Portage County maintenance segments: Contact the Portage County Chapter if you want to maintain a portion of their Ice Age Tr

PORTAGE AND WAUPACA COUNTIES ICE AGE TRAIL SEGMENTS

18 TRAIL MILES

32.3 ROAD MILES

Contact the Portage County Coordinator (see bottom of page) if you want to maintain a portion of their Ice Age Trail segments as an individual or as a family.

Belmont, Emmons-Hartman Creek Segment

7.6 MILES: 2ND AVENUE TO STATE HIGHWAY 54

Trail Segment Maintained by Status/Date/Maintenance

Windfeldt Rd. to South Park Boundary
Tom Leslie

NO 2010 REPORT

End of Park Property to Emmons Creek Road (3161 feet)
Mark Balhorn/Julie Schneider

GOOD--1/16/10--trail packed from hikers and snowshoers; spent two hours trimming oaks and other branches overhanging trail. Large section has been logged out after the corner where the Leopold bench is up to the top of the hill.

GOOD--4/10/10--cleared brush left on trail from logging

GOOD--5/21/10--weed whipped grass in meadow; removed deadfall

Stratton Lake Road to Emmons Creek Road (4290 feet)
Ruth Sommers, Ron Harris, Travis Hughes

GOOD FOR WINTER HIKING-1/13/10--trail checked by Hughes

GOOD--03/15/10--Harris & Hughes checked trail--removed deadfalls.

Harris mowed access trail-5/18/10

Hughes mowed access trail 5/28/10

GOOD--6/7/10--Harris weed-wacked and checked trail

Harris mowed access trail 6/24/10

FAIR to GOOD--7/22/10--Harris mowed trail--some step-over deadfalls to be removed soon.

Faraway Valley Loop (12,439 feet)
Bob Jack/Kathleen Taft

GOOD--6/25/10--mowing, trimming

GOOD--7/26/10--mowed and trimmed

2nd Ave to Faraway Valley Loop (4495 feet)
John Vollrath

GOOD--6/16/10--segment from Far A Way Look to 2nd Ave. mowed and cleared of branches and dead trees. Directional sign at intersection of this segment and Far A Way Loop restored. Parking area in the field on the south side of 2nd Ave. mowed.

GOOD--7/26/10--removed fallen tree; checked trail

Second Ave. to Murray Creek Dan Kohler & Pat & Karsten Crouse & Virginia Freire

Trail Segment	Maintained by	Status/Date/Maintenance
Windfeldt Rd. to South Park Boundary	Tom Leslie	NO 2010 REPORT
End of Park Property to Emmons Creek Road (3161 feet)	Mark Balhorn/Julie Schneider	GOOD--1/16/10--trail packed from hikers and snowshoers; spent two hours trimming oaks and other branches overhanging trail. Large section has been logged out after the corner where the Leopold bench is up to the top of the hill. GOOD--4/10/10--cleared brush left on trail from logging GOOD--5/21/10--weed whipped grass in meadow; removed deadfall
Stratton Lake Road to Emmons Creek Road (4290 feet)	Ruth Sommers, Ron Harris, Travis Hughes	GOOD FOR WINTER HIKING-1/13/10--trail checked by Hughes GOOD--03/15/10--Harris & Hughes checked trail--removed deadfalls. Harris mowed access trail-5/18/10 Hughes mowed access trail 5/28/10 GOOD--6/7/10--Harris weed-wacked and checked trail Harris mowed access trail 6/24/10 FAIR to GOOD--7/22/10--Harris mowed trail--some step-over deadfalls to be removed soon.
Faraway Valley Loop (12,439 feet)	Bob Jack/Kathleen Taft	GOOD--6/25/10--mowing, trimming GOOD--7/26/10--mowed and trimmed
2nd Ave to Faraway Valley Loop (4495 feet)	John Vollrath	GOOD--6/16/10--segment from Far A Way Look to 2nd Ave. mowed and cleared of branches and dead trees. Directional sign at intersection of this segment and Far A Way Loop restored. Parking area in the field on the south side of 2nd Ave. mowed. GOOD--7/26/10--removed fallen tree; checked trail
Second Ave. to Murray Creek	Dan Kohler & Pat & Karsten Crouse & Virginia Freire

