Northwest Wisconsin Outdoor & Trail Guide

Holy Cross Trail Price County Length: 6 miles. Features rolling terrain and a loop that surrounds a small lake. The trail is mowed periodically and is used by Ruffed Grouse hunters beginning in mid-September. Easy/Moderate. Fee/Pass Required: No. Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary Washburn County Length: 600+ acres; 13 miles of hiking trails. Hunt Hill is a 600-acre nature reserve with abundant wildlife, beautiful hiking trails, lakes, meadows and more. The center also provides educational programming on a variety of topics throughout the year. Ice Age National Scenic Trail Barron County A trail of more than a thousand miles a portion of which meanders through Barron County in an east-west direction. Fee/Pass Required: No. Ice Age National Scenic Trail Polk & Burnett Counties The St. Croix River valley that hikers use on this segment was formed when the glacial lobe in the area retreated. Access to the Ice Age National Scenic Trail’s western terminus is via Interstate State Park’s Pothole Trail, a loop trail that was built after the park was created in 1900 and is one of the oldest Wisconsin recreational footpaths. Ice Age National Scenic Trail Rusk County Length: Multiple Segments (Hemlock & Blue Hills) of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail can be found in the Blue Hills of Northwestern Rusk County. Fee/Pass Required: No. 14 15 16 17 18 www.northwestwisconsin.com • 715-416-3256 13 Osceola Amery St.Croix Falls 35 25 13 2 34 28 22 12 24 16 33 31 23 4 1 15 3 18 6 10 11 14 27 30 5 26 21 8 7 32 36 19 29 17 9 17 25 25 20 To obtain specific maps and detailed information on any location, contact the corresponding County. See page 2. Your Escape. Your Adventure. Interstate State Park Polk County Wisconsin’s oldest state park with campsites, showers, and a nature center. Habitat types include upland and lowland forest and a number of wetlands and encircles Lake O’ Dalles. A Bald Eagle nest and Great Blue Heron rookery are within park limits. Fee/Pass Required: Yes. Jordan Buck Heritage Hike Burnett County Length 1.3 miles. Retrace Jim Jordan’s 1914 hunt near Danbury resulting in the current United States record whitetail buck. This 1.3 mile section of the Gandy Dancer Trail celebrates the legendary story that is shared through storytelling and a brochure style guidebook. Lake Wissota State Park Chippewa County Length 17.4 miles. Hikers will enjoy trails within the park. Among the park's most scenic trails is the 1-mile self guided Beaver Meadow Nature Trail. A trail overlook allows visitors to view the environment and wildlife found in a beaver pond. Fee/Pass Required: Yes. 19 20 21 Little Turtle Trail Iron County Length: 5.2 miles. There are 5.2 miles of mowed trail in the Little Turtle Waterfowl Management Area. The landscape is a mix of woods, wetlands and prairie. Fee/Pass Required: No. Lynch Creek State Wildlife Area Sawyer County Length: ¼ mile. The habitat is mainly cattail marsh, shrubby, bog wetland, and stream with some red pine forest. Common birds include Belted Kingfisher, snipe, flycatchers, swallows, warblers, rail, Great Blue Heron, bitterns, sandpipers, and many ducks. This is a great moonlit walk. MECCA Trail Iron County Length: 18 km. The trails traverse rolling terrain with loops totaling 18 km. The trail is also excellent for biking and passes through a variety of wooded terrain. Fee/Pass Required: Donations are appreciated. 22 23 24