Blue Hills Trail

Blue Hills Trail CONDITIONS

LAST UPDATE:

October 27, 2024

Leaves are falling, color is disappearing, now mostly shades of yellow and rust. Enjoy good hiking and biking, most of the trails have been mowed. Visit this link for mowing information.

For mountain biking, conditions are often best on the West Side where many of the trails are drier (A-Y-Z-E-D-C-B-A is usually a good route). With the recent dry weather, mountain biking conditions are good almost everywhere.

Insect activity is low.

IMPORTANT UPDATES

snowfall

April 19: snow showers

View annual totals.

grooming & MOWING

Mowing Report / Plans:

Mowing is done in stages. We began trail mowing in late June. Visit this link for mowing updates.

weather forecast

The following information is current as of 9 am each day:

Overcast. Mild. 0% chance of " of rain, with a high of ºF and a low of ºF. Wind speeds at 14.83 mph.

Donors 2024-2025

Businesses

American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc.
Blue Hills Trail Association Inc.
Canoe Bay Lodge (Chetek)
Chicago Northwest KOA
Christie Mountain
Classic Auto (Bruce)
EastMart (Ladysmith)
Fast Wax
Gear West (Long Lake, MN)
Green Bay Packers
Jennie-O Turkey Store
Jump River Electric
Kwik Trip (Ladysmith)
Ladysmith Federal Savings & Loan
Lehman's Supper Club
Offering Hope Therapies (Ladysmith)
Out There Nordic Ski Shop (Rice Lake)
Patagonia
Kristine Paulsen Photography (Missoula, MT)
Rands Trucking (Ladysmith)
Reisner Dentistry (Ladysmith)
Rice Lake Tourism
River Country Co-op
Rusk County Forestry
Salomon Nordic
Scheel’s (Eau Claire)
Security Financial Bank (Ladysmith)
Spectrum Painting
Spring Street Sports (Chippewa Falls)
Tamarack Wetland Services / Anna DeMers
Toko Nordic
Walmart (Ladysmith)
Walmart (Rice Lake)
Weather Shield Employee LITE Foundation
Wieckowicz Law Office (Chetek)
Winter Greenhouse (Winter, WI)
Wisconsin DNR

Individuals

Anonymous
Terry & Mary Baker
Dan Bale
Chris Buslee
John Carr & Jackie Klein
Howard & Carolyn Chatterton
Karl Dedenbach & Christine Leisz
Steve Gest
Sally Griffin
Chuck & Lorraine Henning
Dominic & Nicole Hodkiewicz
Ron & Sylvia Jasperson
John & Nancy Kann
Mark & Peggy Kohler
Kent & Loretta Meng
Greg & Linda Mikunda
Voldemars & Linda Narins
John & Irene Olson
Gale & Jan Otterholt
Kirk Paulsen
Tom & Jan Paulsen
Dick & Mary Ann Pebler
Patrick & Katie Persons
Steve & Debra Porn
Nico & Stephanie Pronk
Kent Robarge
Terry Schissel
Steve Schleppegrell & Kathleen Laffin
Tim & Mary Shepardson
Jeff Sirek
William Smith & Mary Ocwieja
Bob & Elke Swanson
Dean & Denise Tabor
Aileen Tauchen
John & Gail Waldron
Kevin & Gwen Westlund
Bob Wieckowicz
Paul & Cathie Woita
John & Deb Ziemer

Trail Conditions