Glacial River Mountain Bike Trail - Beginner & Glacial River Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Glacial River Mountain Bike Trail - Beginner & Glacial River Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Jefferson, WI. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Glacial River Mountain Bike Trail - Beginner & Glacial River Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 784–858 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.99169, -88.82764
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Glacial River Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Glacial River Mountain Bike Trail - Beginner, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Glacial River Trail, heading S.
- 3.2 miReach Glacial River Mountain Bike Trail - Beginner, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miContinue straight onto Glacial River Mountain Bike Trail - Beginner, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Glacial River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 200 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Glacial River Mountain Bike Trail - Beginner & Glacial River Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Glacial River Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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