Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area

Skinner Creek via Cheese Country Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Skinner Creek via Cheese Country Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area near Browntown, WI. The route reaches Skinner Creek. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 850 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.57837, -89.75981
Nearest town Browntown, WI

Directions

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Skinner Creek via Cheese Country Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 768–850 ft

Out & Back · Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.57837, -89.75981

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Cheese Country Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miPass Skinner Creek.
  4. 0.9 miReach Skinner Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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