These 50 trails offer both educational as well as recreational opportunities in the Badger State. Author: John and Ellen Morgan. Softcover; 236 pages; black-and-white photographs and maps. The Countryman's Press; copyright 2004. This volume's hikes fall within four quadrants: the hilly, driftless southwest; the northwest's terminal moraine and the Ice Age trail;. the heavily wooded and agricultural northeast, featuring Door County, Wisconsin's Cape Cod; and the southeast's glacier-made Kettle Moraine. Almost all trails are used as Nordic ski trails in the winter and others are suited for snowshoeing. Overview chart provides at-a-glance information on the 50 hikes, which range from 1.5 to over 6 miles in length. Each description includes directions to the trailhead, a topographic map and a detailed account of the route. Authors emphasize flora and fauna and also what each trail has to tell people of all ages about Wisconsin and the region's past. Also unique is the fact that the authors painstakingly sought and found only loop trails throughout the state. |
