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Let's Finish Up the Conover-Phelps Trail!

The push is on!Let's build the last 2 miles of trail next summer.

A $15,000 Challenge Fund will match new contributions dollar-for-dollar.

Join the Yard & Mile Club - Donate to build a yard, 10 yards, 100 yards or more!
(And many thanks to all the current Yard & Mile Club members, over 500 of them, that have brought the trail so far along. Click here for the membership list.)

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Family fun on the Conover-Phelps Trail. DGMBH II coming up in 2019!

Over 100 people took part in the first Don Gillum Memorial Bike/Hike on the Conover-Phelps Trail last July. Next summer's DGMBH is being planned right now.

July 20, 2019 - Save the Date!

Video from News Channel 12

SepTimber Ride 2018 was record-breaking!

With 238 riders, this year's Eagle River-based brewery-to-winery ride was the best ever!

SAVE THE DATE: SepTimber Ride V will be on Sept. 14, 2019.

Get a close up view - click here!

Next up: The River Trail

This 10-mile trail will connect Eagle River to St. Germain. GHT is working with the River Trail Commission made up of the municipalities of St Germain, Cloverland and Eagle River. Watch for new developments.

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

The Great Headwaters Trails foundation’s goal is to build 40 miles of biking and walking trails in eastern Vilas County, the headwaters of the Wisconsin River. The Great Headwaters Trails system will connect the towns of Land O’ Lakes, Conover, Phelps and Eagle River and beyond to the Three Eagles Trail, Heart of Vilas Trail and Wilderness Lakes Trail.

A grand vision – a connecting system of over 110 miles of trails.

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

Third Annual SepTimber Ride a Success

November 12, 2017

Great Headwaters Trails (GHT) held its third annual SepTimber Ride in partnership with the Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce on September 9th. This fun ride started at the Tribute Brewery Co. proceeding to the Three Lakes Winery in Three Lakes via the Three Eagles Trail and then back to…

New board members added, good news shared in Phelps

October 25, 2017

Two new members were added to Great Headwaters Trails’ board of directors at the well-attended 7th Annual Meeting held Aug. 15 in Phelps’ Wavering Park. In addition everyone heard details about this summer’s extension of the Conover-Phelps Trail and the third annual SepTimber Ride. The new board members are Debbie Magee and…

Extension of the Conover-Phelps Trail almost complete!

October 23, 2017

Before the snow flies, this beautiful, family-friendly trail will be almost 9 miles long. The smooth trail bond surface is being put down now, in mid-October. That leaves only 2 miles to go to connect into downtown Phelps. Want to help make that happen? Donate now!

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