Old Marsh Road Trail
- 3.1 mi
- round trip
- 57 ft
- climb
- 873 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Old Marsh Road Trail is an easy, out-and-back hike of about 6 miles through Horicon National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Wisconsin. The trail starts and ends at roughly 873 feet, with a total elevation gain and loss of about 57 feet each way, so it is essentially flat. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 80°F with lows near 60°F, and September highs around 72°F with fewer wet days than spring. The Bud Cook Two Hawks Trail and Bud Cook Deer Track Trail both lie about half a mile away, and the Red Fox Hiking Trail is about 2.7 miles off. For paddling, the West Branch Rock River is about 6.7 miles away.
- Bud Cook Two Hawks TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Bud Cook Deer Track TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Red Fox Hiking TrailHiking2.7 mi
- Discovery TrailHiking3 mi
- Redhead TrailHiking3.3 mi
- West Branch Rock RiverCanoeing6.7 mi
- East Branch Fond Du Lac RiverCanoeing9.7 mi
- Ledge ParkRock climbing9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Bud Cook Two Hawks TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- Prairie TrailHiking · ~27 min drive
- Iat - Milwaukee River (Washington County) SegmentHiking · ~37 min drive
- Bud Cook Deer Track TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- Old Plank Road TrailHiking · ~28 min drive
- Eisenbahn State TrailHiking · ~37 min drive
- Red Fox Hiking TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- Iat - Parnell SegmentHiking · ~38 min drive
- Iat - West Bend SegmentHiking · ~41 min drive
- Discovery TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit Old Marsh Road Trail
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
25° / 9°
9 wet
Feb
29° / 11°
8 wet
Mar
41° / 23°
9 wet
Apr
55° / 34°
11 wet
May
67° / 46°
12 wet
Jun
76° / 56°
11 wet
Jul
80° / 60°
10 wet
Aug
78° / 58°
9 wet
Sep
72° / 50°
9 wet
Oct
58° / 38°
10 wet
Nov
44° / 27°
9 wet
Dec
31° / 16°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Horicon Wwtp, WI, 11.9 mi away at 881 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
