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A portion of the McDill Trail south of Patch Street will be closed on Monday, October 5, for a storm sewer repair project. Please follow the sidewalk along Patch Street to Parkway Drive to bypass this section.

The Plover River Crossing Trail Spur, a new 1/3 mile spur trail connecting the east side of Stevens Point to the Green Circle Trail and the City’s west side, is now open. The 12 ft. wide paved segment features a 110 ft. bridge and 700 ft. boardwalk that traverses diverse natural habitats. Also serving as a year-round commuter route for hikers and bikers, the segment will be plowed in the winter months. It can be accessed from the south end of the Green Circle Trail’s Plover River Trail segment, or from Peters Family Park on Ben’s Lane near the intersection with Golla Road. Video: https://youtu.be/3wIy468lMAw?si=BX2r3RpCg2ez0WC2

Portions of the Green Circle Trail through Schmeeckle Reserve will be CLOSED from Thursday, November 13 to Friday, November 21. The trail will be open during the weekend of Nov. 15-16, but the surface will be soft, so bicycles aren’t recommended. The entire University Trail segment is being resurfaced and widened with a fresh layer of crushed granite. A new trail reroute near the Berard Oaks is also being constructed to eliminate two sharp curves. Heavy machinery will be on the trail during this time. For your safety, obey all signs and do not enter any closed sections of trail. Follow the detour/Pet Route along North Point Drive (see map).

A portion of the Paper Mill Trail in the Village of Whiting will be CLOSED until the middle of November, due to utility installation on the south side of Sherman Avenue. The detour will follow Whiting Road to bypass the trail section on the old paper mill land near the river. For your safety, please follow the detour signs. A map is included below.

A portion of the Iverson Park Trail that runs on Village of Park Ridge streets (west of the park) is currently being detoured due to road construction in the village. A current map of the detour is below, but the route will change as construction progresses. For your safety, please follow all detour signs.

A portion of the River Pines Trail from County HH to the Stevens Point Dog is currently CLOSED due to flooding along the Wisconsin River. For your safety, please do not use this part of the trail. Follow the detour along County HH and the Schrader Connection Trail shown on the map below.

The City of Stevens Point has contracted with Weekly Timber to conduct a thinning cut on City-owned lands around the Yulga Disc Golf Course. The thinning will take place on an aging red pine plantation with the goal of improving the overall health of the forest. The work will begin on Friday, December 6 and take approximately 3 weeks. The Moses Creek segment of the Green Circle Trail that runs through this area will remain open as much as possible, but please obey all signs in case of a temporary closure. See the map below for more information.

If you have any questions, please contact the Stevens Point Parks, Recreation, & Forestry Department at 715-346-1531.

The north end of the River Pines Trail segment near the Stevens Point water treatment plant is detoured during the summer 2024 for a city road construction project. The detour follows the original trail route past the Stevens Point Water and Sewage Treatment offices using Bliss Avenue, Park Street, and Wood Street. The map below shows the detour (green) and closed portions (red). Please follow the detour signs.