Hiking trails near Wausau, Wisconsin

32 official trails lie within 25 miles of Wausau — 177 miles in total, 24 rated easy and 0 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 704 ft; the median trail gains 95 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Ice Age National Scenic Trail	10.3	175 ft	Moderate	14 mi
Mountain-Bay State Trail	73.9	704 ft	Moderate	16 mi
Connector/Disconnector	5.1	157 ft	Moderate	22 mi
Wiouwash State Trail	9.8	166 ft	Moderate	21 mi
Yellow Trail	1.4	551 ft	Easy	4 mi
Prairie Dells Loop	5.1	74 ft	Easy	21 mi
Turkey Vulture Trail	1.4	450 ft	Easy	3 mi
Main Course	2.8	118 ft	Easy	24 mi
Homestead Trail	1.3	434 ft	Easy	3 mi
Oktoberfest	3.0	118 ft	Easy	24 mi
Old School	2.7	95 ft	Easy	24 mi
Heinemania	2.8	58 ft	Easy	22 mi
The Hollow	1.6	80 ft	Easy	25 mi
Ice Age Trail	1.7	71 ft	Easy	15 mi
Ruby Ridge	2.2	42 ft	Easy	13 mi
Rock the Wierzba	1.9	46 ft	Easy	14 mi
Rookery	2.1	55 ft	Easy	14 mi
Snowmobile Trail	1.5	44 ft	Easy	13 mi
Lost 40	1.6	33 ft	Easy	13 mi
Bluejay Loop	1.3	46 ft	Easy	24 mi
Oscar	1.1	31 ft	Easy	14 mi
Brickyard	1.1	22 ft	Easy	13 mi
River Bend Trail	1.1	19 ft	Easy	15 mi
Eau Claire River Trail	1.1	16 ft	Easy	6 mi

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