Wisconsin trails · Whisker Lake Wilderness
Whisker Lake Wilderness
A 8.8-mile out-and-back in Wisconsin, with 177 ft of climbing. Reaches Cruiser Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 2.9 and mile 5.8. It gives back about 332 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Cruiser Lake (lake)
- Camp Thirteen Lake (lake)
- Whisker Lake (lake)
Getting there
WHISKER LAKE WILDERNESS access. About 1 h 50 min drive (69 mi, 4 of them unpaved) from Rhinelander. 45.96201, -88.46622 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:38 a.m., the sun rises at 7:09 a.m. and sets at 6:09 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 01 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.5-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:48 p.m. — 4 h 21 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Hidden Lakes — 26.5 mi
- Travelling Riverside Blues — 28.8 mi