Category: Wisconsin State

Rib Mountain State Park
Rib Mountain, is a four mile-long ridge of ancient rock dating back about 1.7 billion years. It is among the oldest geological features on earth.  Rib Mountain State Park is a premier day-use facility with picnicking, hiking trails ….”
Here is the Park website.  Phone  715-842-2522   Map  Trail Descriptions  
“There are more than 13 miles of hiking trails at Rib Mountain, with over eight miles accessible to people with disabilities.”    That is all the information given, so call ahead to learn which trails are accessible or easy.

Kettle Moraine State Forest – Pike Lake Unit
“The Pike Lake Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest is in the middle of the Kettle Moraine, a strip of glacial landforms which extends through southeastern Wisconsin to Lake Winnebago. The forest is named after the 522-acre, spring-fed kettle: Pike Lake”
Here is the Forest website.  Phone   262-670-3400  Map   Trail Descriptions
Boardwalk Trail 0.5 miles along the lakeshore near the north picnic area.

Peninsula State Park
 Peninsula State Park offers a sand beach, bike trails, a lighthouse and eight miles of Door County shoreline as well as other amenities such as a campground and 18 hole golf course.
Here is the Park website. Phone  920-868-3258   Map   Trail Descriptions   Although the website does give ratings of some trails as “easy”, it is still wise to check ahead to be sure they are free of obstacles that could hinder you, given your abilities.
Sunset Bike Route  9.6 miles.  “The trail traverses Weborg Marsh, cedar and maple trees and cliff communities.”
Sentinel Trail 2.0 miles loop  “Trail signs interpret forest ecology. A .6-mile portion of the trail is graveled to facilitate mobility.”
Minnehaha Trail 0.7 mi. one way  lakeshore

Trail Tramper’s Delight  0.5 mi. one way

White Cedar Nature Trail 0.5 mi. loop

Mirror Lake State Park
“Mirror lake reflects a wooded shoreline with cliffs up to 50 feet high, a swimming beach and wetlands that are home to a variety of wildlife.”
Here is the Park website.  Phone  608-254-2333   Map   Trail Descriptions
?   There are seven trails rated as “easy” on the map.  Be sure to check ahead to be sure that their easy doesn’t include obstacles such as stairs or roots and rocks that would be too difficult for you.   The easy trails are Lakeview Trail 0.2 mi., Kilbourne Trail 0.8  mi., Fern Dell Trail 3 mi., Wild Rice Trail 0.6 mi., and Pulpit Rock Trail 0.7 mi.
Echo Rock Trail  0.6 mile paved

High Cliff State Park
High Cliff State Park on Lake Winnebago, gets its name from the limestone cliff of the Niagara Escarpment, which parallels the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago. 
Here is the Park website.  Phone  920-989-1106  Map   Trail Descriptions
Butterfly Pond Trail  0.4 mile loop and 0.7 mile loop.  “…paved for accessibility and features wetland, prairie and forest ecosystems.”
? Indian Mound Trail 0.6 mile is a self-guided, limestone-surfaced interpretive trail which “showcases effigy mounds built by Native Americans 1,500 years ago. ”  Hiking Project calls it Easy/Intermediate.  Check with the park to see if it is really easy enough for you.

Devil’s Lake State Park
Devil’s Lake offers magnificent views from 500-foot quartzite bluffs overlooking a 360-acre lake.  
Here is the Park website.  Phone  608-356-8301  Map  Trail Descriptions   Be sure to check ahead to learn if these trails will be easy for you.
Grottos Trail 0.7 mile  “A level gravel trail running along the south face of the East Bluff.”
Roznos Meadow Trail  The whole trail is 1.8 miles, but you may just want to walk to the view of a glacial terminal moraine.
Steinke Basin Loop Trail 2.4 miles ” level and easy, partly grassy, partly wooded path…..”

Kettle Moraine State Forest – Northern Unit
“The Kettle Moraine Northern Unit is comprised of about 30,000 acres stretching 30 miles across Sheboygan, Fond du Lac and Washington Counties. The forest is managed for multiple use, including recreation management, sustainable forest products, water quality and soil protection, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, native biological diversity and aesthetics.”
Here is the website for the Northern Unit.  
Map  Phones:  Mauthe Lake Recreation Area 262-626-4305,  Long Lake Recreation Area 920-533-8612      Trail Descriptions
Moraine Nature Trail  0.75  Best to check at the Ice Age Visitor Center 920-533-8322 to be sure this self-guided trail is easy enough for you.  Brochure
Spruce Lake Bog Trail   0.25 mile  “easy boardwalk trail … through a unique open-lake bog community to Spruce Lake. … one can expect to see sundews, pitcher plants and other rare plant species.”

Kettle Moraine State Forest – Southern Unit
“More than 22,000 acres of glacial hills, kettles, lakes, prairie restoration sites, pine woods and hardwood forests can be found in the Southern Unit…”
Here is the website for the Southern Unit.   Phone  262-594-6200  Map  Trail Descriptions
The Paradise Springs Nature Trail, 0.5 miles long.  Brochure

Rice Lake Nature Trail 0.5 mile.  Trail Guide  “Walk along the edge of a small pond, hear frogs in the spring, visit the wildlife blind.”  This one sounds easy, but better call ahead to be sure.

Blue Mound State Park
“…Blue Mound State Park offers spectacular views and unique geological features. A swimming pool is available in during summer. “
Here is the Park website.  Phone  608-437-5711   Map  Trail Descriptions 
The park has a pool “…equipped with an ADA lift chair for those in need of assistance.”
John Minix trail 1.0 mile loop “offers a gentle meandering jaunt through a dense hardwood forest.”

Big Foot Beach State Park
“This 271-acre park, on the shore of Geneva Lake, includes a 100-site campground, popular lakeside picnic area and miles of hiking trails. There is a swimming beach with 900 feet of shoreline.”
Here is the Park website.    Phone  262-248-2528  Map  Trail Descriptions
Yellow Trail 1.2 mile through “…the park’s mixed hardwood landscape and the woodland birds and animals who call it home.”   Four of the seven trails at this park are described as “easy walking for most visitors.”  Most of the trail surfaces are mowed grass or natural soil.

Big Bay State Park
“Located on Madeline Island, Big Bay State Park has a 1.5-mile beach, a family campground and outdoor group camp, picnic areas, a 1.3-mile boardwalk and more than seven miles of hiking and nature trails with incredible views of Lake Superior.”
Here is the Park website.  Phone  715-747-6425   Map  Trail Descriptions
Travel Wisconsin.com says the park has “adaptive equipment available for people with mobility impairment including beach wheelchair.”
Lagoon Boardwalk 0.5 mile “….flat, well-marked, accessible boardwalk with wooden benches at several points, interpretive signs and views of Lake Superior. The trail goes through a northern forest of red and white pines on the Big Bay Sand Spit.”
Bay View trail 1.3 mile, Lagoon Ridges trail 2.6 mile, and Point trail, a 1.7 mile loop all sound as if they are pretty easy walking.   Call ahead to be sure.