Wisconsin trails · Elroy-Sparta State Trail
A 33.3-mile point-to-point in Wisconsin, with 592 ft of climbing. Reaches McCrary Lake 4.61. Managed by Wisconsin DNR.
The climbing leans toward the first third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 11.1. It gives back about 1,134 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
Elroy-Sparta State Trail access. 43.93136, -90.79547 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:55 a.m., the sun rises at 6:25 a.m. and sets at 7:41 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:10 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 33.3-mile route takes roughly 12 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:02 p.m. — 39 min before sunset.