Horicon National Wildlife Refuge

Main Dike Trail

6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr

Main Dike Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Horicon National Wildlife Refuge near Burnett, WI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 883 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Main Dike Trail 43.53129, -88.64384
Nearest town Burnett, WI

Directions

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Main Dike Trail

6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 856–884 ft

Out & Back · Horicon National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Main Dike Trail · 43.53129, -88.64384

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Main Dike Trail, heading S.
  2. 3 miReach Main Dike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead