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    Hittin’ the Trail: Day Hiking Burnett County, Wisconsin
    Hittin’ the Trail: Day Hiking Burnett County, Wisconsin
    Hittin’ the Trail: Day Hiking Burnett County, Wisconsin
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    Hittin’ the Trail: Day Hiking Burnett County, Wisconsin

    By Rob Bignell

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    Imagine a place of crystal blue waters surrounded by lush green forests, of friendly Mayberry-like villages, of skies graced by rare, elegant birds, some whose wings span up to seven feet. The place is real: It’s called Burnett County, Wisconsin.

    Now comes the only complete guide to the county’s great day hiking trails: “Hittin’ the Trail: Day Hiking Burnett County, Wisconsin.” With one tap of the screen, you can:
    >>Plan days of fun family-friendly activities
    >>Learn the best places for walking the multi-state Gandy Dancer Trail
    >>Discover the National Park Service's only scenic riverway
    >>Locate great dog-friendly trails
    >>Find directions, parking lots and more!

    With the “Hittin’ the Trail” ebooks, you’ll never need another hiking guide to any of your favorite destinations. We’ll see you on the trail!

    “Hittin’ the Trail” author ROB BIGNELL is an avid hiker, long-time editor, and Wisconsin native who’s been day hiking with his son for more than five years. Together they’ve scaled summits almost two miles high, crossed America’s driest deserts, and walked beneath trees soaring 15 stories over their heads.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRob Bignell
    Release dateAug 9, 2013
    ISBN9780989672313
    Hittin’ the Trail: Day Hiking Burnett County, Wisconsin
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    Rob Bignell

    Rob Bignell is the owner and sole editor at Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets the editing and proofreading needs of writers both new and published. During the past five years, he's helped more than a hundred novelists, poets and nonfiction authors obtain their publishing dreams. Several of his short stories in the literary and science fiction genres have been published, and he is the author of the popular and highly acclaimed nonfiction "Hikes with Tykes," "Headin' to the Cabin," and "Hittin' the Trail" book series, the novel "Windmill", and the poetry collection "Love Letters to Sophie's Mom". For more than two decades, he worked as an award-winning journalist, with half of those years spent as an editor. In addition, for seven years he served as an English teacher or a community college journalism instructor. He holds a Master's degree in English and a Bachelor's degree in journalism and English. He and his son live in west-central Wisconsin and are active in boys basketball and Cub Scouts.

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      Hittin’ the Trail - Rob Bignell

      Hittin’ the Trail: Day Hiking Burnett County, Wisconsin

      By Rob Bignell

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      HITTIN’ THE TRAIL: DAY HIKING BURNETT COUNTY, WISCONSIN

      Copyright Rob Bignell, 2013

      All rights reserved. Except for brief passages quoted in newspaper, magazine, radio, television or online reviews, no portion of this book may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the author.

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      Atiswinic Press

      Ojai, Calif. 93023

      hikeswithtykes.com/hittinthetrail_home.html

      ISBN 978-0-9896723-1-3

      Cover design by Rob Bignell

      Cover photo of wild young eagle, common bird seen on the St. Croix River

      Manufactured in the United States of America

      First printing August 2013

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      Dedication

      For Kieran

      Our adventure has only just begun!

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Communities

      Attractions

      How to Get There

      When to Visit

      Maps

      St. Croix River Country

      St. Croix National Scenic Riverway

      Sandrock Cliffs Trail

      Crex Meadows Wildlife Area

      Hay Creek Trail

      Upper Phantom Cross Country Skiing & Hiking Trail

      Other Crex Meadows Area Trails

      Governor Knowles State Forest

      Cedar Interpretive Trail

      Other State Forest Trails

      Big Bear Lake Nature Trails

      Grouse Walk Trail

      Other River Country Trails

      South Central Lake Country

      Gandy Dancer State Trail

      Siren segment

      Webster segment

      Ice Age National Scenic Trail

      Boyd Road to South Fork Clam River segment

      Other South Central Lake Country Trails

      Neighboring Counties

      Polk County

      Straight Lake Wilderness State Park

      Other Polk County Trails

      Barron County

      Washburn County

      St. Croix National Scenic Riverway: Trego River Trail

      Ice Age National Scenic Trail: Grassy Lake segment

      Wild Rivers State Trail

      Other Washburn County Trails

      Douglas County

      Pine County, Minn.

      Chengwatana State Forest: Redhorse Creek Northern Loop

      St. Croix State Park: Kettle River Highbanks to Observation Tower Route

      St. Croix State Forest: Gandy Dancer State Trail segment

      Best Trails Lists

      Bonus Section: Day Hiking Primer

      Selecting a Trail

      Clothing

      Equipment

      Navigational Tools

      Food and Water

      First-aid Kit

      Hiking with Children: Attitude Adjustment

      Family Dog

      Rules of the Trail

      Trail Dangers

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      Introduction

      Imagine a place of crystal blue waters surrounded by lush green forests, of friendly Mayberry-like villages, of skies graced by multitudes of rare, elegant birds, some whose wings span up to seven feet. If living in Wisconsin, Minnesota, northern Illinois, or northeastern Iowa, such a place is within only a few hours’ drive. It’s called Burnett County, Wisconsin.

      Located along the St. Croix River northeast of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., Burnett County is classic Wisconsin Northwoods.

      Geographically, most of the county is part of Wisconsin’s central plain, a region flattened by glaciers and its meltwater outflow during the last ice age. The St. Croix River marks the western boundary then cuts across the county’s northern quarter where the Namekagon River joins it. Those rivers and the kettle lakes left by the melting glaciers today are the main draws to this region. The county’s topmost quarter belongs to the state’s northern upland, a region that some 700 million years ago was an ancient mountain range towering as high as today’s Alps. Today, the base of those mountains is all that remains, and it stands at a slightly higher elevation than the central plains to its south.

      Due to its remoteness, abundance of wetlands, and generally sandy soil, Burnett County was among the last areas in Wisconsin that pioneers settled. Wisconsin joined the Union in 1848, but a half-century later the state still held 125,000 acres of the county for homesteading. The logging industry dominated the county through much of its early history, but in the latter half of the 20th century, a shift toward tourism began. Then Congress during the early 1970s established the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, consisting of both the St. Croix and Namekagon rivers. At the dawn of the 21st century, the county remains sparsely population with fewer than 16,000 residents. In fact, it’s the only Wisconsin county to have only villages and no cities.

      Communities

      Burnett County generally can be divided into two distinct regions: St. Croix River Country and South Central Lakes Country.

      The St. Croix River Country runs along the county’s western edge and includes the northern quarter where the St. Croix swings inland and meet its tributary, the Namekagon. Wetlands dominate areas near the rivers.

      Grantsburg is the primary village in the river country. At nearly 1400 residents, it’s the largest community in Burnett County and is the southern gateway to Wisconsin from Minnesota.

      The unincorporated community of Danbury sits north of Grantsburg near the St. Croix River. The self-proclaimed "last stop

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