42 official trails lie within 25 miles of Burlington — 186 miles in total, 35 rated easy and 3 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 349 ft; the median trail gains 72 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Age National Scenic Trail | 33.1 | 242 ft | Hard | 23 mi |
| Moraine Ridge Trail | 19.9 | 161 ft | Hard | 20 mi |
| White River State Trail | 11.4 | 261 ft | Moderate | 13 mi |
| Glacial Drumlin State Trail | 8.4 | 218 ft | Moderate | 24 mi |
| Gander Mountain Forest Preserve Trail | 2.6 | 212 ft | Moderate | 13 mi |
| Orange Trail | 3.2 | 177 ft | Easy | 10 mi |
| South Lake Shore Lakefront Path | 4.5 | 48 ft | Easy | 13 mi |
| Unnamed trail | 4.7 | 39 ft | Easy | 25 mi |
| Blue Trail | 2.3 | 128 ft | Easy | 10 mi |
| Squirrel Loop | 3.0 | 72 ft | Easy | 20 mi |
| Connector Trail | 3.4 | 68 ft | Easy | 19 mi |
| Stute Springs Trail | 1.4 | 178 ft | Easy | 19 mi |
| Lake Geneva Shore Path | 4.5 | 33 ft | Easy | 15 mi |
| Gold Loop | 1.9 | 62 ft | Easy | 20 mi |
| Red Trail | 1.5 | 70 ft | Easy | 10 mi |
| Green Loop | 1.1 | 93 ft | Easy | 20 mi |
| Blue Loop | 1.8 | 58 ft | Easy | 20 mi |
| Richards Revenge | 1.0 | 85 ft | Easy | 19 mi |
| Lincoln Woods Nature Walk | 1.3 | 28 ft | Easy | 11 mi |
| Racine MRK Trail | 2.2 | 21 ft | Easy | 25 mi |
| White Trail | 1.1 | 37 ft | Easy | 9 mi |
| WE Energies Trail | 1.5 | 24 ft | Easy | 25 mi |
| Scuppernong Springs Nature Trail | 1.1 | 34 ft | Easy | 21 mi |
| Geneva Lake Shore Path | 1.2 | 23 ft | Easy | 10 mi |
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