Trail Conditions

Please call the Dane County Parks hotline for the most up-to-date trail conditions at (608)242-4576. The recorded message will be updated daily at 8am and 4pm as conditions warrant. Current trail conditions are also updated on their web site: Dane County Parks.

Dane County Trail Status:   Select Trails Open

 Updates

• Wednesday, February 3, 2010: Select Trails Open - The NW quadrant (north of and including the Military Ridge State Trail), NE Quadrant (north of Hwy 94) and SE quadrant (east of Hwy 14) are OPEN. THE SW quadrant remains CLOSED.
• Sunday, January 24, 2010: CLOSED - All Dane County Trails are Closed.
• Saturday, January 23, 2010: Select Trails Open - Trail Closures are as follows: **The SOUTHWEST QUADRANT is closed (Bordered by Highways 18/151 on the north and Highway 14 on the east). **The Northeast and Southeast Quadrants will close at Midnight tonight (Northeast bordered by Hwy 51 to the west and I-94 to the south; Southeast bordered by I-94 to the north and Hwy 14 to the west). **The Northwest Quadrant will close at noon today (Bordered by Hwys. 18/151 to the south and Hwy 51 to the east).
• Tuesday, January 19, 2010: Select Trails Open - All snowmobile trails in Dane County are open EXCEPT for the Southwest Quadrant (bordered by Highways 18/151 on the North and Highway 14 on the East). Snowmobiler's are asked to refrain from operating on the trails during the middle of the day and when the temperatures raise above 30 degrees. This will help maintain the trails and keep them open longer.
• Monday, January 18, 2010: OPEN - All Dane County Trails are Open.
• Friday, January 15, 2010: CLOSED - All snowmobile trails in Dane County will close at 5pm on Friday, January 15th. As of late afternoon 1/14/10, the Southwest Quadrant is closed.
• Tuesday, December 29, 2009: OPEN - As of 12pm - CORRIDOR 15 IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT (from Drumlin Trail on the south to I-94 on the north) HAS BEEN RE-ROUTED AND IS NOW OPEN. NEW TRAIL SEGMENT IS MARKED. Please check back frequently for updated information. All other trails are open. Please be aware that there are other icy areas and wet spots on the trails. There may be some club trails temporarily closed throughout Dane County. Riders must stay on marked trails.
• Wednesday, December 16, 2009: OPEN - All Dane County Trails are Open. Be aware that some club trails may be temporarily closed throughout Dane County. Riders must stay on marked trails.
• Monday, December 14, 2009: Select Trails Open - Currently the Northeast, Northwest and Southwest Quadrants are open. Due to deteriorating conditions, the Southeast Quadrant is CLOSED. Be aware that there may be some club trails temporarily closed throughout Dane County. Riders must stay on the marked trail.
• Wednesday, December 09, 2009: Select Trails Open - All Dane County trails are open, except for the SW Quadrant which is bordered by Hwy 18/151 N and Hwy 14 E due to field crops still present.

 NOTICE TO ALL SNOWMOBILERS

It is YOUR responsibility to know if trails are open or closed. Because of the large number of miles of the trails in Dane County, numerous quadrant and county-line crossings, and many trail intersections, it is not possible for ALL trail access points to be signed as OPEN or CLOSED. Be sure you call the trail hot-line number before you ride!