Northwest Wisconsin Outdoor & Trail Guide

Bicycling, Mtn. Biking & Fat Biking in Northwest Wisconsin The Ashland Waterfront Trail Ashland County Length: 10 mile loop. Parking at all waterfront beaches & parks. Paved walking, running, and biking trail, along Ashland's lakefront from east to west and through the city via the underpass of Highway 2 that joins the trail with the historic downtown area. Washburn County Roads Washburn County Length: Varies. The county roads of Washburn County offer road- bicycle enthusiasts a scenic tour of the area. Trail Difficulty: Varies. Trail Type: Paved/Unpaved Roads. Fee/Pass Required: No. Wisconsin Concrete Park Tour Price County Length: 27 miles. Loop route along lightly-traveled, paved roads through scenic forest and panoramic farmland in central Price County. Begins at the Wisconsin Concrete Park, an outdoor sculpture museum. Trail Difficulty: Easy. Trail Type: Paved Road. Fee/Pass Required: No. Mountain Biking Big Island Trail Iron County Length: 6.5 miles. Explore Big Island on the Turtle Flowage. This trail has rolling terrain and is intermediate in difficulty through wooded areas. It is maintained annually for Mountain Biking. Fee/Pass Required: No. 21 22 23 24 Gandy Dancer Trail Burnett County Length: 21 miles in Burnett Co. (98 miles total). Former railroad bed. Bridge trestles, scenic vistas, lakes, rivers, forests, wildlife. Restaurants, lodging, retail, and services available. Trail Difficulty: Easy. Trail Type: Crushed Limestone/Dirt. Fee/Pass Required: Yes. Gravel Pit Road Trailhead Sawyer County Length: 9 miles one-way. 100% single-track, moderately technical through glaciated terrain for intermediate riders. A thirty foot wide grass trail with a worn-in single track. Use other routes when wet. Trail Difficulty: Intermediate. Trail Type: Single Track. Fee/Pass Required: Yes. Hatchery Creek Trailhead Sawyer County Length: 8.9 miles. Forest lined dirt road that parallels the Birkie Trail. Access to all Hayward Cluster trails. Some sections hard and rocky – a fast and fun ride! Good early-season choice when other trails are wet. Trail Difficulty: Intermediate. Trail Type: Single Track. Fee/Pass Required: Yes. Hickory Ridge Recreation Area Chippewa County Length: 11 miles. This off-road mountain biking trail is 11 miles in length and winds through the quiet and scenic oak and aspen forest and consists of 3 challenging loops and 4 trails. Trail Difficulty: Intermediate/Expert. Trail Type: Single-track. Fee/Pass Required: No. Holy Cross Trail Price County Length: 6 miles/9.6 km. This well-marked, twin-track, forested trail has a grass surface and offers moderately hilly and rolling terrain through a variety of timber types. Trail Difficulty: Easy/Moderate. Trail Type: Twin Track; grass surface. Fee/Pass Required: No. Mont du Lac Douglas County Length: 5+ miles. Various single-track mountain bike courses consisting of leg burning climbs and screaming descents. Enjoy gorgeous views of Jay Cook State Park and St. Louis River Valley. Trail Difficulty: Intermediate to advanced. Trail Type: Single track loops. Fee/Pass Required: Yes. Mosquito Brook Trailhead Sawyer County Length: 12.7 miles. The longest section of narrow, tree-covered double track in southern CAMBA land, fast riding on Phipps fire lane and the Birkie Trail. Trail Difficulty: Intermediate. Trail Type: Double Track. Fee/Pass Required: Yes. 8 30 31 32 33 34 35 Blue Hills Trails Rusk County Length: 5 miles. The west side of the Blue Hills Trail system provides suitable terrain for off-road biking. About 5 miles total on this side of the system. Trail Difficulty: Moderate difficulty. Trail Type: Wooded, grass, untracked. Fee/Pass Required: No. Donations appreciated. Burnett County Trails Burnett County Length: Varies. Any non-motorized trails including scenic county forest land, enchanting woods trails, logging trails, fire lanes, etc. Trail Difficulty: Varies. Trail Type: Dirt/Grass/Unpaved roads. Fee/Pass Required: No. Copper Falls Mountain Bike Trails Ashland County Copper Falls has two one-way mountain bike trails. Trail Difficulty: Intermediate/Advanced. Trail Type: Grass. Fee/Pass Required: Yes Deadhorse Trail Iron County Length: 4.6 miles. This is located in a Ruffed Grouse Management Area with interpretive signs on management practices. Maintained for mountain biking. Trail Difficulty: Intermediate. Fee/Pass Required: No. CAMBA Trails – Drummond Bayfield County 2 trailheads accessing 8 different trails ranging in length from 1.9 miles to 18.2 miles. Forest, wildflowers, lakes and wildlife. Some gravel, some paved, some two-track. Trail Difficulty: Easy. 25 26 27 28 29 www.northwestwisconsin.com • 715-416-3256 8 Washburn County Tourism/James Netz Photography