Red Loop

Red Loop: 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 Red Loop

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 Red Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.90529, -89.64544. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Loop

• Black Tern Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Vilas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Tomahawk Lookout Tower · lake · Oneida · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kawaguesaga Lake · lake · Oneida · ~11 km · Must-see
• Patricia Lake · lake · Oneida · ~11 km · Must-see
• Finnerud Pine Forest State Natural Area · sanctuary · Oneida · ~12 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Vilas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · sanctuary · Vilas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Conifer Swamp State Natural Area · lake · Vilas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sparkling Lake · lake · Vilas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Big Muskellunge Lake · lake · Vilas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Vilas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Wind Pudding Lake State Natural Area · lake · Oneida · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fence Lake · lake · Vilas · ~20 km · Must-see
• East Bay Island · lake · Vilas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Alma Lake · lake · Vilas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Plum Lake Hemlock Forest State Natural Area · lake · Vilas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Two Sisters Lake · lake · Oneida · ~22 km · Must-see
• Escanaba Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area · lake · Vilas · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Loop

Other treks near Red Loop

• Nicolet State Trail · trek · Forest · ~131 km · Must-see
• Bearskin State Trail · trek · Oneida · ~27 km
• Blue Loop · trek · Vilas · ~0 km
• Green Loop · trek · Vilas · ~0 km
• Yellow Loop · trek · Vilas · ~1 km
• Nature Trail Loop · trek · Oneida · ~5 km
• Hiawatha Trail · trek · Lincoln · ~55 km
• Sam Campbell Memorial Trail · trek · Oneida · ~55 km
• Sevenmile Trail · trek · Forest · ~59 km
• Agonikak National Recreation Trail · trek · Gogebic · ~62 km

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