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Topic: Trails In County Forests and Parks Subject: Bike, Horse and Ski Trails - Nine Mile County Forest Recreation Area NEWS RELEASE
To: All News Media
From: Ken Krueger, Operations Superintendent - Customer Service
Subject: Mountain Bike and Horse Trail Closings and Youth Hunt
Date: October 1, 2009
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ken Krueger, Operations Superintendent – Customer Service, for the Wausau and Marathon County Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department has announced that all trails in the Nine Mile County Forest Recreation Area will close Thursday, October 15, 2009, to all mountain biking and horseback riding. The trails will open again between May 1 and May 15, 2010, contingent upon spring trail conditions. Mountain biking and horseback riding are still allowed in the other Marathon County forest units.
October 10 and October 11, 2009, is the Youth Hunt gun season. All persons using the Marathon County forests are highly encouraged to wear blaze orange clothing.
Also, the Burma ATV trails will remain closed during the months of October and November to ATV traffic due to the fall hunting seasons. These trails will open back up to ATVs on December 1, 2009.
The Park Department would like to thank all users and hopes that everyone had a very enjoyable season. If you have any questions, please contact the Park Office at 715-261-1550.
Nine Mile Bike, Horse, and Ski Trail Map;(163kb PDF) A map of the Single track bike trails at Nine Mile can be found here;(16kb PDF) The 2010 Annual stickers have arrived and may be purchased for $30 each (12 yrs and older) at the Park Office. $4 daily passes or an annual sticker may be purchased at the self-registration station located in the parking lot of the Nine Mile Chalet on Red Bud Road.
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