Rowan Creek Trail, Portage, Wisconsin
A stroll along one of the finest trout streams in the state also leads to an island of pine surrounded by wetlands. One hundred feet into the woods, a bridge crosses to the left over the canal. You can walk the grassy roadsid... trails.com
Tenney Park Rink
Follow the Yahara River from the locks at Lake Mendota to its outlet into Lake Monona and then stop in for a drink or a bite to eat in one of Madison?s long-standing neighborhoods. trails.com
North Country National Scenic Trail
Hiking Adventures in Seven States The North Country National Scenic Trail links scenic, natural, historic, and cultural areas in seven states. When completed, through the efforts of many the trail will be the longest continuous ... nps.gov
Governor Nelson State Park
- Comprised of 422 acres of land and 10,000 Lake Mendota acres, Governor Nelson State Park rests within view of Madison's skyline and the State Capitol. As one of Wisconsin's newest state parks, the popular day use facili... citysearch.com
Ice Age National Scenic Trail
- For more than a million years, in at least four major periods of glacial advances, ice covered much of Canada and the northern United States. These four glacial stages, Nebraskan, Kansan, Illinoian, and Wisconsinan, are ... wildernet.com
Devil's Lake State Park
- Located on 9,000 acres of land skirting the shoreline of 360-acre Devil's Lake, this Wisconsin Dell's state park is one of the most popular within the Wisconsin State Park System. Known for its picturesque scenery, the p... wildernet.com
Ice Age National Scenic Trail
This segment of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail passes through the Carl Schurz Forest over glacial moraines, and then descends into wetlands and lowland forest to follow the Oconomowoc River. This hike is even more impressi... trails.com
Blackhawk Ridge, Madison, Wisconsin
A quiet trail system featuring hardwood forests and bluff top views of the Wisconsin River valley. Blackhawk Ridge has a quiet trail system featuring fine views of the Wisconsin River Valley. A private campground at the trail... trails.com
Black Hawk Unit: Lower Wisconsin State Riverway, Baraboo,...
Look out over the Wisconsin River valley from several scenic overlooks as you hike through restored prairies and rich forests with ravines. This is the land where warrior Black Hawk once turned to face the pursuing U.S. Army ... trails.com
Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area, Baraboo, Wisconsin
The climb to this extraordinary lookout over the Wisconsin River valley will take your breath away in more ways than one. This region of Wisconsin is really a geologist?s dream. From the sandstone of the Cambrian period to th... trails.com
Picnic Point
Stroll along the shores of Lake Mendota, see the university, and find the best view of the Capitol from across the water. There is perhaps no more famous strolling destination in Madison than Picnic Point. This narrow peninsu... trails.com
Token Creek, Madison, Wisconsin
Follow a trail and boardwalk along a clear country creek, explore sedge meadow and prairie, and finish the day with a round of disc golf. At the end of the last Ice Age, drainage of this area was blocked and the soggy land su... trails.com
Owen Conservation Park, Madison, Wisconsin
One of Madison?s best-kept secrets, the prairie here offers an overlook to the city that shows only a fraction of the buildings and gives the illusion that there is nothing around you but forest. Just the fact that this used ... trails.com
Ice Age Trail: Table Bluff Segment, Madison, Wisconsin
Enjoy some rather stunning prairie reclamation where wildflowers abound, then hike over hills and farmland to a scenic overlook. This segment of the Ice Age Trail opened in fall of 2006, and the prairie segments are awash wit... trails.com
Swan Lake State Wildlife Area, Portage, Wisconsin
Explore an overgrown trail along a dike through wetlands to an island of oak savanna surrounded by pockets of marsh and open water. Waterfowl and migratory birds abound. The difficulty here is not one of inclines, but of not ... trails.com
Madison Capitol And Downtown, Madison, Wisconsin
Stroll the eclectic downtown area, visit the majestic Capitol, climb Mansion Hill, and take in the lakeshores on both sides of the isthmus. trails.com
Cherokee Marsh
Find many species of birds along trails through prairie and boardwalks through the wetlands at this rich marsh along the Yahara River just north of Lake Mendota. Madison?s famous chain of four lakes is the beneficiary of the ... trails.com
Indian Lake County Park, Madison, Wisconsin
Sign in as a visitor in a historic chapel on a bluff overlooking a small lake and then hike parts of the Ice Age Trail and local ski trails over rolling hills. In the winter of 1856, John Endres and his entire family became i... trails.com