Sauk Rail Trail
Length 33 miles
Surface Asphalt trail recently upgraded.
Hours year-round, 5 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Fees user fees are required for those ages 18 and up, $1.00/day or $15.00/year; trail passes can be found at the Carroll County Conservation Board, Sac County Conservation Board and trailheads
Counties Sac, Carroll
Cities Carnarvon, Breda, Maple River, Lake View and Carroll
About this trail
This spectacular trail begins and ends at two beautiful state parks, both of which contain lakes with many recreational activities. Traveling its 33-mile length, visitors will see natural prairies, wetlands, rich farmland and timber areas—along with much wildlife.
The part of the trail around Swan Lake is particularly hilly. A more level section of trail runs from Maple River to Carnarvon along an old railbed. This section goes through the Hazelbrush Wildlife Area, an 80-acre county park.
Local Tourism Info
Carroll Chamber of Commerce - 712-792-4383 -
e-mail
Sac County Economic and Tourism Development - 712-662-7383 -
e-mail
Resources From Other Sites
Sac County Conservation BoardThis site provides a helpful, lengthy description of the trail. Another link on their site shares fee information. There is no map included, but there are a couple of pictures.
Trail ResourcesThe site gives a good, brief description of all the trail basics including services and nearby amenities. Like Sac County’s site for this trail, it doesn’t have a map, but it does include a list of booklets to purchase that include a map and information on the trail.
Barn QuiltsThis site features Sac County’s newest attraction, painted eight-foot wooden blocks on the outside of barns and along roads. The website has a list of locations for the barn quilts, plus photos for each one. There’s also a map visitors can follow to see all the quilts. The eventual plan is to have them all throughout the county, appearing every five to ten miles.
Sac CountyThis is the website for Sac County. It has links to county tourism information, county departments, news and seasonal photographs.
Town of Lake ViewLake View is a community of 1,300 and this website for the quaint town has data on the town, pictures and a community calendar.
City of Sac CityThis site has information on Historic Sac City and links to Chamber-Main Street Sac City. There’s also a link to recreation and community events.
Town of Wall LakeWall Lake, touted as the birthplace of singer Andy Williams, is a small community of about 800 people. This is a nice website with town information and ideas for visitors.
Town of OdeboltThough it may seem like there’s not much to do in a town of 1,100, visit the attractions link on the Odebolt website for a lengthy list of ideas. There is also information about places to stay, a community calendar and links to Odebolt history, the school district and genealogy links.
