IQ Fifty Plus Guide

Travel and Leisure

Activity Interest Groups and Resources

Walking, Hiking and Trekking

In Wisconsin:

Hiking Trails in Wisconsin State Parks and Forests lists places with 2 miles or more of hiking trails and provides links to most of them. It also provides a current conditions page.

The Ice Age National Scenic Trail is a thousand-mile footpath totally within Wisconsin. This site provides information about the trail and has suggested hikes or can help you plan a hike.

North Country National Scenic Trail is a footpath that stretches across seven northern states. About 75 miles of the trail's 4600 miles are in Wisconsin.

Ozaukee Interurban Trail is a 30-mile paved trail spanning the entire length of Ozaukee County.

Some Kenosha Country Parks offer hiking and nature trails. This page describes the location of the parks and what each park offers.

Milwaukee County has numerous fitness, nature and recreational trails. This page has links to descriptions of the various trails.

Some Racine Country Parks offer hiking and nature trails. This page describes what each park offers.

Walworth County Parks have hiking and walking trails. The White River State Trail runs from Elkhorn to Burlington and is used for hiking and biking.

Many Washington County Parks have hiking trails. This page shows the activities available at each park, location and links to park brochures. The Eisenbahn State Trail — Washington Country Segment is also available for hiking.

Waukesha County Parks has 26 miles of trails used by bikers and hikers.

Elsewhere:

Find walking events and clubs at the American Volkssports Association site.

thebackpacker.com has hiking trail reviews, gear reviews, beginning backpacking info, articles, and more.

Peak to Peak has links to hiking, backpacking, trail, and wilderness sites. Links include international, U.S., and commercial—books, gear, tours, lodging, etc. Plus clubs/organizations, forums, and more.

OneDayHikes.com describes hikes and hiking trails that take only one day around the world.

LocalHikes—hiking trails near U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Find Hiking activities at recreation.gov. This site is a one-stop site for information about publicly-managed (primarily federal agencies) recreation sites. Other links include state tourism sites, reservations, national recreation trails, national scenic byways, and recreation maps.

Traillink.com provides a database of rail-trails, canal towpaths, greenways, and non-rail trails. Provided by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the database contains information on surface types, access points, locations, distances, services, reviews, photographs, and links.

American Trails provides information about trails by state. Information is grouped in categories such as biking/mountain biking, equestrian trails, greenways and community trails, hiking/running trails, long-distance trails, rail trails and canal trails, and other resources.

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