Wisconsin trails · Horseshoe Lake
Horseshoe Lake
A 9.5-mile out-and-back in Wisconsin, with 166 ft of climbing. Reaches Horseshoe Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 6.4 and mile 9.5. It gives back about 313 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Horseshoe Lake (lake)
- Sunken Camp Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:51 a.m., the sun rises at 6:23 a.m. and sets at 7:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:17 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 23 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 19.1-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:37 p.m. — 6 h 09 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Lakeshore Trail — 18.1 mi
- Sea Caves Trail — 18.1 mi
- Buckskin — 23.0 mi
- North Country National Scenic Trail — 23.3 mi