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•Hiking / Walking / Running

With all the natural beauty of the Shell Lake area, hiking / walking opportunities abound! 

The City of Shell Lake itself is a great place for a walk - the town is quiet and the traffic light.  The City's Main Street has recently been renovated - new street lights provide a well-lit evening setting.  Memorial Park and the lakefront are also a wonderful place for a stroll.

For those who would like a little more nature and a little less development, there are several miles of interlaced walking trails (Sawyer Creek Trails) through forests within the city limits on land belonging to the City and School District.  The trails are located behind the Indianhead Arts Center and include such attractions as the headwaters of Sawyer Creek, a Class A trout stream, and a prairie restoration project (by the school) on an old football practice field.  The trails can be a bit rugged and there are several hills.  Click Here for a map of the trails.  The picture above is Sawyer Creek in the winter.

•Monarch Butterfly Habitat

     Location:  Northern entrance to Shell Lake from Route 63.  Located on the lakeside, next to multi-purpose trail, and within walking distance of downtown.  Parking next to habitat. 

     Open:  Summer 2008.  Tours and Butterfly and Plant Identification Classes on Saturday at 1:30 p.m., June 7 to August 23.

•Ice Age Trail

One of only eight national scenic trails in the United States, the Ice Age Trail will be a thousand-mile walking/hiking trail located in and unique to Wisconsin. About 600 miles of the Trail are now available for use. It has been featured in National Geographic and Backpacker magazines.

The trail passes by Shell Lake to the south about 5 miles through a block of Washburn County Forest Land, sometimes referred to as the Welch Lake area.

Please visit the Ice Age Trail web site for maps and other important trail-use information.  To visit the Ice Age Trail web site, Click Here.

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