Tower Hill State Park Campground
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Campground · 0.2 mi from the trail
Wisconsin · Hiking · Near Spring Green
Old Ox Trail
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 244 ft
- climb
- 885 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Oct
- best months
Old Ox Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike in Tower Hill State Park in Wisconsin, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail is about 0.4 miles long, and the round trip covers roughly 0.8 miles with a total elevation gain of about 240 feet. The high point is around 885 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.27 miles in, with a grade of about 10 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 74°F, while July peaks near 83°F and January highs sit around 28°F. The trail is close to Shot Tunnel Trail, about 0.1 mile away. Climbers can find Steve's ZZ Boulders and Born Full Grown about 7 miles off, and paddlers can head to Blue Mounds Creek, roughly 9 miles away.
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Best time to go · Apr, Oct
Best time to visit Old Ox Trail
Best months: April and 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
28° / 10°
8 wet
Feb
32° / 14°
8 wet
Mar
45° / 26°
10 wet
Apr
58° / 36°
12 wet
May
70° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
13 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
13 wet
Aug
80° / 59°
14 wet
Sep
74° / 51°
13 wet
Oct
60° / 39°
10 wet
Nov
46° / 28°
8 wet
Dec
33° / 16°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lone Rock Tri Co Ap, WI, 8.2 mi away at 717 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Route details
- Distance
- 0.4 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 244 ft
- Summit
- 872 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- About 0 hours
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Questions about this route
How long is the Old Ox Trail on Tower Hill?
About 0.4 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Old Ox Trail?
About 244 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Old Ox Trail?
It is rated easy.
How long does the Old Ox Trail take?
About 0 hours round trip.
How many routes go up Tower Hill?
2: Old Ox Trail and Shot Tunnel Trail.
Conditions and forecast on Tower Hill
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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