Natural Bridge State Park
Indian Moccasin Nature Trail

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Natural Bridge

The Indian Moccasin Trail features a visit to Wisconsins largest natural arch, at 35 feet high and with a 25 by 35 foot opening.


There are signs along the short trail that detail historical uses of the various plants in the area.
All in all, this is an interesting and scenic little hike.

Approach
From the intersection of US Hwy 12 and WI 59 south of Baraboo Wisconsin, follow 12 south 5.8 miles to Cty Rd. C.
Take a right onto Cty Rd. C and follow it 10.9 miles to the entrance to Natural Bridge State Park, which will be on your right.
Coordinates for the hike: 43.3451520,-89.9301760
Parking / Trailhead amenities
The paved parking lot is large and level. There is a pit toilet and informational kiosk near the parking lot.
Trail observations
The trail leaves the parking lot on the side opposite of the car entrance. Initially the trail crosses a wide clearing - go straight across and continue along the trail as it leaves the clearing on the far side.
Some parts of the trail are wide and well maintained, other parts are narrow and overgrown.
Trail statistics
The trail is 0.87 miles long. The sum of all the uphill climbs is 72 feet.
Trail waypoints
0.00 miParking Parking lot
0.05 miTrailheadTrailhead
0.11 miLeftmost trailFollow the leftmost trail as it exits the clearing
0.18 miGo leftBranch - go left along the Indian Moccasin Trail
0.26 miMerge rightMerge right with the larger path
0.27 miGo rightBranch - stay right and go uphill
0.56 miOverlookScenic Overlook
0.58 miStairsHead down the stairs
0.65 miStay leftBranch - head left
0.70 miTee rightTee - go right
0.87 miEnd of trailEnd of trail
Trail map - Indian Moccasin Nature Trail
Altitude chart - Indian Moccasin Nature Trail Trailhead Leftmost trail Go left Go right Stairs End of trail
Keywords
Difficulty: Easy
Terrain: Hilly
Trail surface: Dirt
Trail surface: Grassy
Type: Loop
View: Enclosed
View: Overlooks
View: Wooded
County: Richland
State: Wisconsin
Country: United States of America
DNR site
Resources
Printable trail map in PDF format (26 Mb download)
Printable trail map in PNG format (5 Mb download)
Waypoints in CSV format
Waypoints in KML format
Instructions on using a trail description page
Instructions on using a trail map printout
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