Wisconsin trails · North Country National 383-187

North Country National 383-187

A 6.0-mile out-and-back in Wisconsin, with 222 ft of climbing. Reaches Beaver Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

6.0 mi

Elevation gain

222 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

15%

Steepest mile

+112 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.4 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 269 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Beaver Lake (lake)
Lake Three 1 (lake)
Seitz Lake (lake)

Getting there

NORTH COUNTRY NATIONAL 383-187 access. 46.31756, -90.85999 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:50 a.m., the sun rises at 6:22 a.m. and sets at 7:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:15 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.0-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:02 a.m. — 8 h 42 min before sunset.