Hiking trails near Watertown, Wisconsin

32 official trails lie within 25 miles of Watertown — 213 miles in total, 25 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 350 ft; the median trail gains 69 ft.

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22 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Ice Age National Scenic Trail	14.6	240 ft	Hard	52 min · 29 mi
Moraine Ridge Trail	19.9	161 ft	Hard	42 min · 31 mi
Glacial Drumlin State Trail	43.1	229 ft	Moderate	39 min · 21 mi
Lake Country Trail	3.1	171 ft	Easy	38 min · 29 mi
Prairie Path	3.8	57 ft	Easy	38 min · 27 mi
Connector Trail (Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area)	3.4	68 ft	Easy	59 min · 35 mi
Connector Trail (Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit)	2.6	69 ft	Easy	53 min · 33 mi
Stute Springs Trail	1.4	166 ft	Easy	53 min · 35 mi
Gold Loop (Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit)	2.4	62 ft	Easy	47 min · 35 mi
Glacial River Trail	5.2	61 ft	Easy	29 min · 20 mi
Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail	2.4	83 ft	Easy	38 min · 29 mi
Green Loop (Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit)	1.1	93 ft	Easy	47 min · 35 mi
Blue Loop (Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit)	1.8	58 ft	Easy	47 min · 35 mi
Watertown/Oconomowoc Interurban Bike Trail	2.1	51 ft	Easy	14 min · 4 mi
Funk	1.7	53 ft	Easy	32 min · 17 mi
Main Dike Trail	3.5	30 ft	Easy	1 h 03 min · 33 mi
Glacial River Mountain Bike Trail - Beginner	1.1	45 ft	Easy	26 min · 18 mi
CamRock Trail	2.5	19 ft	Easy	42 min · 27 mi
Zeloski Marsh Trail	1.9	23 ft	Easy	35 min · 18 mi
Bugline Trail	1.1	28 ft	Easy	45 min · 25 mi
WHS CC Course	1.6	23 ft	Easy	47 min · 30 mi
Scuppernong Springs Nature Trail	1.1	34 ft	Easy	44 min · 33 mi

Quick picks near Watertown

Easy and short: Lake Country Trail — 3.1 mi, rated easy, 20 mi from town
Longest: Glacial Drumlin State Trail — 43.1 mi, 17 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Ice Age National Scenic Trail to Lohr Pond; Glacial Drumlin State Trail to Spring Lake; CamRock Trail to Rockdale Millpond

Viewpoints: Stute Springs Trail to Big Hill Overlook

Trail guides near Watertown

Eisenbahn State Trail — 24.3 mi, 203 ft climb · 31 mi away
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail — 11.4 mi, 137 ft climb · 35 mi away

Nearby towns: West Bend (32 mi) · Madison (36 mi) · Janesville (38 mi) · Milwaukee (39 mi)

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