Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · Wisconsin

Access

0.6 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 55301C · trail class 2 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse · seasonal: hiking 05/01-11/30

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 45.9914, -89.0885 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Round Lake Recreation Area the Forest Service's write-up

There is a $5 day use pass for this recreation site. The Forest also has a annual pass available for $30. To learn more visit&nbsp;https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/cnnf/passes-permits/recreation.&nbsp; The USDA Forest Service honors all four <a href="/visit/passes-permits/recreation-fees-passes">Interagency Recreation Passes</a> that may be applied at National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife sites charging recreation use fees.&nbsp;

Volunteers at Pike Round Lake
Photo: US Forest Service

The trail system provides access to the 3600-acre Round Lake Semi-Primitive Non-Motorized Area. This unique area has numerous foot trails and old road grades totaling 11 miles. The area contains the origin of the South Fork of the Flambeau River (great for paddling); stands of towering, old-growth white pine and hemlock forests surrounding Tucker Lake; and a restored logging dam dating back to the 1800s. The trail terrain varies from fairly gently rolling slopes and steeper ridges to occasional low wet areas that may be inaccessible during summer months. The area provides access to dispersed camping opportunities within the semi-primitive non-motorized area. There is a lot of human history associated with this area and when walking along the trails you can almost conjure up what is was like during the logging era of the 1800s.

A shorter, half-mile trail takes you across the historic Round Lake Logging Dam. Imagine the water's spray and rush of heavy logs as they pile through the timbered sluices, clamoring downriver on the spring log drives. Interpretive displays are along the trail sharing information about the logging era and Round Lake.

The area also features a paved boat landing accessing Round Lake which is a chain of lakes that also connects to Pike, Amik and Turner lakes. The area also serves as a trailhead for the Flambeau Motorized Trail. Trailhead parking is available at the boat landing parking lot.

This hike on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.