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Perry Creek Trail
4.5 ★★★★★ 64 Google reviews · Running trail in Black River Falls, Wisconsin · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Loop distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Perry Creek Trail's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. 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.
Trail, popular for hiking and bridge crossings, that leads to a creek and waterfall, with picnic benches and grills.
What runners say about Perry Creek Trail
“Beautiful location, nice trails though they are narrow, steep and some sides have caved in.”
Beautiful hidden treasure! The trail has been damaged - looks like the wooden bridge that was there 9 months ago has been washed off its footings and is no longer usable to cross. But the metal cable swinging bridge is still good.
A beautiful area to escape to. The trails are narrow but still easily to access. A short distance hike suitable for most ages. Decent parking and built-in grills close to the black river. Definitely recommended for last minute.
Perry Creek is a beautiful park and I t’s right off of the Black River. It has a boat dock with some parking spaces for trucks and boat trailers. It also is a great spot to put kayaks into the river. The park itself is spacious with lots of room for activities.
This place is one of the coolest lesser known spots in Wisconsin! It’s basically a mini gorge. It was two small waterfalls, an amazing rope suspension bridge, amber colored water, and very cool outcrops and rock walls linings the creek! The trail is probably less than a mile.
Trail conditions & character
“It was two small waterfalls, an amazing rope suspension bridge, amber colored water, and very cool outcrops and rock walls linings the creek!”
“Good sized parking lot and access to the boat landing No prohibitive signage at the lower boat landing area.”
“Still a very nice hike but not a loop trail anymore.”
Plan your run at Perry Creek Trail
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- 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, restrooms — reported by runners
- Stroller / wheelchairReported as smooth and step-free enough for a running stroller or a chair.
- Websiteblackrivercountry.net
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Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–11 PM |
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