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Benson Lake Rd.

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:00 pm
by townsend chris
Was wondering if Benson Lk. Rd. east of the turn off for
Armstrong Creek is still a legal road route .
When snow covered, it is a nice short cut to get from the 100 miler
to the trail to Goodman via the highlines.
Years back it had route signs on it , now I dont think it does.
Anyone know for sure?

T.C.

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:49 pm
by Kevin
T.C. I bet it is no longer a route since the Chrismas Tree bar closed up.After all why:sledder: from here to there on a road route if there is no :cheers:to go to:D:D:D

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:13 am
by Jim
[quote=townsend chris;8010]Was wondering if Benson Lk. Rd. east of the turn off for
Armstrong Creek is still a legal road route .
When snow covered, it is a nice short cut to get from the 100 miler
to the trail to Goodman via the highlines.
Years back it had route signs on it , now I dont think it does.
Anyone know for sure?[/quote]Someone once told me that it was a state corridor, but I just checked an (old) Wisconsin Official Snowmobile Trail Map, and it's NOT a state corridor. So, if it's not a state corridor and it's a plowed road (which it is)... the answer is probably not. This year I haven't seen anybody on that. Years past I did. Do you know how long ago it was when you saw those route signs?

Benson Lake Road.

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:58 am
by APEX GT
Rode Benson Lake rd. 2 weeks ago from Amberg to Cord. 7 about 25 miles. The road is marked as a trail.

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:13 pm
by Jim
There you go. It's not on the Wisconsin Snowmobile map. But maybe it's a local municipality or county route. I've never rode it, so I really don't know. I just remember someone telling me that it was a connecting route.

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:23 pm
by Jim
[quote=APEX GT;8037]Rode Benson Lake rd. 2 weeks ago from Amberg to Cord. 7 about 25 miles. The road is marked as a trail.[/quote]Is it marked as a trail or a route? I was going to say... maybe it's part of the DGWR (Dun-Good Wilderness Riders) trails of Marinette County.

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:04 pm
by Kevin
I'm going to e-mail DGWR and see if I get any info

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:37 pm
by townsend chris
I also looked at an old map, and some years ago it was shown
as a (corridor) trail, its not any more.
No big deal, but I am always looking for new ways to make a loop.
Its nice to change things up a little later in the season.
I rode it last weekend and,
there are no route signs on the western end of the road
From the ARM CK. turn off to the highline trail to Goodman.
Just want to be sure so I dont get pinched!!;)

Ride like the wind!

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:45 am
by Jim
I'm not sure you'd get into too much trouble back there. ;)
:sledder: