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Towns with the most trails in Wisconsin

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 27 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Wisconsin · Most trails

Where Harrison lands: #14 of 27

0.5 mi / sq mi · Visit Harrison →

Oconto Falls 1 Oconto Falls 1.9 mi / sq mi Trail miles 5.9 mi Platteville 2 Platteville 1.8 mi / sq mi Trail miles 11.1 mi Middleton 3 Middleton Dane County 1.8 mi / sq mi Trail miles 24.3 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Oconto Falls Oconto Falls3,001 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 5.9 mi 0
2 Platteville Platteville11,499 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 11.1 mi 15
3 Middleton MiddletonDane County · 6,807 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 24.3 mi 19
4 Mount Horeb Mount Horeb7,736 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 5.4 mi 17
5 Map of Menomonie Menomonie16,539 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 24.4 mi 25
6 Oregon Oregon11,547 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 15
7 Sturgeon Bay Sturgeon Bay9,806 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 12.2 mi 14
8 Waterford Waterford5,692 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 9
9 West Milwaukee West Milwaukee4,038 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 1
10 Chippewa Falls Chippewa Falls14,782 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 7.7 mi 10
11 Prairie du Chien Prairie du Chien5,491 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 3.5 mi 14
12 Sun Prairie37,570 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 6.9 mi 45
13 Map of Mondovi Mondovi2,872 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 5
14 Harrison13,658 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 16.5 mi 4
15 Map of Grand Rapids Grand RapidsWood County · 7,598 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 7.7 mi 3
16 Hudson Hudson14,959 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 15
17 Map of Rice Lake Rice LakeBarron County · 2,823 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 9.7 mi 1
18 Map of St. Joseph St. JosephSt. Croix County · 4,292 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 10.8 mi 7
19 Map of Menomonie MenomonieDunn County · 3,422 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 12.3 mi 5
20 Little Chute Little Chute11,754 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 6
21 Port Washington Port Washington12,645 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 9
22 Map of Pelican PelicanOneida County · 2,844 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 13.4 mi 4
23 Pleasant SpringsDane County · 3,033 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 8.1 mi 8
24 Osceola OsceolaPolk County · 3,087 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 8.1 mi 6
25 Lodi LodiColumbia County · 3,289 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 5
26 Kronenwetter Kronenwetter8,395 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 6.1 mi 10
27 Map of Farmington FarmingtonWashington County · 3,579 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 3.9 mi 8

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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