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Wisconsin Trail Report
Discover Wisconsin's vast trail networks for hiking and biking.Experience adventure and fun outdoors with the Wisconsin Trail Report! Bring your family and friends along for hiking and biking activities from beginner to expert across the state. Know when and where to go with the official Travel Wisconsin Trail Report.
Use the map and corresponding reports to find your next adventure, understand the general trail conditions in the area, review basic trail descriptions and prepare for your hiking or biking outing. Discover nearby events and activities, world-class dining and unique lodging.
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Mountain Bay State Trail - Marathon County
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Open
- Trail: Recreational
- Type: Doubletrack
- Surface: Crushed Stone
Trail Description
The 83-mile Mountain-Bay State Trail, one of the longest trails in the state, travels a mostly scenic, wooded route through three counties—Marathon, Shawano, and Brown—as it makes its way from Weston in central Wisconsin to Howard in the east. In spite of its length, numerous parking facilities are located along the length of the trail, and restrooms are frequent. Bikers, take note: mountain bikes or tires measuring 25 millimeters or wider are necessary to negotiate the trail’s surfaces and conditions, which vary but are generally passable. Snowmobiling is permitted on the trail in Marathon and Shawano Counties—and for 6 miles in Brown County—and snowmobiling clubs along its length help keep it open for users year-round. Horseback riding is also permitted in Shawano County. Starting in Weston, you’ll head southeast for about 11 miles, when you reach the small village of Hatley. Here, the Mountain-Bay State Trail joins the Ice Age Trail—a 1,200-mile hiking route across the state—for about 2 miles. Another 7 miles farther and you reach Eland, where—just past Fourth Street and before Cedar Street—you can head north 4 miles on the Wiouwash State Trail to the Village of Birnamwood. Continuing south on the Mountain-Bay State Trail, you’ll share the route briefly with the Wiouwash State Trail for about 0.7 mile, at which point the Wiouwash State Trail breaks off and heads another 36 miles south to Split Rock; to continue east on the Mountain-Bay State Trail, stay left at this break. Once you reach Eland, you've entered Shawano County.
Condition Description
Condition descriptions for this trail are currently informed by the DNR Property Condition Notices map. When no alerts are active, trails are rated in fair condition. Throughout the season, please use caution after weather events and consider refraining from using the trail if leaving ruts in the surface, as deep footprints and bike tire ruts can impact the long-term smoothness of the trail.
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