Wisconsin trails · Glacial Drumlin State Trail
Glacial Drumlin State Trail
A 43.1-mile point-to-point in Wisconsin, with 229 ft of climbing. Reaches Spring Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Wisconsin DNR.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 55% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 14.4. It gives back about 302 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Spring Lake (lake)
- Henrietta Lake (lake)
Getting there
Glacial Drumlin State Trail access. About 39 min drive (21 mi) from Watertown. 43.04743, -89.01167 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:39 a.m., the sun rises at 7:08 a.m. and sets at 6:15 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:43 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 43.1-mile route works out to roughly 16 h 04 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail — 14.4 mi loop, 432 ft gain
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail — 10.8 mi loop, 160 ft gain