Flambeau Motorized Trail
The Flambeau Motorized Trail System covers more than 70 miles of multi-use motorized trail in the Medford-Park Falls Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Price County, Wisconsin, roughly 40 miles west of Rhinelander and 30 miles north of Medford. The trail is one of the most historically layered OHV routes in the upper Midwest: the corridor passes the Smith Rapids Covered Bridge spanning the South Fork of the Flambeau River, one of a handful of surviving wooden covered bridges in Wisconsin, and the Round Lake Logging Dam, a preserved relic of the 19th-century river-drive logging era that shaped this entire landscape. Beyond the historic character, the trail delivers consistent north-woods riding through maple, birch, aspen, and conifer forest on rolling terrain with wooden bridges over wetland crossings and occasional lake and bog overlooks. ATVs and UTVs up to 65 inches wide, off-road motorcycles, mountain bikes, and equestrian users all share the corridor, a true multi-use system with designated motor and non-motor sections on certain segments. Trail surfaces are hard-packed gravel and packed earth with seasonal soft spots after rain. A $5 day-use fee applies at developed trailheads; a Wisconsin non-resident trail pass is required. Primitive camping is available throughout the surrounding national forest. The Flambeau Hills State Forest trail system connects at the southern end, extending the rideable network significantly for riders based at the Park Falls or Phillips area trailheads.