Governor Dodge: Pine View Trail

Governor Dodge is one of my favorite Wisconsin State Parks.  The Pine View Trail completely circles the lake.  A branch of the trail will take you onto the bluff pictured across the lake.  It’s a five and a half mile hike over moderate terrain.  One of Wisconsin’s largest parks it features nearly forty miles of hiking trails and is accessible from the Military Ridge Trail, which is a bicycle trail that will take you forty miles back to Madison.  The park has two lakes and two campgrounds with over two hundred sites, but this very popular park fills every weekend, so make reservations if you plan to stay.

For more information about this park check out this link: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/govdodge/