/Green TrailHike0.2 mi Cotton Creek TrailHike0.2 mi Brown/Green TrailHike0.2 mi Brown/Black TrailHike0.2 mi Spur trail to selfie standHike0.1 mi

← All Washington County trails

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.