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Wyalusing State Park

Homestead Hill–Mississippi Ridge Trail, 3 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Homestead Hill–Mississippi Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Wyalusing State Park near Wyalusing, WI. It climbs 461 ft. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 1,096 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mississippi Ridge Trail 42.95781, -91.13764
Nearest town Wyalusing, WI
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Homestead Hill–Mississippi Ridge Trail, 3 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 767–1,095 ft

Out & Back · Wyalusing State Park

Trailhead: Mississippi Ridge Trail · 42.95781, -91.13764

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mississippi Ridge Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 200 ftTurn right onto Sugar Maple Nature Trail, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cathedral Tree Drive, heading N.
  5. 300 ftTurn left onto Homestead Hill, heading NW.
  6. 1.1 miReach Mississippi Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right onto Cathedral Tree Drive, heading SW.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sugar Maple Nature Trail, heading S.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Mississippi Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  11. 1.7 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/homestead-hill-out-back

Trail surface

57% dirt3% grass2% paved38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Wyalusing, Wisconsin