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Vernon State Wildlife Area

Vernon Marsh & Vernon State Wildlife Area

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Vernon Marsh & Vernon State Wildlife Area is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Vernon State Wildlife Area near Oak Knoll, WI. The route reaches Vernon Marsh. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 833 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Vernon State Wildlife Area 42.90228, -88.32070
Nearest town Oak Knoll, WI
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Vernon Marsh & Vernon State Wildlife Area

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Elevation 778–834 ft

Out & Back · Vernon State Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Vernon State Wildlife Area · 42.90228, -88.32070

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Vernon State Wildlife Area, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Vernon Marsh.
  4. 0.3 miReach Vernon Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 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/vernon-marsh-out-back

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Oak Knoll, Wisconsin