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Trail Report: Spooner / Washburn County Wisconsin – January 26, 2023

Trail Conditions: Open

Date of Report: January 26, 2023

Area Report:

All official Washburn County ATV trails are considered open to year round use, with the exception of the spring closure from April 1 through the first Friday before Memorial Weekend.

Most snowmobile trails, on Washburn County Forest lands, are open for motor vehicle use under 900 pounds from December 1 through April 1. This means that ATV’s are permitted on snowmobile trails that are not on private lands, during the winter months.  UTV’s are allowed on these same trails ONLY during non-groomed conditions. The Washburn County portion of the Wild Rivers Trail and the rail grade to Shell Lake are now open for UTV use during snow groomed conditions; these are the only trails open to UTV use once trail grooming is commenced. Please note that the April 1 closure is flexible, trails may close earlier depending on conditions.

Land use agreements with private landowners for snowmobile trails do not permit the use of ATV’s at any time of the year

Trail Report: Spooner / Washburn County Wisconsin – January 25, 2023

Trail Conditions: Open

Date of Report: January 25, 2023

Area Report:

All official Washburn County ATV trails are considered open to year round use, with the exception of the spring closure from April 1 through the first Friday before Memorial Weekend.

Most snowmobile trails, on Washburn County Forest lands, are open for motor vehicle use under 900 pounds from December 1 through April 1. This means that ATV’s are permitted on snowmobile trails that are not on private lands, during the winter months.  UTV’s are allowed on these same trails ONLY during non-groomed conditions. The Washburn County portion of the Wild Rivers Trail and the rail grade to Shell Lake are now open for UTV use during snow groomed conditions; these are the only trails open to UTV use once trail grooming is commenced. Please note that the April 1 closure is flexible, trails may close earlier depending on conditions.

Land use agreements with private landowners for snowmobile trails do not permit the use of ATV’s at any time of the year

Trail Report: Spooner / Washburn County Wisconsin – January 24, 2023

Trail Conditions: Open

Date of Report: January 24, 2023

Area Report:

All official Washburn County ATV trails are considered open to year round use, with the exception of the spring closure from April 1 through the first Friday before Memorial Weekend.

Most snowmobile trails, on Washburn County Forest lands, are open for motor vehicle use under 900 pounds from December 1 through April 1. This means that ATV’s are permitted on snowmobile trails that are not on private lands, during the winter months.  UTV’s are allowed on these same trails ONLY during non-groomed conditions. The Washburn County portion of the Wild Rivers Trail and the rail grade to Shell Lake are now open for UTV use during snow groomed conditions; these are the only trails open to UTV use once trail grooming is commenced. Please note that the April 1 closure is flexible, trails may close earlier depending on conditions.

Land use agreements with private landowners for snowmobile trails do not permit the use of ATV’s at any time of the year

Trail Report: Spooner / Washburn County Wisconsin – January 23, 2023

Trail Conditions: Open

Date of Report: January 23, 2023

Area Report:

All official Washburn County ATV trails are considered open to year round use, with the exception of the spring closure from April 1 through the first Friday before Memorial Weekend.

Most snowmobile trails, on Washburn County Forest lands, are open for motor vehicle use under 900 pounds from December 1 through April 1. This means that ATV’s are permitted on snowmobile trails that are not on private lands, during the winter months.  UTV’s are allowed on these same trails ONLY during non-groomed conditions. The Washburn County portion of the Wild Rivers Trail and the rail grade to Shell Lake are now open for UTV use during snow groomed conditions; these are the only trails open to UTV use once trail grooming is commenced. Please note that the April 1 closure is flexible, trails may close earlier depending on conditions.

Land use agreements with private landowners for snowmobile trails do not permit the use of ATV’s at any time of the year.

Trail Report: Spooner / Washburn County Wisconsin – January 20, 2023

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Date of Report: January 20, 2023

Area Report:

All official Washburn County ATV trails are considered open to year round use, with the exception of the spring closure from April 1 through the first Friday before Memorial Weekend.

Most snowmobile trails, on Washburn County Forest lands, are open for motor vehicle use under 900 pounds from December 1 through April 1. This means that ATV’s are permitted on snowmobile trails that are not on private lands, during the winter months.  UTV’s are allowed on these same trails ONLY during non-groomed conditions. The Washburn County portion of the Wild Rivers Trail and the rail grade to Shell Lake are now open for UTV use during snow groomed conditions; these are the only trails open to UTV use once trail grooming is commenced. Please note that the April 1 closure is flexible, trails may close earlier depending on conditions.

