Wisconsin trails · Cahow Trail Loop
Cahow Trail Loop
A 2.5-mile out-and-back in Wisconsin, with 73 ft of climbing. Reaches Weeks Lakes and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.5 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Weeks Lakes (lake)
- Horseshoe Lake (lake)
- Jeanstow Lake (lake)
Getting there
Plantation Trail access. About 46 min drive (31 mi) from Chippewa Falls. 45.21860, -91.39800 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:50 a.m., the sun rises at 7:19 a.m. and sets at 6:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:52 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.0-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:16 a.m. — 9 h 06 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Ice Age National Scenic Trail + Mammoth Trail Loop + Cahow Trail Loop — 4.5 mi loop, 696 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Ice Age National Scenic Trail — 6.1 mi
- Wild Rivers State Trail — 25.1 mi