Hiking trails near La Crosse, Wisconsin

42 official trails lie within 25 miles of La Crosse — 187 miles in total, 34 rated easy and 1 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 592 ft; the median trail gains 90 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Elroy-Sparta State Trail	33.3	592 ft	Hard	23 mi
Brady's Bluff Trail	1.8	479 ft	Moderate	18 mi
Vista	2.5	531 ft	Moderate	1 mi
Lake Loop	3.0	213 ft	Moderate	23 mi
La Crosse River State Trail	22.7	143 ft	Moderate	3 mi
Great River State Trail	13.0	90 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Ridge Crest	1.2	421 ft	Easy	4 mi
golgotha	1.1	416 ft	Easy	5 mi
Purple East	1.4	324 ft	Easy	3 mi
Orange	1.0	363 ft	Easy	4 mi
Cameltail	1.0	267 ft	Easy	5 mi
Quarry	2.1	111 ft	Easy	2 mi
Vista (2) - Building Champions Trail	1.3	179 ft	Easy	2 mi
Oak	1.2	169 ft	Easy	2 mi
Hickory	1.2	202 ft	Easy	2 mi
Twister	1.5	71 ft	Easy	2 mi
Great River Bike Trail	8.1	29 ft	Easy	6 mi
Snakeroot	1.2	92 ft	Easy	1 mi
Community Trail	1.0	107 ft	Easy	3 mi
Riverview Trail	1.4	51 ft	Easy	19 mi
Prairie Loop (Lower)	1.1	58 ft	Easy	2 mi
blue	1.1	79 ft	Easy	3 mi
Bay	1.4	62 ft	Easy	19 mi
Great River Trail	1.0	29 ft	Easy	21 mi

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