AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hoesly Pond via Sugar River State Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Hoesly Pond via Sugar River State Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Monticello, WI. The route reaches Hoesly Pond at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 863 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.74255, -89.57920
Nearest town Monticello, WI
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Hoesly Pond via Sugar River State Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Elevation 825–864 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.74255, -89.57920

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Sugar River State Trail, heading N.
  4. 6.4 miReach Hoesly Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 6.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftArrive 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/hoesly-pond-out-back-21-km

Trail surface

92% dirt6% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Monticello, Wisconsin