Wisconsin trails · North Country National Scenic
North Country National Scenic
A 34.9-mile section of the North Country National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin, with 357 ft of climbing. The full trail runs about 4,800 miles. Reaches Eighteenmile Creek Springs and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 11.6 and mile 23.2. It gives back about 1,201 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Eighteenmile Creek Springs (spring)
- Overby Lake (lake)
- Rainbow Lake (lake)
- Mirror Lake (lake)
- Square Lake (lake)
- Stratton Ponds (lake)
- Tower Lake (lake)
- Bufo Lake (lake)
- Reynard Lake (lake)
- Esox Lake (lake)
Getting there
NCT COUNTY D TH — parking nearby. About 47 min drive (29 mi) from Ashland. 46.30335, -91.09312 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:49 a.m., the sun rises at 7:19 a.m. and sets at 6:20 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:50 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 34.9-mile route works out to roughly 13 h 05 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Rock Lake Bike — 7.5 mi
- Rock Lake National Rec 6Km — 10.1 mi
- North Country National 383-187 — 11.2 mi
- Buckskin — 16.2 mi