Wisconsin trails · Gandy Dancer State Trail
Gandy Dancer State Trail
A 48.6-mile point-to-point in Wisconsin, with 396 ft of climbing. Reaches Round Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Wisconsin DNR.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 16.2 and mile 32.4. It gives back about 248 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Round Lake (lake)
- Long Lake (lake)
- Clear Lake (lake)
Getting there
Gandy Dancer State Trail access. 45.40293, -92.62210 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:59 a.m., the sun rises at 6:30 a.m. and sets at 7:50 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:20 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 48.6-mile route works out to roughly 18 h 12 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Gandy Dancer State Trail — 8.0 mi loop, 253 ft gain
Across the border
- Continues into MN as Gandy Dancer State Trail MS84.029 — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Cattail State Trail — 14.2 mi