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Cheese Country Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Cheese Country Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Darlington, WI. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi810 – 860 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Park Place 42.68198, -90.11867
Nearest town Darlington, WI
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Cheese Country Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 810–861 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Park Place · 42.68198, -90.11867

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Park Place, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cheese Country Trail, heading W.
  4. 5.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 5.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 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/cheese-country-trail-out-back-19-km-0b9e

Trail surface

90% dirt6% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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