AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hoyt Park Suspension Footbridge

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Hoyt Park Suspension Footbridge is a 2-mile out-and-back near Wauwatosa, WI. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 679 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.05486, -88.02634
Nearest town Wauwatosa, WI
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Hoyt Park Suspension Footbridge

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Elevation 645–680 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 43.05486, -88.02634

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Swan & Menomonee River Parkway stop 212 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Hoyt Park Suspension Footbridge, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 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/hoyt-park-suspension-footbridge-out-back-3-km-4734

Trail surface

70% dirt26% paved3% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Swan & Menomonee River Parkway stop 212 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Wauwatosa, Wisconsin