Wolf River State Trail (Langlade County)
Property Master Plan
The Wolf River State Trail in Langlade County is a department rail-trail used for hiking, biking, snowshoeing, cross-county skiing (ungroomed), ATV/UTV riding and snowmobiling. All DNR lands are open to foot travel, unless posted as closed. Specific segments of the existing trail within the county limit different recreational uses (e.g. ATV/UTV). The full length of the Wolf River State Trail corridor extends 44 miles (north-south) on a former rail corridor from the Menominee and Langlade County line, north through Langlade County and into Forest County, currently ending in the city of Crandon.
The Forest County portion of the trail is managed in partnership with the county and was planned in the North Central Forest Regional Master Plan (approved April 2026). The second half of the trail runs through Langlade County, and until April 2026 had been managed in partnership with Langlade County.
Planning Update
On May 27, 2026 the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved the department's request to initiate a master planning process for the Langlade County portion of the Wolf River State Trail.
Planning authority for the Langlade County portion of the trail was returned to the department when the agreement terminated (April 2026) after the draft North Central Forest regional master plan was posted for public review. Therefore, the department is pursuing an individual property plan for the Langlade County portion of the property which will guide future development, natural resource and recreation management of the trail.
This master plan will only apply to the segments of the Wolf River State Trail within Langlade County. The existing length of trail in Langlade County is 23.4 miles, 2.5 miles of which is currently undeveloped along the southernmost end of the trail within Langlade County.