CAMBA Trail Conditions
All CAMBA trails are open, except as noted below.If you are not sure about a specific trail, Do not ride the Updated 8:21 PM 7/9/2011 |
To report a downed tree or other maintenance need, contact the specific trail steward for that cluster here.Cable & Drummond: Ron Bergin:Delta: Bob Ferrara: Hayward: John Saunders: Namkagon: John Leighton & Stan Walczak: Seeley: Stan Walczak: |
Trail Work Reports
| DATE | CLUSTER | BY | Current Conditions |
| 10/12/2011 | Hayward | Saunders | That portion of the Makwa trail, northeast of H -1 to the first Birkie Crossing, that has been closed this season is now open and clear to ride. Caution there are several places where the tread has been damaged, repairs will be ongoing for next few weeks. You may meet a volunteer crew working on the trail, grab a tool and help if you have the time. |
| 09/21/2011 | Hayward | Saunders | The Whitetail Trail is now open, a small portion of the trail after H-3 has a significant amount of brush on the trail, that will be removed Sunday. The signs and posts at H-2 and H-3 have been re-installed. The portion of the Makwa Trail from H-1 to the Birkie Trail will remain closed until repairs are completed, please follow the marked detours. Sugar BushTrial will remain closed for this season. |
| 08/19/2011 | Drummond | Bergin | All trails are now open except the last mile of the Boulevard. Jack Rabbit has had many bump roots removed for a smoother ride. |
| 07/17/2011 | Cable | Bergin | Ojibwe Trail has been brushed back over the entire 9 mile loop. The two-mile out and back segment from Telemark still needs to be addressed,but is not too bad. Several places along the loop still require some weed whacking. Very good condition. |
| 07/16/2011 | Drummond | Bergin | Part of the Boulevard is now open, but only out to the North Country return. Antler is open and the last part of Jackrabbit. |
| 07/12/2010 | Drummond | Work is continuing to remove downed trees from the Drummond ski Trail, but much work remains. | |
| 07/13/2011 | Delta | Bergin | Some of this trail is nice and open, but much of it has a lot of overhanging brush. Signage has all been updated. |
| 07/12/2011 | Delta | Bergin | This trail is considerably overgrown. All signs have been replaced and should be easy to follow. Due to the significant amount of overhanging branches, etc. it may not be all that pleasant to ride. An effort will be made to clean this up. |
| 07/11/2011 | Hayward | Saunders | From Mosiquito Brook Trailhead: All trails are closed from H1, through H4, Whitetail Trail and Sugarbush Trails are closed. Makwa Trail is closed at H1 please follow marked detour. several Trees clead from Hatchery Creek Trail, now clear OK to ride. |
| 07/9/2011 | Cable | Bergin | Brushing of the entire Ojibwe Trail is ongoing. It has been greatly improved. It is about 3/4 completed. Once done, several sections are scheduled to be mowed on the edges to open up the tread. |
| 07/9/2011 | Drummond | Bergin | Riding is not advised at this time. |
| 07/8/2011 | Namakagon | Leighton | All trails are now clear of down trees from the July 1 storm. "If a fallen limb offend thee cast it out." |
| 05/19/2011 | Namakagon | Leighton | Trails in perfect shape. |
| 05/6/2011 | Namakagon | Walczak | Rock Lake T.H. to N4 not checked for downed trees. Return from N29 to N11 not checked. N31 to T.H. not checked. Should be cleared the week of May 9th. |
| 05/4/2011 | Namakagon | Walczak | All trails east of 203 cleared and ready to ride. |
| 05/1/2011 | Namakagon | Walczak | All Namakagon and Patsy Lake trails east of Forest Road 203 and Namakagon town Hall are clear to ride. Thanks to Chuck Wolski for their help! |
| 04/30/2011 | Namakagon | Walczak | Hildebrand loop is clear to ride. |
| 04/30/2011 | Hayward | Walczak | This section is ready for opening day. |
| 11/2/2010 | Namakagon | Walczak | A very big thank you to Dave Wiltrout for his help the entire biking season. He helped with trail lay-out, digging, and mantainence. Dave alone, cut 114 trees from the Patsy/Wilson Loops. Between Dave, John Leighton, and myself, we cut 444 trees off the Namakagon Trails. 2 track from N18-N33 unfinished. |