Waupaca River Segment

5.4 MILES: STATE HIGHWAY 54 TO GRENLIE ROAD

(small circles on map below indicate trail connecting routes--on roads)

New Hope-Iola Ski Hill Segment

5 MILES: IOLA WINTER SPORTS CLUB TO COUNTY HIGHWAY Z

(The detour indicated below is due to trail closure by landowner. Note the new section added in 2010.)

Trail Segment

Maintained by

Status/Date/Maintenance

Parking area off " Z", trail to Sunset Lake Rd

Bob and Bev Ellingson
NO 2010 REPORT

Mowing-- "Z" to the Brooks Woods

Gary Weier & Tammy Hunter

GOOD--6/21/10--Gary mowed and walked section from Z to Krogwold. Logging last year has increased vegetation and thus mowing.

GOOD--7/26/10--Gary mowed trail from Z past Krogwold and up into the woods.

" Z" to Krogwold Rd

Howard & /Di Harrington/Bobbie Anderson/Tim and Sharon

GOOD--4/22/2010--There is 200 feet of new trail under construction about 1/2 mile in from County T at the end of the 2nd boardwalk. This will be a big improvement, eliminating the steep stairway. The new segment is walkable. Please be aware that approx. 1/2 mile of trail, beginning at the edge of the field on Krogwold Rd. has been logged. Logging was done on both sides of the trail. The loggers did a good job working around the trail, so there is no damage. Look closely for trail markers here.

GOOD--6/03/10--Removed trees; weeds cut from "T" to Krogwold Rd.

"Z" to Iola Ski Hill

Paul Klein

Iola Ski Hill
Phil Johnsrud

NEW SEGMENT NOW OPEN--"Z" to Sunset Lake Road

Dan and Pat Kohler
GOOD--7/24/10--Cut entire trail. One step-over aspen down over trail to be removed later.

A new (2008) ATLAS AND TRAIL COMPANION are available from the Ice Age Trail Alliance and are sold at displays hosted by the Portage/Waupaca County Chapters at many local events.

Trail Segment	Maintained by	Status/Date/Maintenance
Parking area off " Z", trail to Sunset Lake Rd	Bob and Bev Ellingson	NO 2010 REPORT
Mowing-- "Z" to the Brooks Woods	Gary Weier & Tammy Hunter	GOOD--6/21/10--Gary mowed and walked section from Z to Krogwold. Logging last year has increased vegetation and thus mowing. GOOD--7/26/10--Gary mowed trail from Z past Krogwold and up into the woods.
" Z" to Krogwold Rd	Howard & /Di Harrington/Bobbie Anderson/Tim and Sharon	GOOD--4/22/2010--There is 200 feet of new trail under construction about 1/2 mile in from County T at the end of the 2nd boardwalk. This will be a big improvement, eliminating the steep stairway. The new segment is walkable. Please be aware that approx. 1/2 mile of trail, beginning at the edge of the field on Krogwold Rd. has been logged. Logging was done on both sides of the trail. The loggers did a good job working around the trail, so there is no damage. Look closely for trail markers here. GOOD--6/03/10--Removed trees; weeds cut from "T" to Krogwold Rd.
"Z" to Iola Ski Hill	Paul Klein
Iola Ski Hill	Phil Johnsrud
NEW SEGMENT NOW OPEN--"Z" to Sunset Lake Road	Dan and Pat Kohler	GOOD--7/24/10--Cut entire trail. One step-over aspen down over trail to be removed later.

Portage County IAT Coordinator
Sally Freckmann
C/O Portage County Parks
1462 Strongs Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
sfreckmann@charter.net