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Cheese Country Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Cheese Country Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Gratiot, WI. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi787 – 830 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cheese Country Trail 42.58128, -90.02339
Nearest town Gratiot, WI
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Cheese Country Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 788–831 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cheese Country Trail · 42.58128, -90.02339

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cheese Country Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.4 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 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-8-km-7fcf

Trail surface

97% gravel3% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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