AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Governor Dodge State Park

Driftless Horse Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Driftless Horse Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Governor Dodge State Park near Dodgeville, WI. It climbs 318 ft. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi955 – 1,250 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.99634, -90.09502
Nearest town Dodgeville, WI
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Driftless Horse Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 954–1,249 ft

Out & Back · Governor Dodge State Park

Trailhead: 42.99634, -90.09502

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Driftless Horse Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miReach Driftless Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 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/driftless-horse-trail-out-back-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:32 PM.

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