The Headwaters Wilderness in Wisconsin, USA

The Headwaters Wilderness in Wisconsin, USA

The ‘headwaters’ of this wilderness area in the US state of Wisconsin refers to the Pine River, where the forested bogs and swamps make up an ecosystem that’s open to hiking, though there are few marked trails. Headwaters Wilderness is part of the protected Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, a 1.5-million-acre national forest in Wisconsin’s northern region, or as locals might call it: ‘up nort’.