Wisconsin trails · Forest County Snowmobile

Forest County Snowmobile

A 15.5-mile out-and-back in Wisconsin, with 117 ft of climbing. Reaches Indian Camp Lake. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

15.5 mi

Elevation gain

117 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

10%

Steepest mile

+117 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.1 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 214 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Indian Camp Lake (lake)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

VILAS COUNTY SNOWMOBILE access. 45.93992, -89.04787 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:44 a.m., the sun rises at 6:15 a.m. and sets at 7:36 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:07 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 21 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 31.0-mile round trip takes roughly 11 h 36 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:51 p.m. — 1 h 45 min before sunset.