Rode from Barnes thru Valhalla, to Cornucopia and headed east on trail 1 to Red Cliff... hoping to take Trail 31S into Bayfield where we had a reservation to spend the night. Spent 90 minutes searching and finally took the Hwy the last 3 miles. Spoke to he locals who said the town hasn't been very supportive of the trail system or excited to have snowmobiles coming through (just the opinion from a group of very kind gentlemen). Hotel (Bayfield Inn) was awesome and very apologetic despite this not being their fault.
The ride out was EVEN worse. Found the trail we were supposed to be on. The trail head was marked (and on the map) however closed a mile in by a private land owner in a very tight part of the trail with little/no option to turn around. Definitely the land owners right however someone needs to connect the dots, it can create a dangerous situation as the temperatures were sub zero. Spent 90 minutes navigating the fence to get to a road... it was our only option as the snow was too deep for our younger riders to navigate.
I've been riding northern WI for 20 years... some of the best trails and clubs around. Don't let this post scare you away but know that getting into Bayfield is not convenient. Someone needs to attend to the map, trail markers, etc.
Other than that.... trails were AWESOME!!!
The ride out was EVEN worse. Found the trail we were supposed to be on. The trail head was marked (and on the map) however closed a mile in by a private land owner in a very tight part of the trail with little/no option to turn around. Definitely the land owners right however someone needs to connect the dots, it can create a dangerous situation as the temperatures were sub zero. Spent 90 minutes navigating the fence to get to a road... it was our only option as the snow was too deep for our younger riders to navigate.
I've been riding northern WI for 20 years... some of the best trails and clubs around. Don't let this post scare you away but know that getting into Bayfield is not convenient. Someone needs to attend to the map, trail markers, etc.
Other than that.... trails were AWESOME!!!