Miles of walking trails through Central Wisconsin sand barrens and pine forests across terrain shaped by glacial retreat.
The resort maintains miles of walking trails that wind through the sand barrens and pine forests surrounding the golf courses. The terrain is ecologically unusual for the Midwest: glacial sand deposits covered in native grasses, sedge, and jack pine, with enough elevation variation to keep the walking interesting. The trails are self-guided and free for resort guests.
The landscape is the point. Central Wisconsin sand barrens are a habitat type that most visitors have never seen, and the trails pass through terrain that looks more like Scottish moorland than anything typically associated with Wisconsin. Birding is productive along the trails, and the quiet of the property, with no road noise and minimal development, makes the walking feel genuinely remote.
Wear sturdy shoes rather than sandals. The sandy trails are well maintained but uneven in places. Bring water, sunscreen, and insect repellent in summer. There are no staffed trailheads or ranger stations. The trails are open during resort operating hours, late April through October.
The glacial sand landscape gives these trails a character that typical resort nature walks lack. The terrain underfoot is the same sand that makes the golf courses possible, and walking it provides context for the golf that a cart ride between holes cannot.