The Heart of Vilas County Bike Trail System is 52 miles of paved trail, much of it through stands of pine in the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest.
A pair of bicyclists ride on Highway K as they leave Boulder Junction on their way to a paved trail less than a mile away. The community is known as the “Musky Capital of the World,” but bicyclists are pumping millions of dollars each year into the economies of Vilas and Iron counties.
Shops that sell, repair and rent bikes, like Coontail Adventures in Boulder Junction, are capitalizing on the more than 160,000 bicyclists a year that come to ride the Heart of Vilas County Bike Trail System.
When the snow falls in Vilas County, it becomes one of the top destinations in the country for snowmobiling. But warmer months mean bicyclists fill hotels, bars, restaurants and shops.
Carleen and Bill Christianson of Oshkosh prepare to embark on a 30-mile round-trip ride from Boulder Junction to Manitowish Waters. The couple, in their early 80s, has been coming to Vilas County with their bikes for over 20 years. The first paved trail was built here in 1994.
The Heart of Vilas County Bike Trail System is 52 miles of paved trail, much of it through stands of pine in the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest.
Shops that sell, repair and rent bikes, like Coontail Adventures in Boulder Junction, are capitalizing on the more than 160,000 bicyclists a year that come to ride the Heart of Vilas County Bike Trail System.
A pair of bicyclists ride on Highway K as they leave Boulder Junction on their way to a paved trail less than a mile away. The community is known as the “Musky Capital of the World,” but bicyclists are pumping millions of dollars each year into the economies of Vilas and Iron counties.
When the snow falls in Vilas County, it becomes one of the top destinations in the country for snowmobiling. But warmer months mean bicyclists fill hotels, bars, restaurants and shops.
Carleen and Bill Christianson of Oshkosh prepare to embark on a 30-mile round-trip ride from Boulder Junction to Manitowish Waters. The couple, in their early 80s, has been coming to Vilas County with their bikes for over 20 years. The first paved trail was built here in 1994.