| 10/31/2010 | Namakagon | Walczak | Namakagon cleared from trailhead to N1-N33-N30. N30 back to trailhead not cleared. |
| 10/29/2010 | Namakagon | Walczak | 5 mile cut off cleared and also cleared to N8 and N10. |
| 10/28/2010 | Namakagon | Walczak | Unfinished. |
| 10/28/2010 | Namakagon | Leighton | Trails are littered with trees. It will likely take a week to clear all the trails. |
| 10/5/2010 | Namakagon | Walczak | Cut tree from Emerson cut off. All Namakagon trails clear to ride. |
| 09/27/2010 | Hayward | Walczak | Cut 2 trees from Hatchery Loop. 1 on point overlooking Hatchery and 1 near wooden bridge before Mos. Brook. T.H. |
| 09/27/2010 | Namakagon | Walczak | All Namakagon/Patsy Lake trails clear to ride. |
| 09/10/2010 | Cable | Bergin | Cut a few trees on Ojibwe and a few more on Terrain Park. Trails are good to go. |
| 09/11/2010 | Drummond | Bergin | A few more trees to remove. |
| 09/11/2010 | Namakagon | Ferarra | Trails are clear to ride. |
| 08/23/2010 | Cable | Bergin | Ojibwe raspberry jungle has been cut. Needs to be picked up. |
| 08/19/2010 | Cable | Bergin | Trail is in good shape and totally open. Most (all?) known down trees have been cleared from the trail. But it's been a crazy summer out there so let me know of any new ones. |
| 08/2/2010 | Cable | Bergin | Cut two more trees on south half of Ojibwe, big ones. |
| 08/1/2010 | Cable | Bergin | Built one more low bridge over muddy area. |
| 07/30/2010 | Cable | Bergin | Cut three trees on north half of Ojibwe after most recent storm. |
| 07/20/2010 | Cable | Bergin | Built three low bridges to avoid low, muddy areas.Thanks to Prentice House for their help. |
| 07/31/2010 | Namakagon | Walczak | 1 tree still down at Frels Lake on Hildebrand. |
| 07/30/2010 | Namakagon | Walczak | Namakagon trails are clear. |
| 07/17/2010 | Cable | Bergin | Cut a couple of trees on Esker. |
| 07/19/2010 | Cable | Bergin | Built three low plank bridges over muddy areas along Ojibwe. One, possibly two more to be built. Trimmed a few dead trees to improve sight lines. |
| 07/23/2010 | Cable | Bergin | All trees removed from Ojibwe, Sleigh and S&F Trails. Good to go. Objibwe no longer closed as logging operations have ceased for the time being. |
| 07/18/2010 | Namakagon | Bergin | Numerous small stumps were cut along the lower Patsy Lake Trail, from N23 north to the second bridge. More yet to be done to FR 203. |
| 07/21/2010 | Cable | Bergin | The 9 mile loop of the Ojibwe Trail was cleared of over a dozen downed trees. The out & back segment of the Ojibwe from Telemark still needs to be cleared. The main loop is open to ride. |
| 07/16/2010 | Seeley | Bergin | About a dozen downed trees removed from Makwa. In good shape. |
| 07/21/2010 | Cable | Bergin | Logging activity has been suspended along the Ojibwe. The trail is now open until the work resumes. It is not known when that will be. |
| 07/22/2010 | Hayward | Saunders | Reroute completed around hole left by root ball between H 21 and H22 on northbound Hatchery Creek Trail. Easy reroute, flows nice with the rest of the trail. Caution signs still in place ahead of reroute. |
| 07/20/2010 | Hayward | Saunders | Storm on the July 7 brought down several trees. All portions of the Hatchery Creek Trail to and from MB TH are clear of fallen trees. However significate amount of small branches and twigs remain on the Trail. A Large Tree uprooted on the Northbound trail between H21 and H22 removing approimately 18 feet of the Trail tread and bed. Caution signs have been erected in advance of the hole, plans are underway to buld a reroute around the hole. Please use caution in this area. |
| 07/19/2010 | Namakagon | Walczak | Namakagon and Patsy/Wilson Trails clear to ride. Section from N17 thru N28 still has some trees across the two track. New single track N17 north should be complete by the end of week ending in 7/24. 2 track N17 to N34 and N33 will continue as easy riding 2 track. |
