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The July 17th Club meeting will be at the Loophole on County Hwy L.

Time: 6pm

Address: 2243 County Rd. L, Tomahawk, WI, United States, Wisconsin

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Winter Riding

Just because Oneida County ATV/UTV trails closed December 2 doesn’t mean you can’t continue to ride through the winter months and right into spring. Winter rec uses include road routes that remain open and ice-fishing holes that need accessing. But it’s important to follow safety tips (covered in a future post) and know restrictions. PLAN AHEAD AND BUNDLE UP!!!

State Roads:

You can’t ride on or in ditches of a state highway (i.e. number road, like 8, 51, 47) year round unless specifically marked as an ATV route. There are none marked at this time.

An ATV route that is a Northern Highland – American Legion (NHAL) forest road closes with the ATV trails. This includes the “Highline” route just south of St. Germain and the portion of the “Woodruff North/South” route that just opened to ATVs and UTVs this fall.

The 3 mile loop road route at the end of Flowage Road in Lynne Township is only open July 1 – Dec. 31 annually per DNR’s easement with BCPL.

Iron Gate Rd in Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area remains open until the snowmobile trails open. It is also closed during the Spring Thaw.

County Roads:

Oneida County highways (i.e. letter roads) approved for use by ATV/UTV are open year round.

• County K, N, L, Y and H are open entire length.
• County D is open from US 51 to Rainbow Rd in Lake Tomahawk (Rainbow Rd from D to Hwy 47 is open).
• For other county highways, see https://www.co.oneida.wi.us/wp-content/uploads/County-Highways-Open-to-ATV.pdf

Township Roads:

Each Town has its own ATV road route ordinance.

• Cassian has no winter restrictions.
• Woodboro has no winter restrictions; however, there are road routes that have sections that are not plowed and should be avoided (e.g. Nose Lake Rd, Trout Creek Rd).
• Nokomis has no winter restrictions.
• Little Rice has no winter restrictions; however, there are road routes that are not plowed and should be avoided (e.g. Rozell Dr).
• Lynne has no winter restrictions.
• All of the blacktop roads in the town of Woodruff are open year-round.
• Minocqua lists its “winter all-terrain vehicle routes” at https://library.municode.com/wi/minocqua,_oneida_co/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH56TR_ARTVIWIARRVELAAC_S56-321DEWIARRVERO
• Lake Tomahawk lists its “winter all-terrain vehicle routes” at https://ecode360.com/9784340#9784340

Frozen Waterways:

ATVs and UTVs can travel along Wisconsin’s waterways as long as it’s frozen and there is public access to the waterway, but use caution. If the ice is 5 to 7 inches deep, it’s safe to drive an ATV on it. If the ice is 8 to 12 inches deep, it’s safe to drive a UTV on it.

Additional Restrictions:

During the winter, ATV/UTVs are not permitted on trails maintained for skiing and/or snowmobiling. The 28 degree rule only applies to counties that have winter ATV trails. Oneida County does not have frozen ground ATV trails.

There are several road routes that become snowmobile trails. They remain open as routes after ATV trails close but are closed when they are groomed for snowmobiles. For example:

• Cruisers Rd, Memorial Forest Rd, and a section of Trout Creek Rd just west of the County Landfill in Woodboro.
• Spruce Lake Rd in Cassian.
• Gobbler Lake Rd in Little Rice.
• Iron Gate Rd in Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area.

Some road routes may be signed “CLOSED” due to Spring Thaw and Class II road restrictions; for example, Nose Lake Rd, Rozell Rd and Iron Gate Rd.

Reminder: You must slow your ATV/UTV to 10 mph or less when you are riding within 100 feet of an ice fishing shanty, or a person not riding a motorized vehicle — such as another ATV or snowmobile rider, while on the ice.

 ATVs and UTVs that are outfitted with tracks cannot be registered as an ATV, UTV or snowmobile. Therefore they can only be operated on private property or frozen waterways.

The Oneida County ATV/UTV trail system is officially closing at 8:00AM on Friday, December 2,2022.

The Enterprise Campground is also closing at 8:00AM on Friday, December 2,2022

The Oneida County ATVUTV trail system is scheduled to open in May 2023.

The trail begins on the south off County N, traversing Cruisers Rd, and a segment of trail through Oneida County Forest before connecting with the Woodboro Lakes Wildlife Area segment of the trail.  The trail ends at Oscar Jenne Rd on the north.

There is a parking lot at Oscar Jenne Rd and a lot on Cruisers Rd about 3 miles from County N.

Removing the last sign at the southern end of the trail

 

 

Breaking through ribbons at the northern end of the trail.

The Cruiser ATV trail is officially open!

The nine-year journey had its ups and downs but, in the end, we have a beautiful trail.

The trail begins on the south off County N, traversing Cruisers Rd, and a segment of trail through Oneida County Forest before connecting with the Woodboro Lakes Wildlife Area segment of the trail.  The trail ends at Oscar Jenne Rd on the north.  A map of the trail is available on the home page of our website, nokomisatvclub.org.

There is a parking lot at Oscar Jenne Rd and a lot on Cruisers Rd about 3 miles from County N.

There were so organizations / people involved in this project that made it a success:

Town of Woodboro – project sponsor
Oneida County Forestry – partner and overseer of the trails
MSA Professional Services – project engineering
Musson Brothers Construction
Wisconsin DNR – Direction and grants
Polaris -T.R.A.I.L.S grant
Wisconsin ATV/UTV Association – consulting / direction
Senator Mary Felzkowski – consulting

Finally, the club members and supporters for their ongoing support with raffles and fundraising activities.  We also had several club volunteers involved in the final preparation of the trail.

We are planning a grand opening event of the trail for October 8.  Included will be a guided ride through the scenic routes of the towns of Woodboro and Cassian.  There will be stops along the way at various business sponsors.  More information will be coming.

If you are riding in the WLWA area, be aware that a section of Oneida Lake Rd may still be closed for culvert repair.

Get out and enjoy the trail.

Thanks again to all of our supporters.

Nokomis ATV Club