Hiking trails near New Richmond, Wisconsin

48 official trails lie within 25 miles of New Richmond — 193 miles in total, 40 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 396 ft; the median trail gains 103 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Ice Age National Scenic Trail	8.9	386 ft	Hard	47 min · 24 mi
Gandy Dancer State Trail	48.6	396 ft	Moderate	45 min · 28 mi
Whitetail Ridge MTB Trail	5.5	133 ft	Moderate	38 min · 22 mi
Lakeside Trail	4.2	91 ft	Moderate	52 min · 30 mi
Cattail State Trail	18.1	198 ft	Moderate	37 min · 21 mi
Stower Seven Lakes State Trail	13.1	123 ft	Moderate	36 min · 19 mi
Hawkeye	3.4	85 ft	Easy	26 min · 14 mi
Burkhardt Trail	2.0	165 ft	Easy	22 min · 12 mi
Saint Croix Crossing Loop Trail	2.9	211 ft	Easy	25 min · 18 mi
Sterling Hill Disc Golf Course	1.2	117 ft	Easy	37 min · 21 mi
Timberdoodle	1.5	99 ft	Easy	24 min · 13 mi
Scullcap	1.8	108 ft	Easy	46 min · 28 mi
Rubber Chicken	2.2	85 ft	Easy	24 min · 13 mi
Lost Morel	1.5	124 ft	Easy	49 min · 29 mi
Puffball	2.1	89 ft	Easy	49 min · 29 mi
Oak Ridge Trail	1.1	153 ft	Easy	27 min · 13 mi
Erratic Rock	1.4	111 ft	Easy	45 min · 28 mi
Howling Coyote	1.8	103 ft	Easy	26 min · 18 mi
WBC - West Ridge	1.1	85 ft	Easy	47 min · 28 mi
Wild Turkey	1.5	114 ft	Easy	24 min · 13 mi
Pink Disco	1.7	55 ft	Easy	52 min · 29 mi
Pioneer Trail	1.1	121 ft	Easy	27 min · 13 mi
Dryad's Saddle	1.3	112 ft	Easy	49 min · 29 mi
Northern Traverse	1.5	109 ft	Easy	25 min · 17 mi

Quick picks near New Richmond

Easy and short: Hawkeye — 3.4 mi, rated easy, 10 mi from town
Biggest climb: Gandy Dancer State Trail — 396 ft over 48.6 mi, 19 mi from town
Longest: Gandy Dancer State Trail — 48.6 mi, 19 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Ice Age National Scenic Trail to Indianhead Flowage; Gandy Dancer State Trail to Round Lake; Lakeside Trail to Glen Lake; Cattail State Trail to Old Mill Pond

Nearby towns: Cottage Grove (28 mi) · North Branch (33 mi) · Minneapolis (37 mi) · Red Wing (37 mi)

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