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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!

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Brownstone Trail

Partial Trail Closure Starting 9/26/23

​Thanks to a grant from the Land Trust Alliance, Landmark Conservancy is installing a swale to slow and capture water/runoff near the end of S. 7th Street and Seagull Bay Motel. This project will improve drainage on a wet section of the trail.

Please note this work is weather-dependent and subject to change. Thank you for abiding by the posted temporary closure.
The Landmark Conservancy continues to work on securing grants for our main restoration of the slope and trail as well. Learn more on their Brownstone Trail page.

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Trail Alerts | Bayfield Area Trails

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.

Landmark Conservancy Latest Update
Landmark Conservancy Contact

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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