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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’s East Rim Trail Reopened to Snowmobiles Under Dual-use Agreement
​Feb 06, 2026

The snowmobile trail along the Big Ravine’s east side is reopened for snowmobile use. Also known as the East Rim Trail, it travels about 1.2 miles between Lynde Ave. in the City of Bayfield and the parking lot on Meyers-Olson Road in the Town of Bayfield.  Be aware: some sections of the trail will be used by both snowmobiles and foot travel. 

The entire length is open to snowmobiles as an ungroomed trail with a posted speed limit of 15 mph. The trail segments under City and Town jurisdiction remain open to foot travel with a dog leash requirement. Thanks to the generosity of Chuck and Mary Finn, the Finn Loop and other side route are open for foot travel only. The two trail segments crossing private property are currently closed to foot travel while the City works with the private landowners to establish updated agreements for pedestrian use, including the potential for separate routes to address safety concerns.
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TO MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONSHIPS, PLEASE RESPECT TRAIL CLOSURES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

Big Ravine East Rim Dual Use Map. 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.

Gil Larsen Trailhead Excavation Work​ (Ongoing)
​Nov. 08, 2024

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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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