This is your complete guide to 107 of the best day-hiking trails in Wisconsin. No matter what part of the state you want to explore or how easy or hard a trek you want, this handy book will lead you to the right trail.
Full of interesting and scenic destinations in the northern, central, and southern sections of the state, Hiking Wisconsin offers you a guided tour of 55 featured areas, such as Kettle Moraine State Forest, Natural Bridge State Park, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, and Nelson Dewey State Park. The book even provides urban hiking areas, in case you want to enjoy the streets and paths of Wisconsin's cities.
Hiking Wisconsin includes the following special features:
• Detailed descriptions of 107 trails, including the length of trail, estimated time to hike it, and a difficulty rating
• 148 easy-to-read park and trail maps
• A map of each featured trail, with the points of interest labeled and their distances from the trailhead given
• Practical information on how to get to parks, the park hours, available facilities, permits and rules, and a contact address and phone number
• A convenient trail-finder grid, which provides a summary of each trail's features and location in the book
• A section on nearby points of interest, with contact phone numbers
Part I: North
Chapter 1. Whitefish Dunes State Park
Chapter 2. The Ridges Sanctuary
Chapter 3. Newport State Park
Chapter 4. Peninsula State Park
Chapter 5. Potawatomi State Park
Chapter 6. Bayshore County Park
Chapter 7. Ice Age Trail—Kettle Bowl Section
Chapter 8. Dells of the Eau Claire County Park
Chapter 9. Copper Falls State Park
Chapter 10. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Part II: Central
Chapter 11. Kohler-Andrae State Parks
Chapter 12. Harrington Beach State Park
Chapter 13. Point Beach State Forest
Chapter 14. Lower Cato Falls
Chapter 15. Kettle Moraine State Forest—Northern Unit
Chapter 16. Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve
Chapter 17. Brillion Nature Center
Chapter 18. Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve
Chapter 19. Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Chapter 20. High Cliff State Park
Chapter 21. MacKenzie Environmental Education Center
Chapter 22. Mirror Lake State Park
Chapter 23. Devil's Lake State Park
Chapter 24. Natural Bridge State Park
Chapter 25. Blawk Hawk Unit—Lower Wisconsin Riverway
Chapter 26. Blue Mound State Park
Chapter 27. Tower Hill State Park
Chapter 28. Governor Dodge State Park
Chapter 29. Wildcat Mountain State Park
Chapter 30. Hixon Forest Nature Center
Part III: South
Chapter 31. Riveredge Nature Center
Chapter 32. Bong State Recreation Area
Chapter 33. Bugline Recreation Trail
Chapter 34. Menomonee Park
Chapter 35. Muskego Park
Chapter 36. Nashotah Park
Chapter 37. Minooka Park
Chapter 38. Kettle Moraine State Forest—Southern Unit
Chapter 39. Old World Wisconsin
Chapter 40. Lake Kegonsa State Park
Chapter 41. New Glarus Woods State Park
Chapter 42. Browntown-Cadiz State Recreation Area
Chapter 43. Yellowstone Lake State Park
Chapter 44. Belmont Mound State Park
Chapter 45. Nelson Dewey State Park
Chapter 46. Wyalusing State Park
Part IV: Urban
Chapter 47. Boerner Botanical Gardens
Chapter 48. Milton Potter School Forest
Chapter 49. Wehr Nature Center
Chapter 50. Havenwoods State Forest
Chapter 51. Cofrin Memorial Arboretum
Chapter 52. Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Chapter 53. Lake Geneva
Chapter 54. Schmeeckle Preserve
Chapter 55. Green Circle Tour
Author Martin Hintz is a longtime Wisconsin resident who brings to life the history, terrain, flora, and fauna of each area. And his descriptions of nearby recreational and sightseeing destinations ensure that you won't miss anything on your trip.
Whether you live in Wisconsin or are just visiting, there's no better way to discover the natural beauty of the state than with Hiking Wisconsin.
Martin Hintz is a professional travel writer who has lived in Wisconsin for nearly 30 years. He has written and been a contributing author to more than 40 books, including several cultural geographies and guides to midwestern states. His books in print include Off the Beaten Path: Wisconsin, Wisconsin Family Adventure Guide, and Great National Park Vacations. A prolific writer of travel articles, Hintz has had work featured in such publications as Midwest Living, Home & Away, Milwaukee Journal, the Chicago Tribune, and Midwest Express Magazine.
A graduate of the College of St. Thomas and of Northwestern University, Hintz has received honors for his travel writing from the Society of American Travel Writers, Midwest Travel Writers of America, and Council for Wisconsin Writers. He resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he enjoys hiking, fishing, canoeing, cross-country skiing, and reading in his leisure time.