1
Brule River State Forest
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
10,565 acres33.7 mi of trail
North Country TrailNorth Country National Scenic Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Highland
Highland, WI parks, trails & bike paths
About 72% of Highland is conserved land, roughly 35,510 acres. There are about 61 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Brule River State Forest (33.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Highland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Highland outdoors
Conserved land
72%
35,510 of 49,594 acres
Trails
61 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 53 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
1.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Douglas County Forest
Nature preserve
2,842 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Bayfield County Forest
Managed by Bayfield County
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects the land
35,510 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 21,807 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Highland and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland | 71.6% | 61.1 mi | 3 |
| Barnes | 52.7% | 128.7 mi | 4 |
| Lake Nebagamon | 11% | 2.2 mi | 2 |
| Bennett | 33.1% | 11.5 mi | 3 |
| Hughes | 69.2% | 65.4 mi | 4 |
| Solon Springs | 56.6% | 69.1 mi | 4 |
| Brule | 55.1% | 13.6 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Highland's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 31.1-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.