Preserves & Trails

Guidelines for Preserves & Trails

Guidelines for keeping CLCF trails safe and well-maintained for all to enjoy.

Burkepile Property

The Burkepile Property protects 62 acres of diverse habitats, including forested wetland, mature hardwood forest, and open grassland. The rolling hills found on this property are representative of the glacial moraine topography of the region.

Fox Hill Nature Preserve

This Preserve contains over 128 acres of distinctive Kettle Moraine topography. Come enjoy 5 miles of hiking, snowshoeing, and X-country ski trails!

Hembel-Lidington Property

The Hembel-Lidington Property contains approximately 135 acres of conserved farmland, wetland, prairie, and mature hardwood forest. It also provides approximately 1.5 miles of Ice Age National Scenic Trail.

Lockman Property

This 37-acre property serves as the trailhead for the West Bend Segment of the Ice Age Trail. Lockman contains the first mile of this 6.4 mile segment that meanders through rolling hills and woods.

Joan M. Pick Nature Preserve

Home of CLCF’s headquarters, this 53-acre preserve contains an exquisite prairie teeming with native plant and wildlife species and over 1 mile of hiking trails.

Polk Kames

The Polk Kames property contains 448-acres and includes a diverse landscape of habitat types and moraine topography. Polk Kames is home to the Cedar Lakes Segment of the Ice Age Trail, a 3.6-mile loop trail starts from the parking area off of County HWY NN.

Rudorf Farm

This 98-acre property with 3.5 miles of trails integrates working farmland with conservation, complete with no-till practices wooded edges and views of Big Cedar Lake.

Thoma Preserve

The nearly 25-acre Thoma Preserve lies just north of Ackerman’s Grove County Park and contains 1.5 miles of trails through coniferous forest and meadowland.

Water Spirits

Elevated above the western shore of Big Cedar Lake, this 101-acre property has 4 miles of hiking trails, forested moraines and a picturesque pond.