Vilas County Visitor Guide - 2021

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FIND YOUR WAYYour smartphone is the ticket to exploring Vilas County’s trails like an expert. In Vilas County,we have not only created hundreds of miles of forest trails, we’ve also launched a free appthat will help you discover the trail that’s perfect for you. The Map It Vilas County trailsapp is unlike any other—it uses GPS mapping technology to help silent and motorsportenthusiasts navigate our vast forests. Discover trails for a variety of activities—the appincludes nearly 90 trail maps for ATVing/UTVing, biking, birdwatching, cross-country skiing,equestrian, hiking, hunting, off-highway motorcycling, paddling, snowmobiling, snowshoeingand swimming.MAPPING AN ADVENTUREOnce you’ve downloaded the app (available at trails.vilas.org, or in the Google and iPhoneapp stores), the keys to exploring Vilas County are in your pocket. With nearly 90 trail maps,you have a lot of possibilities. Here are some of the places you can discover.BACKCOUNTRY SNOWSHOEING• The app will help you make tracks into the wilderness. One popular backcountry route isthe 13-mile Hidden Lakes Trail, located near Eagle River.OFF-HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLING• If you’re a rider who likes to get a little dirt on your tires, you’ll find 14 miles of greatriding on the Tamaracks Off-Highway Motorcycle Trail in Conover.BACKCOUNTRY PADDLING• The headwaters of the state’s largest river, the Wisconsin, can be found just east of LandO’ Lakes at Lac Vieux Desert. If you’re willing to portage an occasional beaver dam, it’san unforgettable paddling trip. On the app, look for WI Centennial Trail - Trip 1—it’s one ofseven paddling routes detailed on the app.HISTORIC SNOWMOBILING• Sayner-Star Lake is the birthplace of the snowmobile, and the Sayner-Star LakeBarnstormers have been grooming trails here for 50 years. The app will help you find Trail51, a forest route near Sayner-Star Lake that’s one of the state’s oldest snowmobile trails.EQUESTRIAN TRAILS• The Vilas County Equestrian trail system provides over 16 miles of equestrian trails viathree loops: the Pioneer Creek Trail, Ski Hills Trails and Torch Lake Trails.ORDER A TRAIL MAPThe Vilas County Silent Sport & WaterRecreation Map has water recreation on oneside, and land recreation on the other.Order the map at trails.vilas.orgATV/UTVVilas County is home to several ATV/UTV routes,including some easy-riding trails in Conover,Phelps, Land O’ Lakes, St. Germain, Eagle Riverand the Minocqua Area. These routes, usuallyopen from early May to the end of October,connect to other area trails and routes to theeast and west.RIDING THE HEART OF VILAS—MANITOWISH WATERS BIKE TRAILJ.V. | Manitowish WatersBeautiful recreational bike path.MAP IT VILAS COUNTY715.479.3649 27
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