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Forestry Education and Awareness Center

Hoyt Park Suspension Footbridge

5.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Hoyt Park Suspension Footbridge is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Forestry Education and Awareness Center near Wauwatosa, WI. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 764 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.05331, -88.04046
Nearest town Wauwatosa, WI
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Hoyt Park Suspension Footbridge

5.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 635–763 ft

Out & Back · Forestry Education and Awareness Center

Trailhead: 43.05331, -88.04046

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Mayfair & Walnut stop 567 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Hoyt Park Suspension Footbridge, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  29. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 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-9-km-bb66

Trail surface

42% dirt30% gravel23% paved3% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:22 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Mayfair & Walnut stop 567 m from the trailhead

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