Wisconsin trails · Travelling Riverside Blues
Travelling Riverside Blues
A 2.6-mile loop in Wisconsin, with 200 ft of climbing. Reaches Piers Gorge Falls and other viewpoint/waterfall destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 70% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 0.9. It gives back about 172 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Piers Gorge Falls (waterfall)
- Third Pier (viewpoint)
- First Pier (viewpoint)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:36 a.m., the sun rises at 7:06 a.m. and sets at 6:08 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:38 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 01 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 2.6-mile route takes roughly 1 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:09 a.m. — 9 h 58 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Whisker Lake Wilderness — 28.9 mi