Verona Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 82 ft
- climb
- 1,011 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Verona Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike in Wisconsin, about a mile long and roughly half a mile from the town of Verona. The route rises from about 973 feet to about 1,011 feet, with a total elevation gain of 82 feet, and the steepest stretch comes early on, at about 0.17 miles in, with a grade of about 3 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Charmany Farm show July highs around 82°F and lows near 62°F, while September cools to highs around 73°F. The trip takes about half an hour, so it works well as a quick stop. The Iat - Verona Segment lies about 1.4 miles away, and the Iat - Madison Segment is about 2.1 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Sugar River about 2.5 miles away, and the Sugar River's West Branch is about 7 miles out.
Local outfitters
- Rutabaga Paddlesports12 mi away
- Lost Canyon43 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Iat - Verona SegmentHiking1.4 mi
- Iat - Madison SegmentHiking2.1 mi
Sugar RiverCanoeingPhoto: Ylem, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)2.5 mi- Iat - Madison-Valley View ConnectionHiking2.8 mi
- Garner Park ShelterRock climbing6 mi
- OverlookRock climbing6.5 mi
- NightmareRock climbing6.5 mi
- West Branch Sugar RiverCanoeing7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Iat - Verona SegmentHiking · ~2 min drive
- Iat - Madison SegmentHiking · ~4 min drive
- Iat - Cross Plains SegmentHiking · ~9 min drive
- Iat - Montrose SegmentHiking · ~15 min drive
- Iat - Madison-Valley View ConnectionHiking · ~5 min drive
- Iat - Springfield Hill-Lodi Marsh ConnectionHiking · ~27 min drive
- Iat - Montrose-Verona ConnectionHiking · ~9 min drive
- Iat - Valley View SegmentHiking · ~9 min drive
- West Beltline Bike PathHiking · ~9 min drive
- Iat - Cross Plains ConnectionHiking · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Verona 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
26° / 10°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 13°
8 wet
Mar
43° / 24°
9 wet
Apr
56° / 35°
12 wet
May
68° / 47°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
73° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
60° / 39°
10 wet
Nov
45° / 27°
9 wet
Dec
32° / 16°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Charmany Farm, WI, 5.7 mi away at 1,046 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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