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Duluth
53
35
C
2
105
535
35
A
Superior
53
Z
B
2
C
L
Lake Superior
13
Amnicon Falls
State Park
E
Bennett
A
Wascott
T
M
53
Minong
77
2
53
Tri-County
Trail
B
L
Solon
Springs
Gordon
77
G
DOUGLAS CO
BURNETT CO
Stony
Brook
Trail
Lampson
F
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TOURISM PHOTO FILE
Leaving Minong, the Wild Rivers Trail
continues north past Wascott and Gordon
to Solon Springs in Douglas County. Solon
Springs marks the north/south watershed
between the Lake Superior basin and the
Mississippi River basin. From here, the St.
Croix River tumbles southwest 200 miles to
meet the Mississippi at Prescott. In the
marshes just north of town, the Bois Brule
River begins its run in the opposite direction
– north to Lake Superior through the
48,000 acres of the Brule River State Forest
(715/372-5678, www.wiparks.net).
In Solon Springs, riders can take a
small spur trail that heads east to a gas
station and restaurants. The trail terminates
at the St. Croix Inn with access to
Upper St. Croix Lake. Just to the north,
Lucius County Park overlooks the lake with
24 campsites nestled among large white
and red pines.
Namekagon
River
Spooner
70
E
A
63
Trego
Spooner
Lake
70
Shell
Lake
63
WASHBURN CO
BARRON CO
253
D
Haugen
B
48
25
B
Sarona
SS
48
Rice Lake
0 3 6 9 12 Miles
Silver Lake on the way to Minong. Just
south of town the Wild Rivers meets the
Stony Brook Trail, a new 22-mile trail
developed by the Minong ATV and
Snowmobile Club. The trail connects the
Wild Rivers State Trail with Sawyer County
trails to the east.
Sunset on the Bois Brule River.
Three miles north of Solon Springs the
trail leaves Hwy 53 behind, angling northwest
to a trailhead just south of Superior.
This final twenty miles is among the most
scenic of the entire trail passing stream and
forest without the hum of highway traffic.
There’s plenty to see in Superior.
Cruise the harbor aboard Vista Fleet
Cruises (218/722-6218,
www.vistafleet.com). Tour Fairlawn
Mansion or the SS Meteor Museum
(715/394-5712, www.superiorpublicmuseums.org).
See a real P-38 Lightning at the
Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center
(888/816-9944, www.bongheritagecenter.org).
Or, watch waterfalls at Pattison
State Park (715/399-3111,
www.wiparks.net).
Wisconsin ATV Guide 7