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ADVENTURE SPORTS & DOWNHILL SKIING in Northwest

CALLING ALL THRILL SEEKERS!

From easy to difficult, we’ve got the challenges and that adrenaline rush you seek. Year-round adventures are offered throughout Northwestern Wisconsin like rock climbing, skijoring, skydiving, and disc golf. Check out these amazing opportunities solo or bring the whole family!

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13 Tjader Acres Disc Golf

BURNETT COUNTY

Dog Sled

1 Wolfsong Adventures in Mushing

BAYFIELD COUNTY

Nestled in the wooded hills overlooking Lake Superior, Wolfsong offers dog sledding trips for all ages and abilities. Drive your own team or ride along with an experienced musher. Harness, hook-up, feed, and love the dogs!

Disc Golf

2 Chetek Bulldog DGS

BARRON COUNTY

18 Hole | No Fee | Great course for beginners as well as advanced players. Even though some of the holes are short, there is still some challenge. Note: This is at a public high school. Please only play here after school hours, on weekends or holidays.

3 Cumberland Ball Fields

BARRON COUNTY

9 Hole | No Fee | Class rec style course around the ball fields.

4 Elk Lake Park

Price County

9 Hole | No Fee | PDGA Approved | Professional-quality chain baskets. Course is relatively flat, ranging from 210' to 378'.

5 Highbridge Hills

ASHLAND COUNTY

18 Hole & 22 Hole | Pay to Play | Highbridge Hills is the largest disc golf complex in the World! Host of the 2007 Disc Golf World Championships.

6 Lake Superior View Golf Course

BAYFIELD COUNTY

36 Hole | Pay to Play | Two 18-hole courses; one is more casual through wooded trails and the other is a more challenging course for experienced players. Practice hoops on the driving range. Course map and layout on the UDisc App.

7 Leinenkugel’s Disc Golf Course

CHIPPEWA COUNTY

6 Hole & 18 Hole | No Fee | Located at Casper Park in Chippewa Falls, this brand new course is both challenging and fun & has two options, 18 holes and 6 hole that is fully ADA accessible.

8 Namekagon National Disc Golf Course

WASHBURN COUNTY

9 Hole & 23 Hole | Pay to Play | Enjoy a scenic championship disc golf course at Heartwood Resort. Holes wind through to beautiful northwoods. Disc rentals & parking are available through the main lodge.

9 North Park

POLK COUNTY

Over 5 acres of land located along Highway 46. The sports section of the park features a large open field that can be used for many different activities. The park has a baseball backstop, horseshoe pits, frisbee golf, and a basketball court. It also has 2 lighted tennis courts and the only skate park in Amery.

10 Riegel Park

POLK COUNTY

9 Hole | No Fee | The nine fairway course is just east of Jerusalem Road along the Interlink bike path in St. Croix Falls. Four fairways in the woods lead to a rustic bridge, and then to prairie. Repurposed materials have been generously used for the project.

11 Spooner Disc Golf Course

WASHBURN COUNTY

9 Hole | No Fee | Located on the grounds of the Spooner High School, near Spooner City Park this course winds through a variety of wooded areas. Free disc rentals are available for play at this course at the Washburn County Visitor Center.

12 Superior Municipal Forest

DOUGLAS COUNTY

9 Hole | No Fee | The course was constructed by the local disc golf association and brings you through the municipal forest that also houses hiking, biking, and ski trails as well as a dog park.

18 Hole | Pay to Play | Tightly wooded course in the north woods of Wisconsin. Made by a Disc Golfer, for the Disc Golfer. Donation to play is suggested for course maintenance; bring your own equipment, parking.

14 UW-Barron County

BARRON COUNTY

18 Hole | No Fee | The front 9 is fairly long (3348') and open, running on the edges of the prairie. The back 9 is shorter and requires more accuracy, finishing along the Red Cedar River behind campus.

Rock Climbing

15 Christie Mountain

RUSK COUNTY

Natural rock wall on Christie Mountain, featuring 4 different climbs. Indoor climbing wall for practice and instruction. Trained instructors. For children and adults.

16 Interstate Park

POLK COUNTY

Rock climbing is allowed in areas not closed to public use. No special permit is required. Designated hiking trails and walkways must remain free of ropes and other climbing equipment.

