About the Iron Snow Shoe Recreational Trails

With over 130 miles of trails, the Iron Snow Shoe Snowmobile Club is one of the largest snowmobile clubs in Wisconsin. Located in central Marinette County, our well groomed trails stretch from the Nicolet National Forest to Crivitz and include the Twin Bridges, High Falls Flowage, Caldron Falls Flowage, Silver Cliff, Thunder Mountain and Crooked Lake areas of northeastern Wisconsin. Trail conditions are updated several times weekly throughout the season and usually include photos of the local trails.

The heart of the system is the area around High Falls and Caldron Falls Flowages. In addition, we offer the beautifully scenic River Trail along the Peshtigo River.

The flowages/Twin Bridge area is a favorite destination of many snowmobilers. Local businesses offer a wide variety of services and include supper clubs, lodging from modest cabins to deluxe condos, traditional north woods trail stops, and more. Visit our member businesses directory for a full listing of their offerings.

But wait, there is more. Just to the west of the flowages, our trails ride into the Nicolet National Forest and the new Peshtigo River State Forest for some great scenery and wildlife. Just to the north, we have the popular trail stops in Silver Cliff, and some great trails that explore the thousands of acres of Marinette County Forests.

Our trails connect to some excellent snowmobile trail systems including the Paul Bunyan Riders (Lakewood), the Near North Trail Riders Club (Athelstane), the River Road Riders (Crivitz & Wausaukee), and the B&B club to our southwest (Mountain, Crooked lake). It is quite a trail system.

The lodging, restaurants, excitement and hospitality of the flowage area and beyond are yours to explore and enjoy on our many miles of groomed trails. Our top-notch groomers help to keep the ride smooth while you enjoy the friendly hospitality and outstanding scenery of our near-north winter wonderland! Our 30 member businesses put a tremendous amount of time, effort, and money into making this trail system the best it can be. Please support those that support our sport!

We also have some great events in this area during the winter. The High Falls Radar Run and Fish-O-Rama draws thousands of people the first weekend in February. The Caldron Falls Radar Run and Fish-O-Ree is anoather popular event held late in January. There are snowmobile ice drag races and radar runs all winter. There is ice bowling, poker runs, and all kinds of events. Visit our Event Calendar to see this year's schedule of events. We definitely have fun up here in the winter.

One question we have had with increasing frequency is, do we allow ATVs on our trails. Yes and no. There are parts of our system that ATVs are welcome on. Primarily it is the areas to the north end of the system through Marinette County Forests, where there are ATV trails in the summer. Those trails also connect to the Dun-Good Riders club to the north, and the Near North Trail Riders Club to the east, both of which welcome ATVs.

In the Nicolet National Forest and the Peshtigo River State Forest, ATVs are not permitted by the management bodies of the forests. In between, some land owners welcome wheelers, some do not. We have been working hard on the map to make it as clear as possible. Wheeled riders will want to remember to ride when it is cold out, and never over 32f. The wheels can cause damage to the trail base when it is soft, something to avoid if at all possible.

Trail grooming is something that the Iron Snowshoe Trail system works hard at. They have three new agricultural tractors with new drags to keep the trails smooth. They have a crew of guys that put in long hours keeping it flat and the equipment running. There is a system of trail bosses who call out the groomer for each area as it needs it, sending the equipment where it can be best used. It is a system that has evolved over many years, and one to be proud of.