Routes & rides
Whether you’re driving through a canopy of towering trees on one of our area’s scenic Rustic Roads or taking your four-wheeler through classic Northwoods terrain, you’ll find plenty of places to ride in the Northwoods of Wisconsin.
Start your engine and hit the road (or the trail) on the routes listed on this page to enjoy a wonderfully scenic ride that will take you through several Northwoods counties and communities.
To learn more about scenic road routes and ATV/UTV trails in specific communities, visit the community links to the right.
Auto Tours
- Military-Butternut Lake Road Scenic Byway
(Oneida, Vilas counties) - Three Lakes/Eagle River Auto Tour
(Oneida, Vilas counties)
Nicolet-Wolf River Scenic Byway
(Vilas, Oneida, Forest, Langlade counties)
Wisconsin Rustic Roads
(all counties)
- Rustic Road 34, Rustic Road 118
(Forest County) - Rustic Road 58, Rustic Road 59
(Oneida County) - Rustic Road 60
(Vilas County) - Rustic Road 62, Rustic Road 105
(Price County) - Rustic Road 78
(Lincoln County) - Rustic Road 100
(Iron County)
ATV trails and routes
(all counties)
Paddling routes
- Eagle River Headwaters Paddling Trail
(Oneida, Vilas counties) - Wisconsin River Centennial Trail
(Vilas County) - Northern Highland American Legion Canoe trips:
- Trail #4 (Vilas, Iron counties)
- Trail #6 (Oneida, Vilas counties)
Silent sports routes
- Tara Lila Trails
(Oneida, Vilas counties)