Best Lake Hikes Wisconsin: A Guide to the State's Greatest Lake and River Hikes

by Steve Johnson

Overview

Best Lake Hikes Wisconsin includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for approximately 100 of the most scenic lake hikes in the area. Hike descriptions also include history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates. Best Lake 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 view the most spectacular lakes and rivers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493046805
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/2021
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(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 include Minnesota Waterfalls, Loop Hikes Colorado, and Bicycling Wisconsin. Steve lives with his family at a country place in Kenyon, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction ix

How to Use This Guide xii

Trail Finder xiv

Map Legend xviii

Far North and Lake Superior Shore 1

1 Wisconsin Point 3

2 Osaugie Trail 7

3 Pattison State Park 11

4 Bear Beach State Natural Area 15

5 Apostle Islands National Lakeshore 19

6 Brule Portage Trail 25

7 Tomahawk Lake Trails 29

8 Green Lake Trail 33

9 Hayward Recreational Forest 37

10 Glacier Trail-Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest 41

11 Wilson Lake Trail-Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest 45

12 Rainbow Lake Wilderness-North Country Trail 48

13 Porcupine Lake Wilderness-North Country Trail 52

14 Copper Falls State Park-Doughboys Trail 56

15 Penokee Range-North Country Trail 61

16 Madeline Island-Big Bay State Park 65

17 Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve 70

18 North Lakeland Discovery Trails 73

19 Van Vliet Hemlocks State Natural Area 77

20 Fallison Lake Trail 81

21 Star Lake Trail and Plum Lake Hemlock Forest SNA 85

22 Franklin Lake Trail 91

23 Catherine Wolter Wilderness Trails 95

24 Lauterman Lake Trail 98

25 Perch Lake Trail 102

Door County and Lake Michigan Shoreline 105

26 Newport State Park 107

27 Peninsula State Park-Nicolet Loop 112

28 Whitefish Dunes State Park 118

29 Potawatomi State Park 122

30 Point Beach State Forest 128

31 Horicon National Wildlife Refuge 132

32 High Cliff State Park 136

33 Kohler-Andrae State Park 140

34 Seven Bridges Trail 144

35 Milwaukee Lakefront Trail 148

Central Wisconsin and Western Border 151

36 Interstate State Park 153

37 Willow River State Park 157

38 Straight Lake State Park-Ice Age Trail 161

39 Lakefront Park 165

40 Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area-Ice Age Trail 168

41 Brunet Island State Park 172

42 Mondeaux Esker-Aldo Leopold and Ice Age Trails 176

43 Kinnickinnic State Park 180

44 Perrot State Park 184

45 Wyalsuing State Park 188

Southern Reaches 191

46 Chapel Gorge Trail-Dells of the Wisconsin River SNA 192

47 Wisconsin Dells Scenic Riverwalk 196

48 Echo-Lakeview Loop-Mirror Lake State Park 199

49 Ferry Bluff SNA-Cactus Bluff Trail 203

50 Devil's Lake State Park 206

51 Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area-Ice Age Trail 210

52 Black River State Forest 214

53 Lakeshore Nature Preserve-UW Madison 217

54 University of Wisconsin Arboretum 221

55 Pheasant Branch Conservancy 226

56 Governor Dodge State Park 232

Hike Index 236

Meet the Author 237

Meet the Photographers 237