Land use agreements with private landowners for snowmobile trails do not permit the use of ATV’s at any time of the year

Trail Report: Spooner / Washburn County Wisconsin – January 19, 2023

Trail Conditions: Open

Date of Report: January 19, 2023

Area Report:

All official Washburn County ATV trails are considered open to year round use, with the exception of the spring closure from April 1 through the first Friday before Memorial Weekend.

Most snowmobile trails, on Washburn County Forest lands, are open for motor vehicle use under 900 pounds from December 1 through April 1. This means that ATV’s are permitted on snowmobile trails that are not on private lands, during the winter months.  UTV’s are allowed on these same trails ONLY during non-groomed conditions. The Washburn County portion of the Wild Rivers Trail and the rail grade to Shell Lake are now open for UTV use during snow groomed conditions; these are the only trails open to UTV use once trail grooming is commenced. Please note that the April 1 closure is flexible, trails may close earlier depending on conditions.

Land use agreements with private landowners for snowmobile trails do not permit the use of ATV’s at any time of the year.

Trail Report: Spooner / Washburn County Wisconsin – December 14, 2022

Trail Conditions: Open

Date of Report: December 14, 2022

Area Report:

Winter ATV Trail Use:

All official Washburn County ATV trails are considered open to year round use, with the exception of the spring closure from April 1 through the first Friday before Memorial Weekend.

Most snowmobile trails, on Washburn County Forest lands, are open for motor vehicle use under 900 pounds from December 1 through April 1. This means that ATV’s are permitted on snowmobile trails that are not on private lands, during the winter months.  UTV’s are allowed on these same trails ONLY during non-groomed conditions. The Washburn County portion of the Wild Rivers Trail and the rail grade to Shell Lake are now open for UTV use during snow groomed conditions; these are the only trails open to UTV use once trail grooming is commenced. Please note that the April 1 closure is flexible, trails may close earlier depending on conditions.

Land use agreements with private landowners for snowmobile trails do not permit the use of ATV’s at any time of the year.

Trail Report: Spooner / Washburn County Wisconsin – December 7, 2022

Trail Conditions: Good

Date of Report: December 7, 2022

Area Report:

Washburn County ATV trails are open and snow covered after recent weather conditions. Clubs & County Staff are out maintaining and grading trails on a regular basis so please ride with caution, tread lightly and stay on designated trail surfaces. Please Note: All trails close if fire danger reaches “Very High” or higher. For the current Fire Danger please refer to the link below.
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/forestfire/restrictions.html

Trail Report: Antigo | Langlade County, Wisconsin – November 28, 2022

Trail Conditions: Unknown

Date of Report: November 28, 2022

Area Report:

THE LANGLADE COUNTY SUMMER ATV/UTV TRAIL SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL STATE-FUNDED TRAILS AND ROUTES ARE SCHEDULED TO CLOSE ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 1, AT 8:00 A.M.

COUNTY ROAD ROUTES WILL REMAIN OPEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LANGLADE COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT POLICY.

Winter ATV access on snowmobile trails will be authorized by public service announcement when snowmobile trails are open and when required conditions are met.

For more information, please contact Al Murray, Forest Administrator or Cody Brauner, ATV Coordinator at 715-627-6300.

The Langlade County ATV/UTV clubs including the Parrish Highlanders ATV Club, the Wolf River Riders ATV Club, the White Lake ATV Club, and the Antigo ATV Club and sponsors and operators of the existing trails, have put in many volunteered hours of brushing, signing, and trail work to provide ATV/UTV trails for your use in 2021. Please thank them for their efforts and patronized their business sponsors.

We hope that you enjoyed the Langlade county trail system in 2022 and thank you for supporting the economy and businesses of Langlade County!

Al Murray
Langlade County Forest Administrator

Trail Report: Spooner / Washburn County Wisconsin – November 23, 2022

Trail Conditions: Good

Date of Report: November 23, 2022

Area Report:

Washburn County ATV trails are open and in good riding condition! Clubs & County Staff are out maintaining and grading trails so please ride with caution, tread lightly and stay on designated trail surfaces. The TREGO Hwy 53/63 split BRIDGE is under construction please use extra caution in this area.

All trails close if fire danger reaches “Very High” or higher. For the current Fire Danger please refer to the link below.
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/forestfire/restrictions.html