We have had a great week of clearing trail after strong winds over 80mph brought down 100’s of tree on the Maplelag property. Monday and Tuesday we cleared close to 150 trees on 20 mile of trail so far, focusing on the mountain bike course which includes singletrack and ski trail. We are extremely grateful for the professional crew helping us out. Thank you!
Thanks everyone who supports the trails at Maplelag. We had a fun run to end the ski season. We appreciate you very much and can’t wait to have folks back on the trail for dirt season. Stay tuned for more updates.
Clearing storm blow down before the start of the LagChilada bike course, June 23rd, 2025.Thanks Jack and Laurens for your help this week clearing trail!Thanks Steve and Keith! Jens tossing off another log. One of many this week!Blowdown on the ski trail after the Solstice storm, June 21st, 2025.Wild Iris flowers blooming the end of this week, June 13th, 2025.“Strawberry” moon over Little Sugarbush lake, June 12th, 2025. Lush green conditions in the woods, June 9th, 2025, as seen on the bike course. Mowing on Rootin Tootin ski trail, May 30th, 2025.First mowing on the ski trails, May 29th, 2025.Columbine flowers blooming this week, May 29th, 2025.Yellow slippers blooming in abundance the past few days, May 27th, 2025.Oyster mushrooms sprouting today, May 21st, 2025. With a little warmth to come, the forest floor should really come to life the next few days! Yellow slippers ready for warmer weather to return, May 20th, 2025.Rainfall the end of the week bringing the moss to life along the bike trail, May 16th, 2025.Gray Tree frog, May 11th, 2025.More wildflowers emerging from the forest floor, May 11th, 2025.Moss lined singletrack on the bike track, May 11th, 2025.Bear up on the northern part of the trail system, May 9th, 2025.Marsh marigolds blooming in full force in recent days, May 10th, 2025.Tamarack buds, May 10th, 2025.Ferns emerging from Sugarbush creek, May 8th, 2025.Tracks on tracks! Bear track on the mountain bike singletrack, May 6th, 2025.Bloodroot flowers ready to emerge from the forest floor, May 1st, 2025. The woods should really start to come to life with warm weather moving in. North end of Little Sugarbush lake, May 1st, 2025. Water tables and lake levels are above normal with recent rain and good moisture from winter snow. Maplelag creek running good after 1.3″ of recent rainfall on April 28th, 2025.Hepatica flowers blooming in full force today, April 26th, 2025.Trumpeter swans on Kohlepp’s pond, April 23rd, 2025.Evening scene along Mother North Star, April 21st, 2025.Mossy ski trail, April 21st, 2025.Busy beaver on a large oak tree. April 21s,t 2025. Group of trumpeter swans enjoying ice free Little Sugarbush lake, April 17th, 2025.Bullhead lake ice free, April 13th, 2025.Sunset over Little Sugarbush lake as seen in front of the new sauna, April 15th, 2025.Edge of Little Sugarbush lake, April 13th, 2025.Sunday night lightning, April 13th, 2025.
The mountain bike trails are closed. Winds over 80mph Saturday morning were not kind to the trails with over 100 downed trees. We have had a good start to trail clearing and optimistic we will have quite a bit of trail open by the weekend. Thanks to the crew that has been helping out! There have been a few more downed trees than earlier assessment, so far we have cleared 140-150 trees off 20 miles of trail. Today we should finish up the inner trails and also begin working on Bullhead Bootleg.
The LagChilada challenge remains in place which encompasses all the trails at Maplelag. Click here for more details. Secondary signage is up and the LagChilada course is marked. Click here for the Strava map which can be downloaded. Nice job to everyone completing the challenge this year including the riders doing a double!!
The Maplelag trails are described as classic or old style. Featuring more narrow singletrack with roots and rocks and generally more technical in nature. A good beginner loop is the Citizen Loop and a good intermediate loop is the Sport loop.
Maplelag is a family owned and operated business. We are one of the few MTB trail systems in the Midwest that maintain the trails ourselves with no outside funding or assistance and pay property taxes that in turn help support other trails locally and in the state! Please consider a trail pass to offset some of our expenses. We love to mountain bike and share the trail with others…what it is all about! Thank you.
Clearing storm blow down before the start of the LagChilada, June 23rd, 2025.Thanks Jack and Laurens for your help this week clearing trail!Thanks Steve and Keith! Jens tossing off another log. One of many this week! Starter loop singletrack after clearing, June 24th, 2025.Deadfall on the bike course, June 21st, 2025.Start of the LagChilada.
The mountain bike trails are closed. Winds over 80mph Saturday morning were not kind to the trails with over 100 downed trees. We have had a good start to trail clearing and optimistic we will have quite a bit of trail open by the weekend. Thanks to the crew that has been helping out! The “starter loop” which includes Feeling Lucky and the Lakeside drop segment has been cleared and blown out and ready to ride.
