Hiking Trails

Date: June 13, 2025

Terrell's Island offers three hiking trails for visitors to enjoy.

SCHOOLHOUSE TRAIL 
This 1/5 mile trail goes east from the parking lot and has a bed of gravel. There is a bench ½ mile out for you to sit and enjoy the natural beauty that surrounds you.  One mile out, you’ll see the Pat Hickey School House where the Butte des Morts Conservation Club holds their membership meetings.  Continuing on, the trail follows the breakwall out into Lake Butte des Morts.

KACHUR TRAIL 

Walk a short distance back on the road from the parking lot and you’ll see the Kachur Trail off to your right.  This gravel trail leads through the marsh and out onto the breakwall.  Trail length is ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­2.1 miles.  Please check the weather forecast before hiking this trail as the breakwall goes quite far out into the lake with no place for shelter.

 

PLEASE NOTE:  All trails are out and back.  There is no longer a loop trail on Terrell’s Island.