Day Hiking Trails: Photo album: Cattail State Trail in Amery, WI

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Photo album: Cattail State Trail in Amery, WI

Wisconsin's Cattail State Trail runs for nearly 18 miles on an old Soo Line rail line between Amery and Almena with access in Turtle Lake. A good spot to start the hike is in Amery at the Trailhead Pavilion in Soo Lake Park (below; photo courtesy City of Amery) Parking, restrooms and wifi access is available there.

Heading east from the pavilion, the trail crosses a bridge over the Apple River (below).

The trail is flat and wide as it leaves Amery (below).

The diversity of trees makes for a colorful autumn walk (below; photo courtesy of Wisconsin DNR).

Here's a full description of the trail.

Read more about day hiking this and nearby trails in my Hittin’ the Trail: Day Polk County, Wisconsin guidebook.

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.