Bluff Cabin Trail (restoration project)
DJTA spent 4 years working on the Bluff Cabin Trail Restoration and Realignment Project. DJTA applied for numerous grants and reached out to our local community for funding. This was a huge endeavor for DJTA with many volunteer hours of planning and professional work. Phase I included application of a crowned cap of pit-run/D1 gravels, over geo-fabric, to the damaged sections in the first 1.3 miles (using the existing alignment this provides a long-term, sustainable fix). Phase II focused on realigning the next section to a new 3.7-mile sustainable route connecting Bluff Cabin Ridge to the lake. This included constructing new trail, installing signage, improving the trailhead parking area within the roadway easement, and installing bollards and boulders to limit access to OHV no greater than 5' in width, as required by the DNR easement.
Our volunteers conduct ongoing maintenance to include annual drainage clean-out, dragging the gravel sections to smooth out any ruts that have developed, monitoring the status of problem spots and repairing them when necessary, and removing downed trees.
DJTA is also pursuing solutions to lake shore disturbance around Bluff Cabin Lake where OHVs drive during non-frozen conditions.
Our volunteers conduct ongoing maintenance to include annual drainage clean-out, dragging the gravel sections to smooth out any ruts that have developed, monitoring the status of problem spots and repairing them when necessary, and removing downed trees.
DJTA is also pursuing solutions to lake shore disturbance around Bluff Cabin Lake where OHVs drive during non-frozen conditions.
This Bluff Cabin Trail map depicts the original trail sections that we repaired and the new sustainably built sections. Other trails are suitable for winter travel and are not maintained by DJTA. As you explore the area, be aware that older trail sections still exist and may cross severely rutted wet areas or steep gulleyed slopes.