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Levis Mounds Mountain Bike Trail
Neillsville, Wisconsin
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
14 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 7/27/11 by Bubbs |
Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 19 miles | Global Rank: #523 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 46 | Wishlist: 29 |
| IMBA Epic Trail |
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Description: IMBA epic ride. Many trails to choose from. Goat dance, cliff**er, switchback, and toad road are all good. Easier singletrack around base of mounds and moderate to very difficult up and down the mounds. Rocks, sand, and roots will challenge any rider on the climbs. There is also a trailhead building with bathrooms and maps of all the trails. NASTI has done a great job marking trails and I hear there are new ones in the works. Bottom line: You won't be disapointed.
added on October 26, 2006 by 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by stumpyfsr on August 2, 2011
Love this trail. It has tough climbs, fun descents, a lot of sand, rocks and bridges, but it's not overfilled with obstacles so you can really fly it once get familiar with. And, of course, you'll be rewarded with an incredible scenery after those sandy climbs. Like that little loop with skinnies - a nice warm-up before heading to the main part. Swamp Cut could be too muddy after the rain but it gets dry quickly. This is difficult trails but rideable. The "Must Ride" trails. Bring enough water for a hot days and have fun.
reviewed by heckmanlloyd on June 22, 2011
This was a fantastic trail. I loved the flow of the singletrack. Tried Lower Glen, Swamp Cut, Yellow Jacket, Toad Road, Sidewinder, 3 Hermosas, North Face, Switch Back and Porky Point. I thought they were all great for a novice like myself.
reviewed by drdiederich on September 1, 2010
Had a great time here a couple of weeks ago but Goat Dance really sucked. The back half or so was just littered with storm damage consisting of fallen trees that still needed to be removed from the trail. Otherwise it made for a fantastic ride. Very highly recommended for anyone looking for great views, fantastic ride choices and good facilities at the trail head.
reviewed by PaulMiller on April 13, 2010
This trail is the best. There are easy to extreme levels of trail here. The best thing is you can park and camp at the trail head. There is a small fee for the trail and camping but it is well worth it.
reviewed by Roxy&Yeti on March 26, 2010
Absolutely our favorite set of trails, there's something for everyone. Not in the boring, "Hee hee, this is fun, grampa!" Doubletrack sense-- even their easy trails are super fun with the occasional hump or bump, weaving through trees and small mud puddles. For the expert, you'll spend many a year mastering and re-mastering craggy overclimbs, dangerous drop-offs, massive sandy climbs, and challenging rock formations. The variety is crazy! If you want to stay flat, you can stay flat, if you want to climb, you can CLIMB. North Face, Cliff**er and Switchback are steep, high, difficult but fun and offer amazing views. Snodgrass, Upper and Lower Glen, Select Cut, and Dead Turkey are all jolly good lowlands fun. The BEST ride is to head out Yellow Jacket (get ready for FUN(!)) out to Goat Dance, which is an amazing loop waay out with scenery that changes every two minutes, from piney forests to sandy paths to clearcut openings to mystical deep, cool forests. Take Upper Hermosa to Hermosa to Lower Hermosa on your way down after climbing back up to the top on your way back from Goat Dance and find yourself swooping down a huge set of switchbacks. Super Fun! We've been out west to Montana and Oregon, North Dakota Maah Daah Hey, Tennessee, North Carolina, and this trailset is a hidden jewel that shouldn't be missed! After reading some of the other reviews, wondering why it isn't ranked higher? I mean, for real, this place is royal.
* Review edited 3/26/2010
Similar Trail: The set of trails at Bend, Oregon brings its own set of fun variety.
reviewed by cmpeterson on September 3, 2009
Coming from NE, but having just biked on CO, this trail had some cliff hangers that darn near made me unclip. Still, those spots took a long while to find and as long as you have some time, good insurance, and a buddy, then enjoy!! The rock cliffs are breathtaking, just not more the a mile combined (cliff rides that is - plenty of other single track tree runs)
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reviewed by mtbgreg1 on August 2, 2009
i rode levis today for the first time in about 15 months, and was again just awed by the quality of the trails here! i dream of levis when i am away, and it is so good to be back for a visit! after doing a great deal of riding in the southeast in addition to the west, i have decided that levis has to rank as one of the best bike trails in the country! it's IMBA epic label is well deserved! new improvements include several smart reroutes, some new bridges, extended bridges, some small stunts on the normal trails, and they are just beginning work on a skills section. after one week of building, the skills section already has a teeter totter and several interesting bridges, with some skinnies ready to be put in. as far as levis in general goes, the incredible variety from crazy-challenging technical terrain to long xc loops with some serious climbs and sweet descents... with the trail being very "single" singletrack... this place rules! that's all i can say!
Similar Trail: None really compare
reviewed by simmons15 on June 28, 2009
I rode this trail for the first time today. WOW, this is sweet. It reminds me of Nine Mile Forest in Wausau, but it has much more vertical and outstanding views from the top of Levi's Mound. Cliff**er, toadroad, switchback, and porky's were incredible riding. Lots of rocks and stumps, some boulders, but a fast ride. Probably the most gorgeous trail views I have ever seen in this state.
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reviewed by mtbgreg1 on January 1, 2009
this is where i learned to ride, and everywhere i travel: from northwest montana, to wyoming, all over colorado, and now to the east... i still compare the trails to those back at levis mound, wi to see how they stack up. levis is incredible! especially when you consider the fact that it sits in the middle of wisconsin. ride it.
reviewed by stillfat on November 3, 2008
God, this place is fun. Spend a day looping all over Levi's or do the distance thing out to Trow and back looping Goatdancer. Midwestern riding at its finest. I now live in Colorado and ride places like Fruita, Moab, CB and Summit on a somewhat regular basis, but still fantasize about Levi's.
* Review edited 1/9/2009
reviewed by Danmonson on August 23, 2008
This trail is deserving of the epic rating. It has all the requirements. Length, difficulty and gorgeous scenery. This trail offers a great opportunity for beginner riders to experience extremely high quality trail riding as there arent many extremely difficult sections. Having said that, there are some long difficult climbs, but you are rewarded with breathtaking views. Be sure to check out the mess of trails that appears to be a crowded mix on the map (available at trail head). These are the most difficult and offer great views with awesome bombing downhills. This trail is worth the drive. No doubt about it.
Similar Trail: Lebanon Hills
reviewed by kilomanjaro on May 20, 2008
Levis is great and it's in my backyard...approx 10 miles away. Love the set up...you can ride most of the day and not hit the same trail twice.
Similar Trail: Nine Mile County Forest in Wausau, Wisconsin
reviewed by skibum on October 7, 2007
Wow, there are a lot of trails packed into a fairly small area. Even so, the thick woods offer a high degree of solitude. The singletrack is great. You could ride here for weeks and not exhaust all the possibilities.
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