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. About 1 h 12 min drive (45 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Ashland. 46.43965, -91.60405 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:51 a.m., the sun rises at 7:22 a.m. and sets at 6:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:52 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 31.6-mile round trip works out to roughly 11 h 54 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Buckskin — 10.6 mi
- Horseshoe Lake — 25.2 mi
- Pattison State Park — 25.6 mi
- North Country National Scenic — 26.1 mi