| 05/28/2010 | Namakagon | Leighton | Have not fully swept Rock Lake. Please report problems. |
| 05/15/2010 | Drummond | Bergin | Trails are in good shape. |
| 05/11/2010 | Hayward | Saunders | Walked Bar Stool Trail east end , cleared some trees, added and moved signs to makee trail two direction. Logged over area will be seeded this spring by Forestry. Replaced posts and signson Fire Lane. |
| 04/20/2010 | Namakagon | Walczak | All Namakagon/Rock Lake Trails clear. |
| 04/18/2010 | Namakagon | Walczyk | Cable Off-Road section clear. |
| 04/19/2010 | Cable | Bergin | About 10 minor signage issues and one tree to cut. Will be attended to on maintenance day. |
| 04/16/ | Namakagon | Leighton | Rock Lake and Namakagon trails are clear. Please submit any observed problems. |
| 04/14/2010 | Cable | Bergin | Continuing to get trails ready, but overall are in good shape and fine to ride. |
| 11/17/2009 | Cable | Bergin | Due to active logging, the Ojibwe Trail between C29 and C28 is closed. Please do not ride this section of trail until logging work has concluded. |
| 11/5/2009 | Namakagon | Leighton | A new section of trail is open for riding between FR 203 and N 17. This section is easy riding, very scenic, and removes biking from designated ATV trails. |
| 11/3/2009 | Namakagon | Leighton | There are a few trees accross the the trail. Sorry we are done for the season with the clearing. Join us for the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the section of trail from FR 203 to N 17. Exact date to follow. We are still working on this trail. |
| 10/8/2009 | Cable | Bergin | Recent logging has made the Ojibwe trail difficult to follow north of N25. It will be clean up shortly. |
| 09/30/2009 | Namakagon | Walczyk | Namakagon and Patsy Lake trails clear to ride. |
| 09/26/ | Namakagon | Leighton | New 'you are here' maps are in place. A few old maps were left on the trail where they had utility. Be sure to see the new pictured Cluster Map available at the Trailhead. |
| 08/23/2009 | Namakagon | Walczyk | All Namakagon/Rock Lake Trails clear to ride. |
| 08/22/2009 | Namakagon | Walczyk | All rock Lake trails are clear. |
| 04/14/2010 | Drummond | Bergin | 3 |
| 08/4/2009 | Namakagon | Leighton | The single-track trail from N29 to N11 on the Rock Lake Trail has been completed and is open for riding. The double-track going to N12 has been decommissioned. All traffic from N29 is directed down the new trail. |
| 07/11/2009 | Cable | Bergin | A couple of segments of the Ojibwe that had started to become overgrown were cleaned with a brush saw removing brush, gigantic thistles and berry bushes from the edges. |
| 07/3/2009 | Cable | Bergin | It is OK to ride the original route. Detour no longer in effect. Signs will be removed shortly. |
| 06/24/2009 | Namakagon | Leighton | A new 1 mile section of easy riding single track is now open from N14 to the Namakagon Trail, and designated the Patsy Lake Cutoff. The intersection of the new trail with the Namakagon Trail has been designated N16. The old Patsy Lake Cutoff to FR 206, and the road ride to the intersection of FR 206 and FR 203 have been decommissioned. All Patsy Lake return traffic is routed onto the new trail. |
| 06/10/2009 | Namakagon | Leighton | A 1.3 mile section of easy riding single track from N23 to N14 is now open for riding. The location of N23 has been moved 50 yards west on Wilson Lake Road to the start of the new trail. N24, N25 and the use of snowmobile trail #3 have been decommissioned. All traffic on the Patsy Lake Trail south of N14 will be routed onto the new trail for the return. |
| 06/4/2009 | Cable | Bergin | There is a nice detour north of C27 on the Ojibwe. Use caution when riding south bound down big steep hill. |
| 05/24/2009 | Cable | Bergin | Riders should be aware of an active logging project on the Ojibwe Trail about 1/4 mile north of C27. |
