Hiking
Numerous trails allow hikers and birdwatchers to explore the land in and around the Horicon Marsh. Horicon Habitat Hike in the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area is a 1.5 mile trail located at the end of North Palmatory Street in Horicon. The trail will take you through woods, fields and into the marsh.
The Federal Trail consists of six miles of connecting trails within the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge off Highway 49. Hikers can option for the part of the trail that goes through the redhead nesting area, marshland, prairie area or cattail growth. The most popular section of the trails is a quarter mile wooden boardwalk where you float on the water and meander through the cattails in an area rich with migratory birds.