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Badger State Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Badger State Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Stearns, WI. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,047 – 1,109 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65807, -89.60899
Nearest town Stearns, WI
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Badger State Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,045–1,110 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.65807, -89.60899

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Badger State Trail, heading SW.
  3. 3.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 3.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/badger-state-trail-out-back-11-km-f80b

Trail surface

36% dirt1% gravel63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:29 PM.

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