| 05/26/2009 | Hayward | Saunders | All single track (Hatchery Creek and Makwa) were cleared and cleaned up on work day. Sugar bush status unknwon, will need leaf blowing and patroling. All double track patrolled and cleared expet portions of Bar Stool Trail. |
| 05/27/2009 | Namakagon | Leighton | New trails under construction from N 29 to N 11, and from N 23 to N 14 are ok to ride as out and back during construction. Pin flags will indicate the end of finished trail. Use caution toward the end of the finished trail. |
| 03/21/2009 | Cable | Bergin | Ojibwe is good shape, EXCEPT, there is a new logging operation near the southeast corner of the loop. This area will need to be temporarily rerouted. Reroute will be set up over the next couple of days. |
| 05/11/2009 | Cable | Bergin | There are still a few trees on the trails, which will be cut out shortly. Outgoing Sleigh/Short & Fat trail on snowmobile trail from Telemark have a few very rough areas from recent bulldozing. Otherwise trails are clear and very rideable. |
| 06/6/2009 | Seeley | Walczyk | All Seeley Trails open and clear to ride. No trail/road-wide puddles on Winding pine or Lake Helane. |
| 05/2/2009 | Namakagon | Walczyk | Rock Lake loops open for riding. |
| 05/1/2009 | Namakagon | Walczyk | Namakagon Trail open and clear from town hall to N32,N15,N17,N26,N33,N30, town hall. |
| 09/25/2008 | Namakagon | Leighton | A new section of trail is now open from N 29 to the crossing of the ski trail. N 29 has been relocated to a point directly across Rock Lake Road from the intersecton of the Hildebrand Lake Loop. |
| 09/15/2008 | Namakagon | Leighton | The final section of new trail from N 31 to N 3 is now open for riding. N 3 has been relocated 30 feet to the west to accomodate the new trail. |
| 09/2/2008 | Seeley | Walczyk | All Seeley Cluster Trails remain open and clear for riding. Cheqfat riders should be aware that puddles are and will remain present on Lake Helane and Martell's Pot Hole sections. |
| 08/26/2008 | Namakagon | Leighton | A new section of single track between N 31 and N 3 is now open for riding. This section is relatively easy compared to the previous section to provide contrast. |
| 08/22/2008 | Delta | Bergin | The last one mile or so of the West Fork Trail just before W8 has been rerouted off the wide new road. This section is rustic two track and old grown in woods roads. It has an easy riding single track feel - a nice addition to the West Fork Trail. it is now officially open. |
| 08/13/2008 | Seeley | Kruger | Chris Young was descending the FT climb after riding up and hit that downed maple at 24 mph. High speed Superman and a wrecked wheel were thankfully his only injuries. I went out and cut it out of there tonight. |
| 08/3/2008 | Delta | Ferarra | Some trees are down on the the West Fork Trial. Riders will need to dismount or ride around untill the remaining logs are remove. We will update the site when the work is complete. |
| 07/28/2008 | Cable | Kruger | Cable is great right now! Trail bed is perfect, large trees removed, and all rideable. A few small trees remain on the ground, but they are fun to ride over anyway. Raspberries are in peak right now and I ate about a half-ton of them on Ojibwe tonight while clearing downed trees. Work is progressing nicely on keeping Short & Fat clear and ready for the big event! |
| 07/23/2008 | Hayward | Saunders | Some weeds and brush needs to be cut back in selected areas on the Hatchery Creek Trail. Makwa single track trail now completed and signed to the Birkie Trail Crossing (about 2.75 miles from the Mosiquito Brook Trail Head.) Sweet Single track |
| 07/23/2008 | Namakagon | Leighton | N31 has been relocated 75 yards east to the intersection of the single track. New section of trail 3/4 mile long from there to the ski trail. |
| 07/18/2008 | Namakagon | Leighton | All trails are in great shape. A couple of small trees have been left on Rock Lake trails as ride overs. |
| 07/9/2008 | Drummond | Bergin | The Drummond Cluster has had a thorough tune up of all signs and You Are Here maps. It is now in good shape. All downed trees have been removed as of July 8. |
