Wisconsin trails · Purple Trail (Wildcat Mountain State Park)
Purple Trail (Wildcat Mountain State Park)
A 2.8-mile network in Wisconsin, with 282 ft of climbing. Reaches Wildcat Mountain and other summit/viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 59% of the ascent, between mile 0.9 and mile 1.9. It gives back about 283 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wildcat Mountain (summit)
- Billings Creek Overlook (viewpoint)
- Schinnick Valley Overlook (viewpoint)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:46 a.m., the sun rises at 7:15 a.m. and sets at 6:20 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:49 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 2.8-mile route takes roughly 1 h 11 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:26 a.m. — 9 h 54 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- 400 State Trail — 29.8 mi