Skijoring

12 Superior Municipal Forest

DOUGLAS COUNTY

Trail Length: Orange Trail 7.4 km | This scenic trail takes you around the scenic Chase’s Point in the Superior Municipal Forest. Portions of the trail are shared by the multi-use blue trail. Skijorers may also use the Millenium Trail to connect to the parking lots.

17 Birkie Ridge Skijor Loop

SAWYER COUNTY

Trail Length: 2 km | The skijor loop is located at the Birkie Ridge trailhead on Seeley Fire Lane, 12 miles north of Hayward (2 miles north of Seeley) off Highway 63. The loop winds around a wideopen field at the base of Birkie Ridge. It is flat and fast.

18 High Point Trail

PRICE COUNTY

Trail Length: 9 miles/14 km | Difficulty: Moderate/Difficult | Bordered by hardwood and hemlock trees, this single track trail at Wisconsin’s highest natural point traverses rolling terrain with steep hills.

19 Holy Cross Trail

PRICE COUNTY

Trail Length: 6 miles/9.6 km. Scenic, wide twin track trail, moderately hilly with a variety of forest types and a small lake.

20 Mt. Ashwabay Recreation Area

BAYFIELD COUNTY

Trail Length: Sugar Bush 6 km | Jolly Long Loop 4 km | Birch Hill Trail Length 3 km | Difficulty: Easy/Intermediate | The Sugar Bush trail offers fairly level terrain out to the Nourse Sugarbush State Natural Area, a beautiful stand of old growth maple & hemlock. Jolly Long Loop & Birch Hill are also a part of the skijoring system.

21 Timberland Hills

BARRON COUNTY

Trail Length: 30 km | This trail system is situated on 2,400 wooded acres & is ideally suited for skiings. From gentle rolling terrain to the screaming hills of “The Ridge Run” & the “Outer Loop”, these trails offer fun and excitement for the beginners to the expert. Trails are groomed for both classic and skating, & also offer groomed options for snowshoeing, skijoring, & fat biking.

22 Timm’s Hill National Trail

PRICE COUNTY

Trail Length: 10 miles/16.1 km. Scenic trail following the path of a c.1885 tote road, a supply route for logging camps. It connects the High Point Trail to the Ice Age Trail. Moderate/Difficult.

Skydiving

23 Skydive Wissota

CHIPPEWA COUNTY

Offering the best instructors, equipment, and a great clubhouse and drop zone with plenty of amenities. Take in beautiful views of Lake Wissota and the surrounding area. A fantastic adventure you’ll remember your whole life.

ZIP LINING 24 Trollhaugen Aerial Adventure Park

POLK COUNTY

Trollhaugen’s Adventure Park is a 112 element aerial challenge course and a guided 6 zip line tour. The park provides the thrill of playing on a giant, floating playground - climbing trees, hanging from tires, and swinging on ropes.

YOUR ESCAPE. YOUR ADVENTURE.

Downhill Skiing

To obtain specific maps and detailed information on any location, contact the corresponding County. See page 2.

With five different mountains to choose from you won’t be disappointed. There are drops as high as 310 feet and plenty of runs that are also great for snowboarding and tubing.

15 Christie Mountain RUSK

COUNTY

Length: 30 runs | Fee/Pass: Yes | Ski, snowboard, and snow tubing. 23 lighted runs with 4 terrain parks, rentals, full service bar and food. Ski patrol and instructors on site.

20 Mt. Ashwabay BAYFIELD

COUNTY

Length: 11 runs | Fee/Pass: Yes | Chairlift and rope-tow, 317 foot vertical drop. Longest run is 1,500 feet with a skiable area of 65 acres. Small terrain park.

24 Trollhaugen Outdoor Recreation Area

POLK COUNTY

Length: 23 runs and 4 terrain parks | Fee/Pass: Yes | Alpine skiing on 23 runs, also cross-county skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing, rentals, full service bar and food. Ski patrol and instructors on site. Full service ski and board shop for gear and tune ups.

25 Mont du Lac Recreation Area DOUGLAS

COUNTY

Length: 12 Runs | Fee/Pass: Yes | Mont du Lac’s 310 foot vertical drop will provide an exhilarating rush for all. Beginner, Intermediate and Expert runs available.

26 Whitecap Mountain IRON COUNTY

Length: 43 runs | Fee/Pass: Yes | Whitecap Mountain is in the heart of Big Snow Country offering 200 inches of snow annually with views of Lake Superior and the Penokee Range.

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