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322 Ice Age Trail Manitowoc County Tisch Mills KEWAUNEE BB Two Creeks Segment NITOWOC Tisch Buried Forest MA Mills Manitowoc County B Ice Age Trail Alliance www.iceagetrail.org 147 43 42 V Mishicot Mishicot Point Beach Segment Segment Ice Age Trail Guidebook2014 Ice AgeTrail Point Beach State Forest 147 City of Two Rivers Segment O 10 310 Two Rivers 10 10 42 43 City of Manitowoc Segment Dunes Segment J 42 10 JJ Manitowoc 151 R n 151 a ig Valders h c i J M e k a 151 L 43 F 42 Existing Ice Age Trail, 67 subject to change as it evolves toward completion X Other Trail Unofficial Connecting Route (unmarked) County Boundary Kiel Public or IATA Land 57 Miles 32 MANITOWOC 012345 SHEBOYGAN 1 : 220,000 compilation scale 32 February 15, 2014 57 Ice Age Trail Manitowoc County Tisch Mills KEWAUNEE BB Two Creeks Segment NITOWOC Tisch Buried Forest MA Mills Manitowoc County B Ice Age Trail Alliance www.iceagetrail.org 147 43 42 V Mishicot Mishicot Point Beach Segment Segment Point Beach State Forest 147 City of Two Rivers Segment O 10 310 Two Rivers 10 10 42 43 City of Manitowoc Segment Dunes Segment J 42 10 JJ Manitowoc County Manitowoc 151 R n 151 a ig Valders h c i J M e k a 151 L 43 F 42 Existing Ice Age Trail, 67 subject to change as it evolves toward completion Manitowoc County X Other Trail Unofficial Connecting Route (unmarked) County Boundary Kiel Public or IATA Land 57 Miles 32 MANITOWOC 012345 SHEBOYGAN 1 : 220,000 compilation scale 32 February 15, 2014 57 323 Point Beach Segment (Atlas Map 96f) SNAPSHOT 10.0 miles: Park Rd. to Lake Shore Rd. 2 2 This segment highlights both the ancient and current shorelines of Lake Michigan. At Point Beach State Forest (PBSF) By law, dogs are required to be on entrance station, campground/nature leash and not permitted within PBSF center and outdoor group camp- facilities. ground. other uses Portions overlap with park road, bike From Lake Michigan and Molash and XC trails. Hike off to the side of Creek. ski trails when groomed. At PBSF campground and nearby pri- PBSF and School Forest trail net- vate campground (see Area Services). works. At PBSF campground/nature center area. TRAIL ACCESS AND PARKING Park Rd.: From Two Rivers at the intersection of Washington St. and 22nd St., take 22nd St. east until it ends. (Note that 22nd St. turns right at Neshotah Park across from the water tower.) At Neshotah Rd. turn left and go north 0.1 mi. At Park Rd. turn right and go north 0.3 mi to the end of the road. Roadside parking. Lake Shore Rd.: From Two Rivers take STH-42 and follow it north out of town for ~ 6 mi. At CTH-V turn right and go east 1.8 mi. At Lake Shore Rd. turn left and go north 0.2 mi. Roadside parking on the east side of the road. Additional Parking: (i) Viceroy Rd. (CTH-VV) parking area on the north side of the road, near its junc- tion with Sandy Bay Road (CTH-O). (ii) Within Point Beach State Forest (PBSF), east and north of the entrance station. (iii) PBSF Red Pine Trail parking area on the west side of Sandy Bay Road (CTH-O) across from the main entrance road. THE HIKE From its starting point at the end of Park Road, the segment travels through a wooded area and across sand dunes atop a cord walk installed to help protect Ithe fragile environment to the beach along Lake Michigan. At an Ice Age Trail marker at the top of the beach, the segment turns north and follows the shoreline for 2.0 miles to another Trail marker (MN14) at the top of the beach. (Note there are no other Trail markers or signage along the beach walk.) This Trail marker can be difficult to spot; a sure sign hikers have gone too far along the beach is if they reach the mouth of Molash Creek, which always requires a ford. From the Trail marker (MN14), the segment heads west (inland) and crosses sand dunes atop another cord walk, then heads briefly north. The segment con- nects with PBSF’s scenic Molash Creek Trail and continues southwest along Molash Creek, crosses over a marshy area on a short boardwalk, then heads northwest. Along the way, the segment offers nice views of the creek and sur- rounding wetlands in a generally forested landscape. As the segment nears Sandy Bay Road (CTH-O), it intersects (MN13) with Manitowoc County 333 Tannery Rd. Sand Rd. Rahr Bay Meyer Rd. Meyer School Forest Shore Rd. V Wedge MN18 Rd. Lake Tannery Rd. V Meadow Dr. Tannery Rd. Dr. Sand Rd. PBSF’s Rawley Point Bike Trail. Th e seg- Rahr Bay ment follows the bike path northRd. Meyer across a School Molash Ravine Forest 5.3-mi CR to Shore bridge over Molash Creek, then in about Rd. O Mishicot Segment V Wedge MN18 0.4 miles departsRd. the bike path and heads Lake V Meadow Dr. east in a mixed conifer/hardwoods for- Tannery Rd. est to an intersection (MN12) withDr. the Yellow Loop of PBSF’s Ridges Trail. 