Wisconsin trails · 400 State Trail
400 State Trail
A 21.7-mile point-to-point in Wisconsin, with 91 ft of climbing. Reaches Hemlock Slough and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 21.7 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Hemlock Slough (lake)
- La Valle Mill Pond 243 (lake)
- Hemlock Slough .37 (lake)
- La Valle Mill Pond (lake)
Getting there
400 State Trail access — parking nearby, restroom. About 29 min drive (18 mi) from Baraboo. 43.53020, -90.00815 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:43 a.m., the sun rises at 7:12 a.m. and sets at 6:18 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:47 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.7-mile route takes roughly 8 h 04 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:16 p.m. — 3 h 02 min before sunset.