Winnequah Park is located in the City of Monona on the southeastern side of Lake Monona. The park is fairly large and continas a lot of facilities, including ball fields and outdoor pool. The Monona Library, Community Center and Police Department are adjacent to the park, as is Winnequah Elementary School.
I first became aware of Winnequah Park in the 1990s because it is on the “Lake Loop” bicycle route that goes around Lake Monona. Winnequah Park also hosts the Lake Monona 20 K race in May. I’ve run the race several times, but something odd always seems to happen whenever I run it.
Anyway, here’s a typical walk around the park:
Walking route in Winnequah Park in Monona on 2021-01-11
I usually park in the parking area on Healy Lane near the playground. I typically head south on Healy Lane to Winnequah Road. The basic route is just a loop around the southern part of the park, so I just follow Winnequah Land around until I reach Nichols Road and then return to my car on Healy Lane.
I often make an excursion to one or two of the smaller parks that are nearby. On this occasion I turned left on Wyldhaven Avenue to Wyldhaven Park. It’s a small park with access to Lake Monona and great view of downtown Madison. I then walked on Tonyawatha Trail to Arrowhead Park, which has a playground but not much of a view. I walked down Vogts Lane to Winnequah Road then over to Nichols Road and back to the parking area on Healy Lane.
Depending on the exact route, the walk is between 1.0 and 1.4 miles. It’s mostly flat but it is uphill towards both Wyldhaven and Arrowhead parks.
- City of Monona web site
- Arrowhead Park
- Wyldhaven Park
- Lake Monona 20 K race web site
- My 20 K results