Wildest hikes in Wisconsin
The highest Ambleway Wildness scores in the catalog: the routes that stay farthest from roads, industry, and development.
These are the 25 wildest hikes Ambleway has measured in Wisconsin, from 83% wild at the top of the board to 72% wild at the bottom. They run from 2.0 to 9.8 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Sentinel Ridge Trail (1.6 mi) Viewpoint–Old Immigrant Trail, 4 sights, gaining 1,425 ft. They lie across 7 named parks, forests, and preserves.
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 83% wild
- Sentinel Ridge Trail (1.6 mi) Viewpoint & Old Immigrant Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 81% wild
- Old Wagon Viewpoint–Sentinel Ridge Trail (1.6 mi) Viewpoint, 4 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 859 ft · 80% wild
- Sentinel Ridge Trail (1.6 mi) Viewpoint–Council Point, 6 viewpoints 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,083 ft · 80% wild
- Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Sunset Point 4.3 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 80% wild
- Council Point–Signal Point, 5 viewpoints 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft · 80% wild
- Sentinel Ridge Trail (1.6 mi) Viewpoint–Treasure Cave, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 973 ft · 79% wild
- Rush Lake 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 79% wild
- Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint 4 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 78% wild
- Sentinel Ridge Trail (1.6 mi) Viewpoint–Old Immigrant Trail, 4 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,425 ft · 77% wild
- Zeloski Marsh Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 76% wild
- Orange Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 76% wild
- Blue Trail via Orange Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 75% wild
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 74% wild
- Windy Ridge Trail 2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 74% wild
- Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 74% wild
- Yellowstone Lake 2.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 74% wild
- Loop 2–Loop 3, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 74% wild
- Council Point–Signal Point, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 890 ft · 73% wild
- Red/Purple Trail via Ice Age Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 73% wild
- Loop 1–Loop 2, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 73% wild
- Loop 3 & Red/Purple Trail via Ice Age Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 73% wild
- Brown Trail–Loop 3 Loop, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 73% wild
- Loop 4 & Purple Trail via Ice Age Trail 6 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 72% wild
- Ice Age Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 72% wild