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.
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Directions
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Cheese Country Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miPass Skinner Creek.
- 0.9 miReach Skinner Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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
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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Cheese Country Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Devil's Tea Table & Skinner Creek via Cheese Country Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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