Bison Nature Trail & Sugar River Spur Trail via Sugar River State Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 5 hr 5 min
Bison Nature Trail & Sugar River Spur Trail via Sugar River State Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in New Glarus Woods State Park near Monticello, WI. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi824 – 866 ft15.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.73686, -89.58077
Nearest town Monticello, WI
Directions
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Bison Nature Trail & Sugar River Spur Trail via Sugar River State Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 5 hr 5 min
Elevation 823–867 ft
Out & Back · New Glarus Woods State Park
Trailhead: 42.73686, -89.58077
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Badger State Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Sugar River State Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 6.1 miSharp left onto Sugar River Spur Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Bison Nature Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Sugar River Spur Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left onto Sugar River Spur Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Sugar River State Trail, heading N.
- 6.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Badger State Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
83% dirt11% paved6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM
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- Sugar River State Trail 13.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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