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Parks, Recreation, and Forestry
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Topic: City and County Parks & Facilities
Subject: The Mountain-Bay Trail
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The Mountain-Bay Trail is a Wisconsin State Park Trail that occupies the former Chicago and Northwestern Railroad right-of-way between Wausau and Green Bay. The trail right-of-way was acquired from the Chicago Northwestern Railroad in 1994 by the Wisconsin D.N.R. under the federal Rails to Trails Program. The entire 83.4-mile trail extends from Marathon County through Shawano County and into Brown County ending just west of Green Bay in the Village of Howard. Each county is responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of its own segment.
The trail travels through a variety of agricultural, forest, and wetland landscapes that exhibit many of the glacial landforms in Wisconsin. The trail links with the Ice Age National Recreation Trail in Marathon County, the Wiouwash Trail in Shawano County, and a network of trails in Brown County.
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A trail map of the Marathon County section of trail can be found here (164kb PDF)
 
Major permitted uses include:
- Bicycling and hiking during snow-free periods in all three counties;
- Horseback riding during snow-free periods in Shawano County;
- Snowmobiling as conditions permit in Marathon and Shawano Counties.
- ATV's are prohibited on the Mountain-Bay Trail all year round.
- A trail fee is required for bicycle use. Passes may be purchased at each Park Department listed below, and at Rib Mountain State Park, the Weston Municipal Center, City Bike Works, Rib Mountain Cycles, Builer's Cycle and Fitness Center, TREK Store of Wausau during the summer, and on weekends during the summer season at the Mountain-Bay Trail Head building, 5550 Municipal Street.
- Daily trail pass: $4 - This pass is valid only for the day of purchase and can be used on all sections of the Mountain-Bay Trail. Daily passes are also available at self-registration stations along the trail.
- 2009 Annual trail passes: $20 - This pass is valid all year on ALL State trails.
 Mile markers along the trail help you keep track of how far you've traveled.
For more information; please visit:
Wausau and Marathon County
Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department
212 River Drive, Suite 2
Wausau, WI 54403-5476
715-261-1550
| Shawano County Park Dept.
311 N. Main Street
Shawano, WI 54166
715-524-5165
| Brown County Park Dept.
305 E. Walnut Street
Green Bay, WI 54301
920-448-4466 |
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