Tomahawk. Grandfather Falls. Segment. Recreation Area. @ Camp New Wood County Park (/ 51

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1 Ic Ag Trail incoln County 4 Æÿ D Tomahawk Æÿ D incoln County Æ% 86 (/ 51 arrison ills Ic Ag Trail Allianc wwwicagtrailorg Æ% 107 Æÿ Æ% 17 Timbrland Wildrnss Camp 27 Nw Wood Wildlif Nwwood Turtl Rock ill Cross Rapids Wildlif Camp Nw Wood County ark Grandfathr Falls Tug Rcration Æÿ Æÿ K Undrdown Rcration Undrdown Alta Junction INCON ANGADE TAYOR INCON Æÿ M Avrill-Klly Crk Wildrnss Æ% 107 (/ 51 Æ% 17 Existing Ic Ag Trail, subjct to chang as it volvs toward compltion Othr Trail Unofficial Conncting Rout (unmarkd) County oundary Æÿ M Æ% 107 Council Grounds Stat ark Mrrill ublic or IATA and Mils : 210,000 compilation scal 39 Fbruary 13, 2014

2 arrison ills (Atlas Maps 30f, 31f) SnAShoT 144 mils: CT-J to First 4 4 This bautiful, rmot sgmnt faturs rollr-coastr topography, plntiful primitiv camping options and long viws from th top of ookout Mountain From th numrous trailsid laks, a trailsid spring nar th North ranch of th rairi Rivr and othr small strams/crks At an ATv shltr at th CT- Trail accss othr uss ortions ovrlap with logging/forst roads and two gravl roads rimitiv camping on county forst lands Two walk-to campsits (I37, I38) on Chain Kordick TRAI ACCSS AnD ARKInG Turtl avr ookout I1 CTh-J: From MrrillCran at thfoot intrsction of I-39/US-51 and ST-64, tak US-51 north 130 mi to Mountain Irma At CT-J turn right and go ast 51 mi Roadsid parking Roadsid parking also availabl along id primitiv Alta Springs ookout ills Towr C us rtl ak Camp McGinnis I42 ar Tu Trail Additional arking: (i) Turtl parking ara (I42) (ii) CT- larg multi-us parking ara adjacnt to th main incoln County ATv trail systm parking ara and buildavr ing on th wst sid of th Ebrt road Do not block ATv trail accss ran First : From Mrrill at th intrsction of I-39/US-51 and ST-64, tak ST-64 ast 03 Foot mi At ST-17 turn lft and for 219 mi At First turn lft and go ak go northast Forst north thn wst 15 mi to parking ara on th northincoln sid ofcounty First, just bfor th intrsction of First, arrish and ak urlock rtl Alta Junction Tu Alta Springs Dunfild Town Sit E 0 J ½ r C Ic Ag Trail Guidbook 2014 ri ai ran r ch North r g Wdlrs ond nb rairi Rivr Stat ry k mils pp Alln th r J or Riv Alta Springs Stat ry N ranch rairi Grundy rairi Rivr t ry Ki

3 Copps rri k nntt Stwart r Sk i ookout Towr Dr I Th hik rairi Rivr ry anson anglad County Forst ANGADE COUNTY INCON COUNTY Gat Rivr 17 illsid ri ai a y r i g k Whn th Wisconsin Vally lob advancd, it most likly had a priod whr th lob surgd forward Rsarchrs hav found that whn today s glacirs rapidly advanc thy gathr sdimnt on thir surfac, spcially along th marginal dgs Whn th ic mlts it lavs bhind dp kttls and high-rlif hummocks Th arrison Morain that this sgmnt travrss is notd for this spctacular high-rlif topography, including many glacially dpositd ridgs and hills such as ookout Mountain, th highst point on th Ic Ag Trail at 1,920 ft abov sa lvl Viws ar spcially incoln County Forst imprssiv whn lavs ar off adow Cr M McGinnis on public forst lands, Gnrally this sgmnt is rmot (th arrison ills rairi Rivr support a thriving wolf pack) and ruggd Ongoing timbr harvst can mak navry igation challnging at tims Th Trail corridor, whil gnrally asy to follow, can b quit narrow in som aras Watch carfully for Trail signag, spcially at intrsctions and whn on logging/forst roads This sgmnt starts off at CT-J, quickly crosss primitiv Alta Springs Road and soon brings hikrs to a natural spring bubbling trailsid and a bnch with a viw to th North ranch of th rairi Rivr Th sgmnt follows th rivr brifly bfor hading northast to an ara with a ntwork of public ATV trails ATVs ar oftn sn or hard narby; howvr, th sgmnt dos not ovrlap with any of th ATV trails Th sgmnt crosss avr Trail Road and thn Turtl Road (I42) bfor ntring a rgion filld with small, bautiful, undvlopd laks It is common to s bavrs swimming in som of th laks at dusk A fw opn timbr incoln County Dr Turtl ookout I1 Mountain F Ri v Morain arrish hills ill ar tl Tur k Fox Dudly t On I37 Chain I38 Snak rs Cr ughous A31 Fi Two Camp Two irch Svn Island sh ass Fi ak ong Two Island aldy ill k a ickrl 17 Clara gmnt 28 arrison ills /14 sh Cr Doris a utau rch ittl ik Mary 109

