Council Point–Signal Point, 5 viewpoints
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Council Point–Signal Point, 5 viewpoints is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Wyalusing State Park near Wyalusing, WI. The route passes Council Point and Signal Point before reaching Sentinel Ridge Trail (1.6 mi) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,071 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Council Point–Signal Point, 5 viewpoints
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 622–1,095 ft
Out & Back · Wyalusing State Park
Trailhead: Bluff Trail · 42.99351, -91.12134
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bluff Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Council Point.
- 50 ftPass Signal Point.
- 1 miSharp left onto Old Immigrant Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Sentinel Ridge Trail (1.6 mi), heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Council Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Sentinel Ridge Trail (1.6 mi) Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Immigrant Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Bluff Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bluff Trail Trailhead
- Sentinel Ridge Trail (1.6 mi) Viewpoint–Council Point, 6 viewpoints 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,083 ft
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