Canoe-Brule River

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Free — you'll pick up right here.

19.6 mi

Distance

595 ft

Gain

6h 44m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Ottawa National Forest

    4 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Through-trail
Out & back

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Canoe-Brule River

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Elevation & route

Distance
19.6 mi
Elevation gain
595 ft
Elevation loss
595 ft
Highest point
1,547 ft
Lowest point
1,453 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Canoe-Brule River is a 39.2-mile out-and-back trail in Wisconsin managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 419 feet and loses 505 feet of elevation.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
1,547 ft
Steepest stretch
4% grade around mile 9.1 on the way out
Length (round trip)
39 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Stambaugh 2sse, MI weather station, 10 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan21° high0° low
  2. Feb26° high0° low
  3. Mar37° high9° low
  4. Apr50° high24° low
  5. May64° high37° low
  6. Jun73° high47° low
  7. Jul77° high50° low
  8. Aug75° high48° low
  9. Sep67° high41° low
  10. Oct53° high30° low
  11. Nov38° high21° low
  12. Dec26° high9° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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