Prairie View Trail
- 1.9 mi
- loop
- 47 ft
- climb
- 878 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Prairie View Trail is an easy hike in Wisconsin, about 1.4 miles from Maple Bluff Estates. The route is roughly 1.9 miles long, with a one-way climb of about 47 feet from a starting elevation of 850 feet to a high point of 878 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 1.6 miles in, with a grade of about 7 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Baraboo weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. Several other trails sit close by. Oak Savanna Trail is about 0.4 miles away and Habitat Diversity Trail about 0.8 miles. The Iat - Merrimac Segment is about 1.1 miles off, and New Sandstone Bouldering, a climbing area, is about 1.9 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Lost Canyon15 mi away
- Rutabaga Paddlesports29 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Oak Savanna TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Habitat Diversity TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Iat - Merrimac SegmentHiking1.1 mi
- Iat - Sauk Point SegmentHiking1.9 mi
- New Sandstone BoulderingRock climbing1.9 mi
- New Sandstone AreaRock climbing1.9 mi
- Sandstone AreaRock climbing2.2 mi
- Old SandstoneRock climbing2.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Cth a TrailHiking · ~27 min drivePhoto: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Iat - Sauk Point-Portage Canal ConnectionHiking · ~4 min drive
- Iat - Devil's Lake SegmentHiking · ~5 min drive
- Oak Savanna TrailHiking · Next door
- Iat - Baraboo-Chaffee Creek ConnectionHiking · ~14 min drive
- Iat - Gibraltar Rock SegmentHiking · ~7 min drive
- Habitat Diversity TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- Iat - Portage Canal-John Muir Park ConnectionHiking · ~27 min drive
- Iat - Springfield Hill-Lodi Marsh ConnectionHiking · ~20 min drive
- Iat - Merrimac SegmentHiking · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Prairie View Trail
Best months: April and June–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° / 12°
7 wet
Mar
44° / 23°
9 wet
Apr
57° / 34°
11 wet
May
70° / 46°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 56°
12 wet
Jul
83° / 60°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 58°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 50°
10 wet
Oct
61° / 38°
10 wet
Nov
45° / 28°
9 wet
Dec
33° / 17°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Baraboo, WI, 5.9 mi away at 823 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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