Wisconsin trails · Rock Lake Bike
Rock Lake Bike
A 12.3-mile loop in Wisconsin, with 162 ft of climbing. Reaches Hildebrand Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 4.1 and mile 8.2. It gives back about 537 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Hildebrand Lake (lake)
- Frels Lake (lake)
- Emerson Lake (lake)
- McClaine Lake (lake)
- Rock Lake (lake)
Getting there
ROCK LAKE NRT TH — parking nearby, restroom. 46.19764, -91.13540 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:52 a.m., the sun rises at 6:23 a.m. and sets at 7:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:16 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.3-mile route takes roughly 4 h 39 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:02 a.m. — 8 h 43 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Rock Lake National Rec 6Km — 1.9 mi
- North Country National Scenic — 7.5 mi
- Mukwonago Ski Trail 2.3 Km — 9.2 mi
- North Country National 383-187 — 15.6 mi