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.
Elevation profile
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
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bear Lake 60 (lake)
- Tucker Lake (lake)
- Lakeside Lake (lake)
- Harriet Lake (lake)
- Browns Lake (lake)
- Tuscobia Lake (lake)
- Whalen Lake (lake)
Getting there
Wild Rivers State Trail access. About 59 min drive (49 mi) from Chippewa Falls. 45.49469, -91.73595 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:51 a.m., the sun rises at 7:21 a.m. and sets at 6:23 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:53 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 02 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.
Nearby trails
- Cahow Trail Loop — 25.1 mi
- Ice Age National Scenic Trail — 29.8 mi