Wisconsin trails · Buckskin
Buckskin
A 15.0-mile out-and-back in Wisconsin, with 199 ft of climbing. Reaches Sand Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 66% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 5.0. It gives back about 352 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sand Lake (lake)
- Claire Lake (lake)
Getting there
BUCKSKIN access. About 1 h 04 min drive (41 mi) from Ashland. 46.34542, -91.42701 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:51 a.m., the sun rises at 7:21 a.m. and sets at 6:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:51 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 30.0-mile round trip works out to roughly 11 h 18 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- North Country National Scenic Trail — 10.6 mi
- North Country National Scenic — 16.2 mi
- Rock Lake Bike — 17.2 mi
- Rock Lake National Rec 6Km — 18.2 mi