Category: Wisconsin Local

Brunet Island State Park
“Brunet Island State Park, on the Chippewa and Fisher rivers, offers more than 1,300 acres of scenic beauty, wildlife and recreational opportunities. Quiet lagoons and channels are excellent for canoeing and wildlife watching.”
Here is the Park website.  Phone  715-239-6888  Map   Trail Descriptions
Jean Brunet Nature Trail 0.8 mile self-guided trail.  “A 500-foot segment of the trail is paved for handicap accessibility, with a cul-de-sac and table provided at the end for fishing and picnicking.”

City & County of Milwaukee
Milwaukee has a ton of trails, many of them paved.
Milwaukee County Parks has the 43-mile “Forked Aster Trail System”  connecting 28 parks. The trails pass through diverse woodlands, wetlands, and prairies in the Park System’s 9,200 acres of natural areas.  Call Parks to learn more about which parks have trails suitable for your abilities.
  Milwaukee County Parks   Phone  414-257-7275  Links to Maps of County Parks   
Accessibility in Milwaukee Parks.  TrailLink lists 47 walking trails around Milwaukee!
There are accessible piers at Holler Park and Scout Lake Park, or you can fish along the seawall at Veterans Park.
Wehr Nature Center   Phone  414-425-8550   Map   Another Map    220 acres and 5 miles of trails going through forest, prairie, savanna, and wetland. There is an accessible boardwalk to a deck on the lake.
Oak Leaf Trail  125 miles.  Although largely an urban trail, quite a bit of it runs along the shores of Lake Michigan. The trail system is mostly smooth asphalt.  Map
Bugline Trail  15.6 mile asphalt rail/trail

?  Cudahy Nature Preserve
Cudahy Nature Preserve is an “outstanding example of the hardwood forests that once covered most of Milwaukee County” Phone 414-257-6521 Trails

Greenfield Park  1.2 mile “paved loop featuring a lake with opportunities to see wildlife along your walk.”
?  Bender Park   Beach on Lake Michigan shoreline. Description in TripAdvisor.   Phone 414-762-1550   Map

Boerner Botanical Gardens
“Ramps throughout the Botanical Gardens take you to colorful and fragrant displays in 12 garden spaces.
Phone 414-525-5600  Map

City of Kaukauna
Here is Kaukauna Recreation Department’s website.
1000 Islands Environmental Center   Phone  920-766-4733   Trails   Map
One reviewer says that many of these trails are good with strollers another says no.  Give them a call to get a better idea of the ease (or not) of these trails.
Black Top Loop Trail  0.75 mile

? Valley Trail from Nature Center 1.7 miles round trip.  This trail is described as hilly on one website and “suitable for all skill levels” on another.

Waukesha County
“The Nature Center focuses on environmental education, natural land management, community restoration, and wildlife habitat improvement. Today, restored prairies, a butterfly & rain garden, and an oak opening demonstration area greet visitors and compliment the Retzer’s original homestead. “
Here is the County Parks and Recreation website.
Retzer Nature Center   Phone   262-896-8007   Trails   Map
   Adventure Trail 0.15 mi.  “The award winning Adventure Trail provides the opportunity to use one’s sense of sight, sound, smell, and touch in discovering the wonders of nature. Native Wisconsin plants, birds, and animals are highlighted …… Raised bumps on the handrail encircling the trail mark the location of 30 interpreting Braille and raised letter signs. Printed guides and audio cassettes available at the nature center desk also explain the 30 special features.”
?  There are other short trails which may be easy walking.  They include the Nature Trail Loop, Fen Boardwalk Trail, and Prairie Vista Trail.  Call to learn if they are easy enough for your abilities.

Outagamie County
Outagamie County maintains the Mosquito Nature Center on 441 acres adjacent to the Wolf River.
Here is the County Parks website. Parks Phone 920-832-4791 
Mosquito Hill Nature Center  Phone   920-779-6433     Brochure   Trail System
All People’s Trail  0.6 mile one-way  “…winds along forest edge, past Frog Pond, through a 12-acre prairie planting and ends at Oxbow Pond. ”
   Landscaping for Wildlife Trail  0.14 mile “…leads around the main parking lot through the nature center’s Landscaping for Wildlife Demonstration Area.”
Stone Bridge Trail   Map   from AllTrails.com  a 3.9 mile loop.          “…paved trail winds through a wooded area and connects to a network of trails in the Town of Grand Chute.”  I am finding contradictory information about this trail.  Better call Outagamie Parks for help: 920-832-4791.

Calumet County
Here is the Calumet County Parks website.
Disability Guide    “Calumet Cares  lists information on tourism attractions and various recreational activities which welcome and make provisions for visitors with physical, visual and cognitive impairments.”    
Ledge View Nature Center is 105 acres of wooded ledges and open prairie including hiking trails, a 60-foot observation tower … and a nature center staffed full-time by a county naturalist and assistants.  Caves and quarry are featured prominently in programs at Ledge View, but are not accessible or even easy.  However visitors can enjoy an arboretum, interactive exhibits, and check out the flowers in the rain, butterfly, and hummingbird gardens. Call to learn if these gardens can be used with a wheelchair. Phone 920-849-7094
Ledge View Forest Loop is a 1.9 mile gravel loop trail described by All Trails as “good for all skill levels”.