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Finishing Up the Conover-Phelps Trail

Patience and commitment are keeping things on track to build the last 2 miles of trail.

We thank all those who have helped us reach the $430,000 mark, close to full funding for the last section.

The Yard & Mile Club has grown to over 500 members! An updated Yard & Mile Club list will be posted later this fall. Click here for the membership list as of last summer.

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Family fun on the Conover-Phelps Trail - July 20, 2019

The second Don Gillum Memorial Bike and Hike on July 20 was a great success due to our participants, our volunteers, and our great sponsors! Over $2,000 was raised for the Conover-Phelps Trail and for Relay for Life of the Northwoods, and more than $600 will go to the chambers of commerce in Conover and Phelps.
Click here for a complete list of our sponsors!

SepTimber Ride - 2018 was record-breaking, 2019 to be better yet!

With 238 riders, the 2018 Eagle River-based brewery-to-winery ride was the best ever!

This year you can win an electric bike or a kayak or other great prizes, and choose from a 100K or 60K road ride or enjoy the 26 mile trail ride. All three start and end at Tribute's taproom and pass the Three Lakes Winery at the halfway point. SepTimber Ride V will be on Sept. 14, 2019. Click here to register!

Get a close up view - click here!

Next up: The River Trail

This 10-mile trail will connect Eagle River to St. Germain. In doing that it will connect the 55-mile Heart of Vilas Trail System to the 13-mile ThreeEagle Trail.

GHT is working on the project as a partner to the River Trail Commission made up of the municipalities of St Germain, Cloverland and Eagle River. Watch for new developments.

Help Build More Trail!

Building family-friendly biking and walking trails
near the source of a Great River

Since its founding in 2010, the Great Headwaters Trails foundation’s goal has been to build 40 miles of biking and walking trails in eastern Vilas County, the headwaters of the Wisconsin River. The system we envision will connect the towns of Land O’ Lakes, Conover, Phelps and Eagle River to the Three Eagle Trail, the Heart of Vilas Trail System and the Wilderness Lakes Trails.

A grand vision, it will result in a connected family-friendly trail system over 110 miles long.

The first leg of the Great Headwaters Trails system is the Conover-Phelps Trail.

The Conover-Phelps Trail

Help finish the last 2 miles of this 11-mile trail!

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3.2 miles
in place and in use

5.5 more miles
were completed last fall.

Check out the new trail!

The final 2 miles
can be added by 2019.

paid for

Now

funded

Looking for a banner year!

January 5, 2019

The New Year opens with lots of promise! One trail is near completion and an even more high profile trail is in the works! • Hard work on final trail building details and a generous response to the “Finish Up the Trail” appeal point to completing the Conover-Phelps Trail this…

Celebrating 8 years!

August 14, 2018

This year our annual meeting on Aug. 8 started with a cook out to let our volunteers and members of the public get to know each other a bit. It also helped us realize how much our combined efforts accomplish. The meeting featured some drawing prizes, great picnic basics and…

Look for us! Try for great prizes!

June 26, 2018

When you spot our booth, come by and see us! Buy tickets to win a Specialized fat bike, a Perception 12′ kayak, a mountain bike or other bike related items. Get information about all the great biking in Vilas County, including on the new Conover-Phelps Trail. Find out about and…

Be an active ingredient – all kinds of skills are needed to build top notch biking and walking trails. Add yours! <a href="https://ghtrails.org/volunteer-2/">VOLUNTEER</a>

Be an active ingredient – all kinds of skills are needed to build top notch biking and walking trails. Add yours! VOLUNTEER

Make the Northwoods even better – donate to help build the Great Headwaters Trail System <a href="https://ghtrails.org/donate">DONATE NOW</a>

Make the Northwoods even better – donate to help build the Great Headwaters Trail System DONATE NOW

When it comes to nonmotorized trails, here are the people – all volunteers - who are moving things forward in eastern Vilas County. <a href="https://ghtrails.org/about/">LEARN MORE</a>

When it comes to nonmotorized trails, here are the people – all volunteers - who are moving things forward in eastern Vilas County. LEARN MORE

Good trails pay off in fun, well-being, and dollars. Here’s what is in place and in the works right now! <a href="https://ghtrails.org/trail-system/plans-and-progress/">SEE THE PROGRESS</a>

Good trails pay off in fun, well-being, and dollars. Here’s what is in place and in the works right now! SEE THE PROGRESS