Purple Trail

Purple Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Purple Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Purple Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.54781, -88.24365. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Purple Trail

• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Lake · lake · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Richard Bong State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Kenosha · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~22 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · Walworth · ~27 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · McHenry · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wooster Lake · lake · Lake · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bristol Renaissance Faire · park · Kenosha · ~30 km · Must-see
• Volo Auto Museum · museum · Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Yerkes Observatory · attraction · Walworth · ~32 km · Must-see
• Highland Lake · lake · Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~32 km · Must-see
• New Gracanica Monastery · church · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grays Lake · lake · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Purple Trail

Other treks near Purple Trail

• Milwaukee RiverWalk · trek · Milwaukee · ~77 km · Must-see
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• Pedway · trek · Cook · ~112 km · Must-see
• White Trail · trek · Kenosha · ~1 km
• Blue Trail · trek · Kenosha · ~1 km
• Red Trail · trek · Kenosha · ~1 km
• Green Trail · trek · Kenosha · ~1 km
• Gold Trail · trek · Kenosha · ~1 km
• Blue Trail · trek · Kenosha · ~17 km
• Green Trail · trek · Kenosha · ~17 km

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