Pine River FR 2182

Trail Overview

This trail is a great mix of tighter winding corners opening up into longer sweeping corners. A good amount of elevation changes are mixed in as well. This trail will exit onto Highway 55 when running it west to east. If running it east to west, Highway 55 serves as a good starting point for road-going vehicles. In the Argonne Experimental Forest, the trail is well-shaded due to the old-growth forests. This section of the trail holds moisture better than the eastern portion of the trail, helping to keep the dust down on even some of the dryer days. The trail can accommodate both ATV and SxS traffic, as well as capable road-going vehicles. There is also peddle bike traffic mixed in. Like any trail, do your part to ride safely so everyone can enjoy their time.

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Difficulty

This trail can be easily completed by any ATV, SxS, or high-clearance 2WD vehicle or greater in capability. The trail width is roughly 1.5 vehicles wide in all areas. In some corners, sight lines can be obstructed due to overhanging branches. After heavy rain, the edges of the trail can become slippery as runoff makes its way to the small ditches located on either side of the trail.

History

Argonne Experimental Forest features the largest contiguous tract of old-growth hemlock-hardwood forest on drumlinized ground moraine. These types of protected rich mesic hardwood forests are very scarce in northern Wisconsin and on this land type (Argonne Outwash Plains). A northern hardwood forest dominated by sugar maple, hemlock, yellow birch, and basswood is located on a gently sloping, unpitted outwash fan. Shrubs include leatherwood and elderberry. Understory plants include oak fern, ground pine, wood ferns, rosy twisted stalk, Canada mayflower, running club-moss, lady fern, and sweet cicely. This area is surrounded by a conifer swamp, which has several rare species. The conifer swamp is dominated by black spruce, tamarack, and white cedar. Understory species include Labrador tea, leather-leaf, balsam fir, yellow bluebead lily, false mayflower, creeping snowberry, Canada blueberry, and sphagnum. Rare species include small round-leaved orchis, sparse-flowered sedge, and northern bog sedge. The extensive habitat of Argonne Experimental Forest supports uncommon boreal bird species such as boreal chickadee and gray jay. In addition, the rare three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) has been seen in the conifer swamp. Other birds include the broad-winged hawk, blackburnian warbler, and scarlet tanager. Via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/regions/eastern/ArgonneExperimentalForest/index.shtml.

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