Day Hiking Trails: Wooded day hiking trails abound in Clam Lake-Glidden, Wis., region

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Wooded day hiking trails abound in Clam Lake-Glidden, Wis., region

West Torch Trail

Cabin-goers will find a number of quality day hiking trails in the Clam Lake-Glidden, Wis., area. Trails include:
g Ashland County Forest hunter walking trails – Several walking trails for hunters as well as jeep trails crisscross the 40,000-acre Ashland County Forest near Glidden and Butternut. Wildlife is abundant in the forest; watch for signs of black bears.
g West Torch Trail – Three stacked cross country skiing loops make up this trail in the Chequamegon National Forest; try the middle loop for a 3.7-mile round trip hike. The trails are off of County Road GG east of Clam Lake.
g Little Pelican Lake Trail – In the Flambeau River State Forest south of these two communities, a short trail loops through the woods west of Little Pelican Lake. The trailhead is in a parking lot off of Snuss Boulevard immediately south of the State Hwy. 70 junction.

Read more about day hiking with children in my Hikes with Tykes guidebooks.

Meet the Author

My name is Rob Bignell. I'm a long-time hiker, journalist and editor. My son Kieran and I have been hiking together for the past decade. Before Kieran, I taught middle school students in New Mexico and Wisconsin, served as an infantryman in the Army National Guard, and worked in newspapers. I've won several journalism awards, from editorial writing to sports reporting. In 2001, The Prescott Journal, which I served as managing editor of, was named Wisconsin’s Weekly Newspaper of the Year. Currently I own and operate an online editing business, Inventing Reality Editing Service. After spending several years in Southern California, my son and I now live in Wisconsin on the scenic Red Cedar River.