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

GOOD--6/03/09--removed large deadfalls & debris

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

GOOD--4/11/09--trail check

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

07/07/09--Harris & Hughes mowed access trail

GOOD--6/19/09--Harris & Hughes mowed, weed-whacked and checked trail

GOOD--6/01/09--Hughes mowed and checked trail

GOOD--5/17/09--Harris mowed trail access; trail cleared of debris

GOOD--4/07/09--trail checked by Hughes and Harris and Sommers--clearing and trimming

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

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

GOOD--6/21/09--removed trees, cut grass, trimmed

TRAIL CLEARING --6/4/09 and before (35 days/30 hours) clearing storm damage

GOOD--5/21/09--measured trail

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

6/22/09--removed 3 trees with help of Bob and Kathleen

TREES DOWN--5/19/09--measured trail, 5 trees blocking trail

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

7/01/09--GOOD--Karsten and Virginia mowed parking area and cleared trail, filled hole, cleared poison ivy

6/13/09--cut whole trail, removed 2 trees

6/09/09--measured trail, another tree down

5/20/09--1 tree down, cut grass, cleared brush & branches

Trail Segment	Maintained by	Status/Date/Maintenance
Windfeldt Rd. to South Park Boundary	Tom Leslie	GOOD--6/03/09--removed large deadfalls & debris
End of Park Property to Emmons Creek Road (3161 feet)	Mark Balhorn/Julie Schneider	GOOD--4/11/09--trail check
Stratton Lake Road to Emmons Creek Road (4290 feet)	Ruth Sommers, Ron Harris, Travis Hughes	07/07/09--Harris & Hughes mowed access trail GOOD--6/19/09--Harris & Hughes mowed, weed-whacked and checked trail GOOD--6/01/09--Hughes mowed and checked trail GOOD--5/17/09--Harris mowed trail access; trail cleared of debris GOOD--4/07/09--trail checked by Hughes and Harris and Sommers--clearing and trimming GOOD FOR WINTER HIKING-1/13/10--trail checked by Hughes
Faraway Valley Loop (12,439 feet)	Bob Jack/Kathleen Taft	GOOD--6/21/09--removed trees, cut grass, trimmed TRAIL CLEARING --6/4/09 and before (35 days/30 hours) clearing storm damage GOOD--5/21/09--measured trail
2nd Ave to Faraway Valley Loop (4495 feet)	John Vollrath	6/22/09--removed 3 trees with help of Bob and Kathleen TREES DOWN--5/19/09--measured trail, 5 trees blocking trail
Second Ave. to Murray Creek	Dan Kohler & Pat & Karsten Crouse & Virginia Freire	7/01/09--GOOD--Karsten and Virginia mowed parking area and cleared trail, filled hole, cleared poison ivy 6/13/09--cut whole trail, removed 2 trees 6/09/09--measured trail, another tree down 5/20/09--1 tree down, cut grass, cleared brush & branches

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)

Trail Segment

Maintained by

Status/Date/Maintenance

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

Bob and Bev Ellingson
No report as of 07/08/09

Mowing-- "Z" to the Brooks Woods

Gary Weier & Tammy Hunter

GOOD--6/2/09--mowed trail to past Krogwold Rd

GOOD--5/18/09--mowed trail to past Krogwold Rd

GOOD--5/06/09, 6/5 & 9/09-- mowed trail

GOOD--5/2/09--raspberry removal (Tammy, Tori, Christina)

" Z" to Krogwold Rd

Howard Harrington/Bobbie Anderson
No report as of 7/8/09

"Z" to Iola Ski Hill

Paul Klein
GOOD--6/6/09--cut grass

Iola Ski Hill

Phil Johnsrud
4/7/09--measured trail

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 report as of 07/08/09
Mowing-- "Z" to the Brooks Woods	Gary Weier & Tammy Hunter	GOOD--6/2/09--mowed trail to past Krogwold Rd GOOD--5/18/09--mowed trail to past Krogwold Rd GOOD--5/06/09, 6/5 & 9/09-- mowed trail GOOD--5/2/09--raspberry removal (Tammy, Tori, Christina)
" Z" to Krogwold Rd	Howard Harrington/Bobbie Anderson	No report as of 7/8/09
"Z" to Iola Ski Hill	Paul Klein	GOOD--6/6/09--cut grass
Iola Ski Hill	Phil Johnsrud	4/7/09--measured trail

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