Mt. Telemark in Cable, Wisconsin has been transformed from an abandoned ski area into a free public bike park with 16 miles of singletrack across 14 trails. The park offers 300 feet of vertical descent and can be accessed either by pedaling up from Mt. Telemark Village at the base or by riding in from above via connecting CAMBA trails like Nirvana from the north or Missing Link from the south. The new bike park integrates seamlessly with the existing CAMBA Cable Cluster trail network, giving riders multiple options for building epic loops or sessioning the descents.
The trail mix leans heavily toward gravity-fed flow, with seven of the nine trails in the main cluster designated as descending-only. The difficulty breakdown includes two green, three blue, and two black descending trails, plus one green and one blue climbing trail on opposite ends of the hillside. Standout trails include Jumptimus Prime, a massive blue flow trail that snakes down the hill for over half a mile with big jumps and berms—a style of riding that's relatively new to the typically janky, backcountry-oriented Cable trail scene. While the park emphasizes flow with proper clay-capped berms and tabletops, it doesn't neglect Wisconsin's technical roots. Manufactured rock gardens incorporate the area's abundant stone into trail features that match each trail's difficulty rating, and some trails weave around historical ski lift towers and structures left behind from Mt. Telemark's alpine past.
Additional trails are in the works for 2026, including one downhill trail and two enduro trails expected to be at intermediate to advanced levels. The park stays open until snow sets in for the winter fat bike season, then reopens when the snow melts in spring. Mt. Telemark represents a significant addition to Cable's already extensive trail network, bringing modern, gravity-oriented features to an area known primarily for cross-country singletrack.
