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Big Cedar Lake Hiking Trails

4.8 ★★★★★ 16 Google reviews · Running trail in West Bend, Wisconsin · Hours vary

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We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Big Cedar Lake Hiking Trails yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.

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What runners say about Big Cedar Lake Hiking Trails

Pulled from public reviews of this trail (16 of them) — the things people bring up again and again, in their own words. Nothing here is written by us.

🏞️ beautiful scenery 5 mentions

“The trails are mostly mown grass, no especially beautiful vistas, but it's open and airy and dry.”

Excellent trails for hiking, running, dog walking, bird watching and relaxing outdoors. The frog pond has lots of frogs and the bullfrogs sing rather intensely during late spring. Winter snow shoeing and Nordic skiing. Very scenic. Trails are suitable for running and training with lots of hills, turns.

★★★★★ — Michael , Nov 2025

This is a great place for a family to get a good leisure walk in. I counted over 40 types of vegetation over the three growing seasons. It's fun trying to find catapillers in among the milkweed plants. Just walk and enjoy. If one does the complete loop you'll cover 4 steep hills, your heart will love it.

★★★★★ — Cary , May 2025

What a pleasant little place. The trails are mostly mown grass, no especially beautiful vistas, but it's open and airy and dry.

★★★★☆ — John , Apr 2025

Good trail, mix of flat land and some hills Some signs would help to indicate where the main trail is, at times wasn't sure where I was going.

★★★★☆ — Paul , Oct 2025

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Trail conditions & character

What this trail is actually like underfoot and overhead, taken from its own listing and from reviews. Each one links to every other trail with the same character. Busy or quiet is reported as a plain fact, not a plus or a minus — a runner heading out alone at dawn often wants company on the path, and someone running intervals wants an empty one.

🏞️ Scenic views 6 mentions

“The trails are mostly mown grass, no especially beautiful vistas, but it's open and airy and dry.”

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⛰️ Hills / elevation 5 mentions

“Good trail, mix of flat land and some hills Some signs would help to indicate where the main trail is, at times wasn't sure where I was going.”

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Plan your run at Big Cedar Lake Hiking Trails

The practical stuff

  • AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
  • DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
  • ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
  • At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
  • Trail mapOfficial trail map
  • Websitetheclcf.org
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Where to find Big Cedar Lake Hiking Trails

4673 Cedar View Dr, West Bend, WI 53095

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Listing verified July 2026 from public records, the trail's own website and runner reviews. Trail conditions change — paths flood, gates close at dusk, and shaded woods stay muddy for days after rain. Something out of date? Report a correction. Manage this trail? Send us the details — it is free.