4 harvst aras on this portion of th sgmnt ar rstablishing with what is calld a gap forst ionr plants, such as grasss, shrubs and raspbrry bushs, clos in on th Trail and th nw growth of aspn and birch trs offrs littl shad Th sgmnt rachs th top of ookout Mountain (I1), which has numrous buildings, including a fir and radio towr Th old fir towr cabin is usually lockd; howvr, th towr can b climbd almost to th top From up high, th viw to th southast is of th Antigo Flats, a broad outwash plain formd in front of th mlting ic Th viw to th northwst is of undvlopd kttl laks and th hummocky forstd landscap Th sgmnt continus northast from ookout Mountain through dciduous forst dominatd by oak and mapl trs on its way to CT-, whr th sgmnt passs by an ATV parking ara with vault toilts A popular fishing dstination, th northastrn sction of th sgmnt passs many laks Thr ar two anglr campsits on Chain : th first campsit (I37) is locatd btwn th wst and cntr lob approximatly 100 ft off th Trail; th scond campsit (I38) is locatd btwn th ast and cntr lobs approximatly 400 ft off th Trail Th scond campsit may b floodd whn watr lvls ar high From Chain, th sgmnt continus for a bit mor than a mil to its trminus on First Road, right on th incoln/anglad county lin Srvics Tomahawk: S Turtl Rock and Grandfathr Falls, p 101 From th CT-J Trail accss go wst thn north 155 mi Glason: Rstaurant, convninc stor From th CT-J Trail accss, tak CT-J ast, south and ast 56 mi to ST-17 At ST-17, turn lft (northast) and go 19 mi From th CT- parking ara, tak CT- ast 12 mi to ST-17 At ST-17 turn right (southwst) and go 100 mi arrison: Rstaurant From th CT- Trail accss parking ara go wst and north ~7 mi Mrrill: S Turtl Rock and Grandfathr Falls, p 101 From th First Trail accss go ast thn south ~24 mi Also s Trail Accss and arking dirctions, abov Rhinlandr: S arrish ills, p 116 From th First Trail accss go ast and north ~18 mi I was about to go around a cornr in th Trail, whn at th sam tim a bar was coming from th othr dirction W wr both startld, but th bar turnd and was gon in an instant, crashing into th brush that was so thick you wouldn t think it could b pntratd Th bar must hav sn somthing awfully ugly to mak it turn tail and run lik that, poor thing (I was glad) Tom Tpls (aka RR ), Ic Ag Trail Thousand-Milr 110 Ic Ag Trail Guidbook 2014

5 Must-av Ic Ag Trail ooks! Th Ic Ag Trail Guidbook 2014 faturs mor than 100 dtaild sgmnt-by-sgmnt dscriptions and maps to hlp you connct with th thousand-mil Ic Ag National Scnic Trail Writtn for thos sking a wid rang of advnturs on th Ic Ag Trail, th softcovr Guidbook includs ths itms and mor: - A dtaild writtn dscription of ach sgmnt along th Ic Ag Trail s thousand-mil rout - A hlpful map xcrpt for ach sgmnt from th Ic Ag Trail Allianc s popular Ic Ag Trail Atlas - Ratings for ach sgmnt on a varity of critria to hlp hikrs find th Ic Ag Trail xcursion that s right for thm Th Ic Ag Trail Atlas 2014 is a st of 105 color, shadd rlif styl maps at 1:48,000 scal In contrast to th smallr map xcrpts in th Ic Ag Trail Guidbook 2014, ach map in this packag is printd on an 85 x 11 sht and includs not just th Ic Ag Trail rout but also a widr snapshot of th ara around th Trail oth books wr writtn and publishd by th Ic Ag Trail Allianc All procds for ach book hlp build and maintain th Ic Ag Trail las call th IATA at (800) with any qustions To ordr, visit wwwicagtrailorg or complt th ordr form blow Nam: Addrss: City/Stat/Zip: hon: Itm Quantity ric Guidbook x $24 (mmbrs) or $30 (nonmmbrs) = Atlas x $18 (M) or $2250 (NM) = Shipping $6 for on book, $150 xtra for ach additional book = Sals Tax 55% for ordrs shippd to a Wisconsin addrss = TOTA = I hav nclosd a chck or mony ordr payabl to th Ic Ag Trail Allianc las charg my Visa or MastrCard Card numbr: las snd this form to: Expiration dat: Ic Ag Trail Allianc Amount: 2110 Main Strt Signatur: Cross lains, WI 53528