Wisconsin trails · North Country National Scenic Trail
North Country National Scenic Trail
A 15.8-mile section of the North Country National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin, with 192 ft of climbing. The full trail runs about 4,800 miles. Reaches Erick Lake. Managed by North Country Trail Association.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 523 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Erick Lake (lake)
Getting there
North Country National Scenic Trail access. 46.43965, -91.60405 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:53 a.m., the sun rises at 6:24 a.m. and sets at 7:47 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:18 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 23 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 31.6-mile round trip takes roughly 11 h 54 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:18 p.m. — 1 h 29 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Buckskin — 10.6 mi
- Horseshoe Lake — 23.4 mi
- Pattison State Park — 25.6 mi
- North Country National Scenic — 26.1 mi