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Forestry Education and Awareness Center

Hoyt Park Suspension Footbridge

7.8 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Hoyt Park Suspension Footbridge is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Forestry Education and Awareness Center near Butler, WI. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 764 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.08410, -88.04320
Nearest town Butler, WI
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Hoyt Park Suspension Footbridge

7.8 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 656–763 ft

Out & Back · Forestry Education and Awareness Center

Trailhead: 43.08410, -88.04320

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Capitol & Grantosa stop 610 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right onto Hoyt Park Suspension Footbridge, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  30. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  33. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 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/hoyt-park-suspension-footbridge-out-back-13-km-0cb0

Trail surface

63% dirt20% gravel15% paved1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Capitol & Grantosa stop 610 m from the trailhead

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