42 From this point, the segment follows Molash a series of PBSF’s trails as it MN7traversesRavine O Creek over ancient beach ridges and swalesGroup left behind from Lake Nipissing, the prede-Camp cessor of Lake Michigan.Point Th Beach e Trail trav- P State Forest MN8 Rawley Point els generally north in this uniqueP area Lighthouse through mixed42 forests, with occasional glimpses of and openings to the dunes MN7 at the topCreek of the beach, and cuts acrossMN9 Group ridges and marshy swales. Hikers should Camp MN10 pay att ention to Ice Age Trail signage. Point Beach P State Forest MN8 Rawley Point From the intersection with the Yel- P Lighthouse low Loop, the segment continues briefl y south then north on theO Yellow Loop MN9 MN11 MN10 Rd. Creek Bay O MN12 Molash Sandy MN11 VV ViceroyP Rd. MN11 which,Rd. then transitions ( ) MN13 MN14 Creek VV onto the Blue Loop. Farther on, atBay a junction (MN10) the segment switches onto the Red Loop and MN12 Molash Sandyfollows it north. Th e segment VV ViceroyP MN9 42 eventually leaves ( ) the Red Rd. MN13 Loop toMN14 follow a narrow, winding 147 VV East tread on a ridge between marshy O swales under a red-pine canopy to Lake MN8 Twin Point Beach PBSF’s main entrance road ( ). State Forest Michigan For a short side trip, hikers 42 can head east on the entrance River City of Two Rivers road past the park’s headquarters West 147 East Segment parking area to a trail leading to Twin Park Rd. O the working Rawley Point Light- 0 ½ 1 Lake Twin Point Beach house. At 113 feet, it is the tallest 310 42 miles St. River State Forest Michiganoctagonal skeletal light tower and Zander St. Park 17th St. River West 334 Ice Age Trail Guidebook 2014 Columbus Washington Two 12th St. RiversTwin Park Rd. 310 42 Segment 93 Point Beach St. River page 360 Zander St. 01/31/14 Park 17th St. Columbus Washington Two 12th St. Rivers Segment 93 Point Beach page 360 01/31/14 the only one of its kind on the Great Lakes. At the northern end of PBSF off Rawley Point lies Lake Michigan’s most famous shipwreck, the Rouse Simmons “Christmas Tree Ship.” In 1912, the ship, bound for Chicago with a cargo of ever- greens, sank in a storm. The segment continues west on the entrance road, crosses Sandy Bay Road (CTH-O) and makes its way through the Trail access parking area for PBSF’s Red Pine Trail. From here the segment heads back into the woods from the northwest corner of the parking area. The segment intersects with trails of the Red Pine Trail system at several unmarked junctions. At one of these trail junctions (MN7), about 0.5 miles from the Red Pine Trail parking area, an unmarked wide, grassy trail leads 0.25 miles east to the PBSF group campsite. Continuing north, at a signed boundary the segment leaves PBSF and enters the Manitowoc Public School District’s Rahr Memorial School Forest, a 300-acre parcel with a network of hiking trails. Hikers should watch carefully for Ice Age Trail signage to navigate through the network of trails as the segment makes its way across CTH-V and meanders to its endpoint on Lake Shore Road. Of par- ticular interest north and west of the CTH-V Trail access is the School Forest’s boardwalk, a 0.3 mile curving walkway that crosses a swamp/wetland full of trees, wildflowers, frogs, turtles, salamanders, ducks and other wildlife. A boardwalk donor board (MN18) marks the beginning of the boardwalk, which was designed to preserve the delicate swamp/wetland ecosystem. Mobile Skills Crew project site, 2006 AREA SErvicES Point Beach State Forest: Camping, seasonal concession stand. On Trail (920-794-7480, dnr.wi.gov/ topic/parks/name/pointbeach; reservations: 888-947-2757, reserveamerica.com). Note: For large groups, there is an outdoor group camp and group cabins available for rent. Scheffel’s Hideaway Campground: Camping. On CTH-O just south of its intersection with Viceroy Rd. (920-657-1270, scheffelshideawaycampground.net). Two Rivers: See Dunes Segment and City of Two Rivers Segment, p. 330. From the Point Beach State Forest entrance road go south ~5 mi. Also see Trail Access and Parking directions, above.