… This also a day hiking group, no camping or backpacking is done, all the hikes are "done in a day". There are actually relatively few areas in Wisconsin that offer true backpacking opportunities, and even the completed off-road parts of the Ice Age Trail that runs through the state are broken into short car-accessible segments that can be done as day hikes.  The hikes are done on weekends and in the daytime, i.e,. no night or early-morning hikes. This is a Madison-based group, so the principal h …