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Trail Conditions
Blue Hills Trail CONDITIONS
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Good hiking conditions and good fall color - come shuffle through the leaves. Most of the trails have been mowed (see below). Unmowed trails have tall grasses (knee high, waist high, or taller).
Insect activity is low.
IMPORTANT UPDATES
snowfall
May 7: scant flurries
grooming & MOWING
Mowing Report / Plans:
Mowing of the East Side trails began June 27th - look at the mowing map (below).
The Rusk County Forestry Department mowed most of the West Side trails in August. West Side trails not mowed = H-I, and Y-Z.
Most recent East Side mowing was September 20th - check back for updates.
weather forecast
Donors 2026-2027
Businesses
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc.
Blue Hills Trail Association Inc.
Chicago Northwest KOA
Classic Auto (Bruce)
Green Bay Packers
Jump River Electric
Kwik Trip (Ladysmith)
Ladysmith Federal Savings & Loan
Offering Hope Therapies (Ladysmith)
Kristine Paulsen Photography (Missoula, MT)
Pella Rolscreen Foundation / Weather Shield
Rice Lake Tourism
River Country Co-op
Rusk County Forestry
Rusk County Pharmacy
Salomon Nordic
Scheel’s (Eau Claire)
Security Financial Bank (Ladysmith)
Synergy Cooperative (Ridgeland)
Thrasher, Pelish, Heaney, Tomesh LTD (Rice Lake)
Walmart (Ladysmith)
Walmart (Rice Lake)
Wieckowicz Law Office (Chetek)
Wisconsin DNR
Individuals
Jeff Anderson
Ray Bauer
David Bihrle & Michelle Byron
John & Sandy Bonneville
Chuck & Lorraine Henning
John & Lisa Hinde
Mark & Rachel Johnson
Dan Kann
Andy & Audrey Komp
Sally Lewis
Greg & Linda Mikunda
Wally & Linda Narins
Rick & Mary Noonan
John & Irene Olson
Gale & Jan Otterholt
Kirk Paulsen
Tom & Jan Paulsen
Dick & Mary Ann Pebler
Steve & Debra Porn
Kevin Potter
Kent Robarge
Steve Schleppegrell & Kathleen Laffin
Bob & Elke Swanson
Aileen Tauchen
Gary & Jane Timm
Craig Webb
Kevin & Gwen Westlund
Mark & Deb Zellmer
John & Deb Ziemer
