Gauge
Wisconsin
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.9 mi
Distance
58 ft
Gain
No verdict for this route
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
2 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.
Outside any avalanche forecast zone
No avalanche center covers this location, so danger ratings can't be shown.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Here's your day on snow, mapped
Gauge
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 220 ft
- Elevation loss
- 220 ft
- Highest point
- 1,761 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,693 ft
Gear for the day
Photos
Directions & GPX
About this route
Gauge is a 1.93-mile out-and-back trail in Wisconsin with 127 feet of elevation gain and 162 feet of elevation loss. The trail follows an out-and-back route type.
Facts about this route
The climb
- High point
- 1,761 ft
- Total climbing
- 220 ft
- Total descent
- 220 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 7% grade right from the start
- Length (round trip)
- 1.9 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 Eagle Rvr, WI weather station, 11 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan21° high2° low
- Feb26° high3° low
- Mar37° high13° low
- Apr50° high26° low
- May65° high39° low
- Jun75° high50° low
- Jul78° high54° low
- Aug75° high52° low
- Sep67° high44° low
- Oct53° high33° low
- Nov38° high21° low
- Dec26° high10° low
Where it is
- Eagle River-Florence Ranger District · Ranger district
- Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Trail work and picnic area improvements at Morgan Falls/St. Peter's Dome Recreation Area this fall
critical · posted Oct 1, 2026
Day Lake drawdown to begin after Labor Day
information · posted Aug 25, 2026
Forest Order 09-13-09-02 - Firewood Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Forest Order 09-13-25-01 Pipeline Trail Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Forest Order 09-13-25-02 General Occupancy and Use Restrictions
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Boulder Oak Timber Sale - Mountain Bike Trails
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Logging RoadCross-country skiing0.9 mi
- ButternutCross-country skiing0.9 mi
- Pat ShayCross-country skiing1 mi
- Hidden LakesHiking1.7 mi
- Franklin LakeCamping2.6 mi
- Anvil LakeCamping2.9 mi
- Luna White Deer CampgroundCamping3.5 mi
- Eagle River - Florence DistrictRiver fishing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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