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From the Field: Central

Our trail scouts' top local hikes

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Mike Holmes, Darien, WI

Undulate over glacier-carved topography on this 4.3-mile out-and-back to the Stone Elephant, a car-size boulder said to have held spiritual significance to early Native Americans. At .2 mile, look for a marker where not-yet-presidents Abraham Lincoln and Zachary Taylor camped as soldiers during the Black Hawk War in 1832; climb another .3 mile to 1,030-foot Bald Bluff, with expansive views of surrounding farmland. Turn back at the rock. Trip ID 345339

“The Stone Elephant may have served as a sacrificial site.”



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