The LagChilada challenge remains in place which encompasses all the trails at Maplelag. Click here for more details. Secondary signage is up and the LagChilada course is marked. Click here for the Strava map which can be downloaded. Nice job to everyone completing the challenge this year including the riders doing a double!!
The Maplelag trails are described as classic or old style. Featuring more narrow singletrack with roots and rocks and generally more technical in nature. A good beginner loop is the Citizen Loop and a good intermediate loop is the Sport loop.
Maplelag is a family owned and operated business. We are one of the few MTB trail systems in the Midwest that maintain the trails ourselves with no outside funding or assistance and pay property taxes that in turn help support other trails locally and in the state! Please consider a trail pass to offset some of our expenses. We love to mountain bike and share the trail with others…what it is all about! Thank you.
Clearing storm blow down before the start of the LagChilada, June 23rd, 2025.Deadfall on the bike course, June 21st, 2025.Start of the LagChilada.
A stormy weekend with strong winds over 80mph early Saturday morning resulting in over a 100 downed trees, at least. We will begin clearing the mountain bike course which includes many portion of ski trail before working on more ski trail. It will be a big project to clear all the trails
It has been a wet week as well with rain every night except Tuesday. Just under 4″ of total rainfall the last week. We have started mowing on select ski trails, and continue clear deadfall and tuning the mountain bike trails almost daily.
Thanks everyone who supports the trails at Maplelag. We had a fun run to end the ski season. We appreciate you very much and can’t wait to have folks back on the trail for dirt season. Stay tuned for more updates.
Blowdown on the ski trail after the Solstice storm, June 21st, 2025.Wild Iris flowers blooming the end of this week, June 13th, 2025.“Strawberry” moon over Little Sugarbush lake, June 12th, 2025. Lush green conditions in the woods, June 9th, 2025, as seen on the bike course. Mowing on Rootin Tootin ski trail, May 30th, 2025.First mowing on the ski trails, May 29th, 2025.Columbine flowers blooming this week, May 29th, 2025.Yellow slippers blooming in abundance the past few days, May 27th, 2025.Oyster mushrooms sprouting today, May 21st, 2025. With a little warmth to come, the forest floor should really come to life the next few days! Yellow slippers ready for warmer weather to return, May 20th, 2025.Rainfall the end of the week bringing the moss to life along the bike trail, May 16th, 2025.Gray Tree frog, May 11th, 2025.More wildflowers emerging from the forest floor, May 11th, 2025.Moss lined singletrack on the bike track, May 11th, 2025.Bear up on the northern part of the trail system, May 9th, 2025.Marsh marigolds blooming in full force in recent days, May 10th, 2025.Tamarack buds, May 10th, 2025.Ferns emerging from Sugarbush creek, May 8th, 2025.Tracks on tracks! Bear track on the mountain bike singletrack, May 6th, 2025.Bloodroot flowers ready to emerge from the forest floor, May 1st, 2025. The woods should really start to come to life with warm weather moving in. North end of Little Sugarbush lake, May 1st, 2025. Water tables and lake levels are above normal with recent rain and good moisture from winter snow. Maplelag creek running good after 1.3″ of recent rainfall on April 28th, 2025.Hepatica flowers blooming in full force today, April 26th, 2025.Trumpeter swans on Kohlepp’s pond, April 23rd, 2025.Evening scene along Mother North Star, April 21st, 2025.Mossy ski trail, April 21st, 2025.Busy beaver on a large oak tree. April 21s,t 2025. Group of trumpeter swans enjoying ice free Little Sugarbush lake, April 17th, 2025.Bullhead lake ice free, April 13th, 2025.Sunset over Little Sugarbush lake as seen in front of the new sauna, April 15th, 2025.Edge of Little Sugarbush lake, April 13th, 2025.Sunday night lightning, April 13th, 2025.
The mountain bike trails are closed. Winds over 80mph Saturday morning were not kind to the trails with over 100 downed trees. It will take 2-3 weeks most likely to clear all the trails and have open again. We will begin on the Sport Comp Expert loop which consists of most of the inner trails and the Twin Lakes race loop and also Feeling Lucky of the starter loop. Hopefully by end of the week this loop can be open.
The LagChilada challenge remains in place which encompasses all the trails at Maplelag. Click here for more details. Secondary signage is up and the LagChilada course is marked. Click here for the Strava map which can be downloaded. Nice job to everyone completing the challenge this year including the riders doing a double!!
The Maplelag trails are described as classic or old style. Featuring more narrow singletrack with roots and rocks and generally more technical in nature. A good beginner loop is the Citizen Loop and a good intermediate loop is the Sport loop.
Maplelag is a family owned and operated business. We are one of the few MTB trail systems in the Midwest that maintain the trails ourselves with no outside funding or assistance and pay property taxes that in turn help support other trails locally and in the state! Please consider a trail pass to offset some of our expenses. We love to mountain bike and share the trail with others…what it is all about! Thank you.
Deadfall on the bike course, June 21st, 2025.Start of the LagChilada.
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