Walking Trails of Southern Wisconsin

By Bob Crawford and Robert F. Crawford

Book Overview

Take a walk on the wild side with the completely updated version of this popular guide.
This edition now includes coverage of Lafayette and Vernon counties, plus new information on more trails, including ones at Avoca Prairie Savanna State Natural Area, Wildcat Mountain State Park, and Blackhawk Lake Recreational Area. Author Bob Crawford has also revised eleven trail maps in nine counties and updated material throughout the book, which now describes more than 150 trails at more than sixty locations.
These trails wind across southern Wisconsin--into forests and along shores, over glacial formations and around Native American earthworks--and showcase some of the most beautiful and interesting walking trails in the nation. Walking Trails of Southern Wisconsin retains its handy, pocket-sized format plus all the other features that made the first edition so successful:

- details about routes and terrain plus geographical, biological, or historical features of interest
- regulations including open days and hours, and rules regarding dogs, trail bikes, cross-country skiing, and other activities
- information about available restrooms, drinking water, nature centers, and other facilities at the site
- a description assessing degree of difficulty--slope, width, maintenance, and other such factors--and a helpful rating of "walkability" on a scale from 1 to 5

Crawford also provides information about nearby parks, preserves, glacial formations, historical sites, tourist attractions, and other points of interest for those who want to turn a hike into a day trip or weekend outing. Staying fit was never so easy nor so much fun.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029916974X
• ISBN13: 9780299169749
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

A "must" for Wisconsin outdoor enthusiasts.

Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Bob Crawford's Walking Trails Of Southern Wisconsin includes walking trails in 17 southern Wisconsin counties. This popular and practical guide offers new maps for Lafayette and Vernon counties, plus additional trail maps for Black Hawk (in the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway), Wildcat Mountain State Park, and Blackhawk Lake Recreational Area. More than 150 trails at more than sixty locations are showcased and include forest, shoreline, glacial formation, and Native American earthwork based walks. With its handy, pocket-sized format, Walking Trails Of Southern Wisconsin details routes and terrain (including geographical, biological, and historical features of interest); regulations and rules regarding hours, dogs, trail bikes, cross-country skiing, and other activities; information about restrooms, drinking water, nature centers, and other site facilities; and descriptions assessing degree of difficulty (slope, width, maintenance, etc.). Also very highly recommended is Bob Crawford's "user friendly" companion guide, Walking Trails Of Eastern And Central Wisconsin.