6 Alerts

Please review all trail alerts listed below before you hike the Bayfield Area Trails' system. Our goal is for you to have an enjoyable and safe hiking experience. These alerts also assist in protecting/preserving fragile & damaged landscape areas. Please report any trail damage or vandalism you see along the trails.

Thank you for your cooperation and enjoy the trails!

Big Ravine: Pine Bluff & Hemlock Heights Trails Temporarily Closed Until the End of Mud Season
​April 1, 2026

Due to steep slopes, narrowness, and general environmental sensitivities, the Pine Bluff and Hemlock Heights Trails in the Big Ravine are now temporarily closed until end of mud season.
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Big Ravine trail closures. Click image to enlarge.

Portion of Pileated Woodpecker Trail Temporarily Closed Until the End of Mud Season
​April 1, 2026

The Pileated Woodpecker Trail is closed from the Pikes Creek Bridge to the intersection with the Chickadee Point Trail (see map). 

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PWT closures. Click image to enlarge.

Big Ravine’s East Rim Trail Partial Closure
​April 2, 2026

Now that the snowmobile season is over, we thank the Erickson family for granting access for foot travel across their property on the Big Ravine's East Rim Trail. Please respect their private property by staying on the trail. 

The lower segment across the Old Orchard Meadows property remains closed until further notice. If you support reestablishing public access on this trail segment, please let the City of Bayfield Mayor and Parks and Recreation Committee know via the contact link below.
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TO MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONSHIPS, PLEASE RESPECT TRAIL CLOSURES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

Big Ravine partial trail closure. Click image to enlarge.

Big Ravine Headwaters
​July 10, 2025

​The trail between the viewing platform and winery connection is impassable. The beavers have been busy expanding their dam at the pond. This has raised the water level significantly, thereby expanding the pond and the extent of the flooded wetland.
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Congratulations to Nature's notorious engineers!

Flooded wetland at the Big Ravine Headwaters. Click image to enlarge.

Big Ravine Headwaters flooded trail location map. Click image to enlarge.

Brownstone Trail 
​Trail Reroute Information

Brownstone Trail Reroute Map - Click image to enlarge.

​Slumping occurred following nor’easter storms in October 2017 and 2018. Since then, erosion has continued to occur, and the trail is now completely gone in one area, leaving a large and deep gaping hole.

To help keep people safe and not cause additional damage, Landmark Conservancy has closed this section of the trail. Please, for your safety and to prevent further damage to the sensitive hillside, DO NOT enter the closed portion of the trail. Please use the routes shown on the map displayed above.

​There is no parking at the other end of the trail. Chequamegon Road is a privately-owned road. There is also no parking at Wild Rice Retreat unless you are a guest there. Parking along Lakeshore Drive is tight and discouraged.
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Big Ravine - East Rim
​E. Lynde Ave. Access

Bayfield Area Trails is very pleased that Bob and Maria Fierek have generously granted public access across their property for non-motorized travel along the Big Ravine’s East Rim Trail, previously known as “The Old Snowmobile Trail.” This trail access provides an incredibly valuable connection for hikers, snowshoers, and cross-country skiers at the end of East Lynde Ave. off of North Second Street in Bayfield. Parking here is limited to on-street parking. If you park here, please DO NOT turn around in private driveways. 

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