The Green Circle is a 24-mile scenic hiking and biking trail that loops through the Stevens Point area and connects with over 45 miles of additional trails. It winds through forests and parks, over wetlands, and along rivers, recalling the days of huge pineries, pioneer settlements, and the lore of the Wisconsin and Plover Rivers.
Editors note: There appear to be at least two common variations at the south end of this loop connecting Whiting Well Field with Upper Whiting Park. One route parallels Elm St and the other follows Porter Rd farther south. FKTs on this site use both route, though more recent FKTs appears to be using the Elm St (north) route. Please get familiar with the trail and use the routing of any previous FKT category you are trying to better. If any locals want to weigh in on what the official route should be, please feel do so in the comments. -N. Broom, ed.
Comments
Local here regarding route variation:
The official route:Â https://uwsp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=16655d24608444ffb7f93632b25cf4d5
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The reason for this is that there previously was no part of the trail going from currier St to post road. This required the route to go into the roads down to Porter, to third street. The signs and markings that were previously on third Street have since been removed, so I feel that the official route should be changed to match the official green circle route.
Local here regarding route variation:
The official route:Â https://uwsp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=16655d24608444ffb7f93632b25cf4d5
Â
The reason for this is that there previously was no part of the trail going from currier St to post road. This required the route to go into the roads down to Porter, to third street. The signs and markings that were previously on third Street have since been removed, so I feel that the official route should be changed to match the official green circle route.