{"id":502,"date":"2016-04-10T12:50:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-10T17:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/?p=502"},"modified":"2016-04-10T12:54:47","modified_gmt":"2016-04-10T17:54:47","slug":"wisconsin-hikes-dane-county-indian-lake-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wisconsin-hikes-dane-county-indian-lake-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Hikes: Dane County Indian Lake Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On a crisp April morning, Lola the labrador and I headed out to Dane County&#8217;s Indian Lake Park. This park is a favorite of ours because of the large dog exercise area as well as the beautiful wooded trail section.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As we neared the parking lot, Lola let out squeals of happiness that are reserved for her most favorite places like dog parks, lakes and the vet. I am training for a hiking trip out west, so I loaded up my backpack with about 30 pounds and we set off for the trails.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countyofdane.com\/lwrd\/parks\/indian_lake.aspx\">Indian Lake<\/a>\u00a0is a short drive from Madison and features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A large unfenced dog park.<\/li>\n<li>A teeny-tiny church on the peak of a hill overlooking the valley.<\/li>\n<li>Miles of hilly trails to hike in summer or classic ski on in winter.<\/li>\n<li>A beautiful lake where dogs can swim with a\u00a0boat launch\u00a0for\u00a0boats that are not gas powered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although it was only 35 degrees, the sun was shining and there were a lot of other people out enjoying the park. Families with small children were hiking to the overlook by the teeny-tiny church; the dog park was full of pet families and we ran into other hikers as well as trail runners on the trails between the dog park and the church overlook.<\/p>\n<p>I have never skied at Indian Lake because the trails are only groomed for classic skiers. They are a fun challenge to hike on though and I imagine they are quite a workout for skiers in the winter featuring many technical steep and twisty hills, some with narrow paths through the trees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hiking in the early spring is beautiful because you aren&#8217;t bothered by insects and because things haven&#8217;t fully greened up, you can see through the trees to the vistas below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-502 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wisconsin-hikes-dane-county-indian-lake-park\/lola-singletrack\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lola-singletrack-604x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lola-singletrack-604x800.jpg 604w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lola-singletrack-768x1017.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lola-singletrack.jpg 906w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wisconsin-hikes-dane-county-indian-lake-park\/may-day\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/may-day-550x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/may-day-550x800.jpg 550w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/may-day-768x1117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/may-day-825x1200.jpg 825w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/may-day.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wisconsin-hikes-dane-county-indian-lake-park\/lola-hill\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lola-hill-450x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lola-hill-450x800.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lola-hill-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lola-hill-675x1200.jpg 675w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lola-hill.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Far up in the hills, Lola and I found some poetry that had weathered over time. Lola and I hiked just over 4 miles and it felt like we could have hiked 4 more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a crisp April morning, Lola the labrador and I headed out to Dane County&#8217;s Indian Lake Park. 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