The Aldo Leopold Legacy Trail System is a system of 42 state trails in the state of

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

, covering a total of 1728 miles. It was named after conservationist and influential University of Wisconsin professor

Aldo Leopold Aldo Leopold (January 11, 1887 – April 21, 1948) was an American writer, Philosophy, philosopher, Natural history, naturalist, scientist, Ecology, ecologist, forester, Conservation biology, conservationist, and environmentalist. He was a profes ...

. The trail system was created on November 20, 2007, when Governor

Jim Doyle James Edward Doyle Jr. (born November 23, 1945) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Wisconsin from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he narrowly defeated incumbent Republican governor Scott M ...

signed Senate Bill 161, and dedicated on June 4, 2009. The trails have features that enable users to learn about the surrounding ecosystems and environments.Held, Tom. (November 26, 2007.)
State trails will follow Leopold's path
. ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel''. Retrieved on January 31, 2010.

Trails

400 State Trail The 400 State Trail is a rail trail between Reedsburg and Elroy, Wisconsin. It is designed for foot, bicycle, equestrian, snowmobile traffic. It is designated as a multi-use trail, offering recreational access to the routes, and is open to the ...

* Ahnapee State Trail * Badger State Trail * Bearskin State Trail * Buffalo River State Trail * Burlington-Kansasville State Trail *

Capital City State Trail The Capital City State Trail is a paved recreation trail in and around Madison, Wisconsin, with connections to the Military Ridge State Trail and the Badger State Trail. A segment of the trail goes through the Capital Springs State Recreati ...

* Cattail State Trail *

Chippewa River State Trail Chippewa River State Trail is a 26-mile urban-rural rail trail in western Wisconsin that follows the path of the Chippewa River. The trails runs from the spot of the confluence of the Chippewa with the Eau Claire River, at Phoenix Park in do ...

Devil's River State Trail The Devil's River State Trail is a 14.24-mile (22.94 km) state-designated rail trail in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Parts of the trail are under construction as of early 2010. The trail is nearly paralleled by Interstate 43 for much of it ...

Eisenbahn State Trail The Eisenbahn State Trail is a multi-purpose trail designated as a park by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The trail is maintained by the counties through which it transgresses, Washington and Fond du Lac counties. The trail exte ...

Elroy-Sparta State Trail The Elroy-Sparta State Trail is a Wisconsin State rail trail between Elroy and Sparta, Wisconsin. Considered to be the first rail trail when it opened in 1967, it was designed for foot, bicycle, equestrian and light motorized traffic. Designa ...

* Fox River State Trail *

Friendship State Trail The Friendship Trail is a recreation trail in northeastern Wisconsin. The trail is used by walkers, hikers, bikers, horseback riders, and snowmobilers during the winter months. Two sections of the trail are complete: ~14 miles from Winchester, W ...

Gandy Dancer State Trail The Gandy Dancer State Trail is a 98-mile recreational trail spanning through Wisconsin and Minnesota. The trail is managed by Polk County, Wisconsin, Polk, Burnett County, Wisconsin, Burnett, and Douglas County, Wisconsin, Douglas County in Wisco ...

* Glacial Drumlin State Trail *

Great River State Trail The Great River State Trail is a rail trail between Onalaska, Wisconsin, Onalaska and Marshland, Wisconsin, Marshland, Wisconsin. It is designed for foot, bicycle, equestrian or light motorized traffic. It is designated as a multiuse trail, offer ...

* Green Circle State Trail * Hank Aaron State Trail * Hillsboro State Trail * Ice Age National Scenic Trail * La Crosse River State Trail *

Mascoutin Valley State Trail Mascoutin Valley State Trail is a rail trail in northeastern Wisconsin. The trail is used for walking, bicycling, horseback riding (except Green Lake County), and snowmobiling during the winter months. The trail can also be used for cross-count ...

* Military Ridge State Trail *

Mountain-Bay State Trail The Mountain-Bay State Trail is an 83-mile state-designated rail trail in Brown County, Wisconsin, Brown, Marathon County, Wisconsin, Marathon, and Shawano County, Wisconsin, Shawano Counties in Wisconsin. The trail is the longest rail trail in ...

* Newton Blackmour State Trail * Nicolet State Trail * North Country National Scenic and State Trail * Oconto River State Trail *

Old Abe State Trail Old Abe State Trail is a paved multi-use rail trail in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA. The name commemorates Old Abe, a bald eagle that was captured in 1861 by Ahgamahwegezhig, a Native American man, near the South Fork of the Flambeau R ...

Pecatonica State Trail Pecatonica may refer to: * Pecatonica, Illinois * Pecatonica River of Illinois and Wisconsin See also * Pecatonica High School (disambiguation) Pecatonica High School may refer to: * Pecatonica High School (Illinois), Pecatonica, Illinois * ...

* Red Cedar State Trail *

Saunders State Trail Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish origin, derived from ''Sander'', a mediaeval form of Alexander.See also: Sander (name) People * Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and gunman * Al Saunders (born 1947), American football coac ...

* Stower Seven Lakes State Trail * Sugar River State Trail *

Tomorrow River State Trail Tomorrow may refer to: * Tomorrow (time), the day after today * The future, that which occurs after the present Periodicals * ''To-Morrow'' (Chicago magazine), a magazine from 1903 to 1909 * ''Tomorrow'' (New Zealand magazine), a left-wing mag ...

* Tuscobia State Trail * White River State Trail * Wild Goose State Trail * Wild Rivers State Trail *

Wiouwash State Trail The Wiouwash State Trail is a rail trail in northeastern Wisconsin. Its name is derived from the first two letters of the four counties it traverses: Winnebago, Outagamie, Waupaca, and Shawano. The trail's Tribal Heritage Crossing of Lake Butte ...

* Wolf River State Trail

References

External links

Aldo Leopold Legacy Trail System
{{Wisconsin, collapsed Protected areas of Wisconsin Hiking trails in Wisconsin