Best Loop Hikes Wisconsin: A Guide to the State's Greatest Loop Hikes

by Steve Johnson

Overview

Best Loop Hikes Wisconsin includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for approximately 100 of the most scenic loop hikes in the area. Hike descriptions also include history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates. Best Loop Hikes Wisconsin will take you through state and national parks, forests, monuments and wilderness areas, and from popular city parks to the most remote and secluded corners of the area to explore the most spectacular loop hikes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493057979
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2022
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	587,677
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Steve Johnson is a self-propelled recreation junkie and fan of all things outdoors. A regular contributor to Backpacker and regional magazines across the country, some of Steve’s other work includes Hiking Waterfalls in Minnesota, Best Lake Hikes Wisconsin, and Best Easy Bike Rides Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Steve lives with his family at a country place in southeastern Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Introduction viii

How to Use This Guide xii

Trail Finder xiv

Map Legend xviii

Far North and Lake Superior 1

1 Amnicon Falls State Park 3

2 Stony Hill Nature Trail 8

3 Old Bayfield Road Trail 13

4 Tomahawk Lake Trails 17

5 Hayward Recreational Forest 22

6 Forest Lodge Nature Trail 26

7 Hildebrand Lake Trail 31

8 Porcupine Lake Wilderness 35

9 Copper Falls State Park 40

10 Big Ravine Trail 46

11 Madeline Island-Big Bay State Park 51

12 Mount Ashwabay-Trogdor Trail 56

13 Mount Valhalla Trails 61

14 North Lakeland Discovery Center 65

15 Escanaba Lake Trail 70

16 Plum Lake Hemlock Forest State Natural Area 75

17 Drummond Loop 82

18 Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary 87

19 Nugget Lake Trails 92

Door County and Lake Michigan Shoreline 97

20 Newport State Park 98

21 Nicolet Loop-Peninsula State Park 103

22 Whitefish Dunes State Park 110

23 Potawatomi State Park 115

24 Point Beach State Forest 120

25 High Cliff State Park 125

26 Kohler-Andrae State Park 130

27 Lion's Den Gorge 135

28 Milwaukee Lakefront Trail 139

Central Wisconsin and Western Border 143

29 Falls Bluff Loop-Osceola 144

30 Sandrock Cliffs 149

31 Willow River State Park 153

32 Hoffman Hills Recreation Area 157

33 Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area-Circle Trail 162

34 Timms Hill 167

35 Kinnickinnic State Park 171

36 Perrot State Park 175

37 Wyalusing State Park 180

Southern Reaches 185

38 Devil's Lake State Park 186

39 Natural Bridge State Park 191

40 Wildcat Mountain State Park 195

41 Castle Mound Nature Trail 199

42 Wildcat Mound-Smrekar Trails 203

43 Lakeshore Nature Preserve-UW Madison 207

44 University of Wisconsin Arboretum 212

45 New Glarus Woods State Park 216

46 Blue Mound State Park 222

47 Yellowstone Lake State Park 228

Bonus Hikes 233

Meet the Author 236

Meet the Photographers 236