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Wyalusing State Park

Sugar Maple Nature Trail–Turkey Hollow Trail, 3 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 790 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Sugar Maple Nature Trail–Turkey Hollow Trail, 3 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Wyalusing State Park near Wyalusing, WI. It climbs 790 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 1,125 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: State Park Lane 42.98873, -91.11465
Nearest town Wyalusing, WI
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Sugar Maple Nature Trail–Turkey Hollow Trail, 3 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 790 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 680–1,126 ft

Out & Back · Wyalusing State Park

Trailhead: State Park Lane · 42.98873, -91.11465

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Walnut Springs Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto State Park Lane, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Walnut Springs Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Turkey Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Sugar Maple Nature Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Cathedral Tree Drive, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left onto Turkey Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Walnut Springs Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto State Park Lane, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Walnut Springs Trail, heading N.
  13. 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/sugar-maple-nature-trail-turkey-hollow-trail-out-back-3-sights-9-km

Trail surface

33% dirt1% paved66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

Hikes near Wyalusing, Wisconsin