Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 4-6
Date of Report: February 18, 2025
Area Report:
Hello Riders!
Just an FYI this weekend is the American Birkebeiner ski race. It’s great news they are able to have their race and finish in downtown Hayward. With that said, if you plan to ride in the Seeley Hills on Wednesday – Saturday, please expect some delays at trail crossings and be respectful to all of the athletes. Stop and enjoy the race and cheer them on.
Also the trail along Railroad Street will be closed on Friday and Saturday.
Ride safe and best of luck to all competitors this week!
***PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE STAY ON THE TRAIL AS THERE ARE MANY HEAVES AND MORE CAN FORM AT ANYTIME! DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND AT SAFE SPEEDS. WE HAVE NOTED EXISTING HEAVES WE KNOW ABOUT BUT THIS WARNING APPLIES FOR ALL LAKES. CRUCIAL FOR YOUR SAFETY!!
Just to recap the heaves reported:
⚠️Nelson Lake – Hard Rock Cr to main Lake. Is not marked, club will monitor it this week.
⚠️Round Lake – across from Busse to Linden boat launch. Does run across the trail and there are caution signs at the heave near the marked trail area.
⚠️Long Lake – Little Bear to Boy Scout land. Is marked
⚠️ Chippewa Flowage – Sisko’s Pine Point Resort by landing. They have stakes warning ⚠️ Second heave reported going south in narrows towards Cranberry Lake on east side of Flowage. Not staked, will check it this week
⚠️Grindstone – in front of Williams Bay. Not staked
⚠️Lake Namakagon- between Garden Lake & Namakagon, just off of Duck Point
⚠️Lac Courte Oreilles- across the whole lake from the west side of Chicago Bay to the Whitefish Creek/Golden Shores area. Some were reported to be as tall as 4.5 feet.