Day Hiking Trails of St. Croix
County
Rob Bignell
Atiswinic Press
ISBN: 978-1948872027
$9.95 Print, $0.99 Ebook
136 pp
Buy on Amazon
New travel guidebook describes more
than 100 day hiking trails in Wisconsin’s St. Croix County.
Day Hiking Trails of St. Croix
County by Wisconsin author Rob Bignell, covers trails in Hudson, River Falls,
New Richmond, Somerset, Baldwin, Woodville, Glenwood City and the surrounding
area, including Amery, Osceola, Spring Valley, Clayton and Clear Lake as well
the Minnesota communities of Stillwater, Woodbury and Afton.
“St. Croix County is chockful of
great trails and hidden wonders,” Bignell said. “You can stand before a
waterfall that plunges a fifth of the way down a 20-story canyon. You can walk
beside premier trout streams running through picturesque fields and charming
woodlands. You can stand atop the Midwest’s largest earthen dam.”
A state park, a national riverway,
great city parks, and a variety of other public lands all are open to hikers,
bicyclists and other outdoors lovers in St. Croix County. Many are free while
the others carry a nominal entrance cost.
Bignell grew up just two miles east
of the St. Croix County line and has hiked many of its trails since childhood.
He is a 1989 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where he
majored in journalism and English.
The book provides a plethora of
information about each featured trail, including:
• Driving directions to the trail
• Where to park and find the
trailhead
• Course the trail takes
• Scenic points to look for on the
trail
• Wildlife and flora you might spot
• Interesting tidbits about regional
geology and history
• Best times to hike the trail
“These trails are perfect for
families with children,” Bignell said. The trails run from a tenth of a mile to
seven miles in length, with most only one to three miles long.
“Day Hiking Trails of St. Croix
County” is the latest in several bestselling hiking guidebooks Bignell has
authored. Last year, his “Best Sights to See at Great Smoky Mountains National
Parks” spent more than two months at No. 1 on Amazon.com’s bestsellers list for
Travel>Tennessee ebooks. Several other books about Wisconsin, Minnesota, and
national parks have hit No. 1 on Amazon.com lists during the past five years.
More than three years of research
went into the book. Bignell’s son Kieran accompanied him on a number of those
hikes.
An avid backpacker and long-time
editor, Bignell is uniquely qualified to write about hiking, especially for
families. Bignell has served in the Army National Guard and taught middle
school students in New Mexico and Wisconsin. A former newspaper and magazine
editor in California, his journalism work has won several awards, from
editorial writing to sports reporting. In 2001, The Prescott Journal, which he
served as managing editor of, was named Wisconsin’s Weekly Newspaper of the
Year.
This is Bignell’s 21st hiking
guidebook, almost all of which focus on Wisconsin and Minnesota. He now lives
with his son in western Wisconsin.
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