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Jane Addams Trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 15 Google reviews · Running trail in Monroe, Wisconsin · Hours vary

Runner's snapshot

Surface
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Shade
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We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Jane Addams Trailhead 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.

Flat & fastTrailhead parking

What runners say about Jane Addams Trailhead

Pulled from public reviews of this trail (15 of them) — the things people bring up again and again, in their own words. Nothing here is written by us.

The surface is well suited for both biking and walking. It's nice and wide and safe. There's plenty of parking at the trail heads in Orangeville and Freeport. A majority of the trail is shady as you go north.

★★★★★ — Gail , Sep 2022

Welcome to Jane Adams Trail, Which is solely funded by The Freeport Park District, nobody that actually uses the trail help pay for it, and creates a huge deficit every year maintaining the trail.

★★★★★ — B-Rad , May 2022

Great trail. Free. Just had doe and two fawns bounce the trail in front of me yesterday. Glad to see them drill well at trailhead, many people hav asked me if they could get water there.

★★★★★ — George , Aug 2020

Flat, easy running trail that is well maintained. Really enjoyed my run along here. Decent amount of shade as well.

★★★★★ — Brad , Aug 2023

Excerpts from public Google reviews. Read all 15 reviews →

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.

🅿️ Trailhead parking 4 mentions

“Glad to see them drill well at trailhead, many people hav asked me if they could get water there.”

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Flat & fast 2 mentions

“Flat, easy running trail that is well maintained.”

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Plan your run at Jane Addams Trailhead

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

Where to find Jane Addams Trailhead

Badger State Trail, Monroe, WI 53566

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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.