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Wisconsin trails · Wild Rivers State Trail

Wild Rivers State Trail

A 90.5-mile point-to-point in Wisconsin, with 667 ft of climbing. Reaches Bear Lake 60 and other lake destinations. Managed by Wisconsin DNR.

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Length
90.5 mi
Elevation gain
667 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
11%
Steepest mile
+67 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
point-to-point
Surface
Compacted Gravel & Railroad Ballast
Managed by
Wisconsin DNR

Elevation profile

674 – 1,339 ft11223344556677889

The climbing leans toward the first third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 30.2. It gives back about 619 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Wild Rivers State Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Getting there

Wild Rivers State Trail access. 45.49469, -91.73595 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:56 a.m., the sun rises at 6:26 a.m. and sets at 7:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:17 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 90.5-mile route works out to roughly 33 h 50 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.

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