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Elevation Gain:
N/A
Point of Interest:
Two Lakes
Length:
0.50 Mile
Difficulty:
Easy
Elevation:
N/A
Difficulty:
Easy
Reservation:
No
Season:
Year-round
From Three Lakes, WI, Take Hwy. 32 east and south 5 miles to Scott Lake Road (FR 2183). Turn left and go east 4 miles to the trailhead. Park along north side of the road.
Location Information
Scott Lake Trail leads south (from FR 2183) through a towering stand of white pines and hemlocks about 300 years old and follows the wetland around Scott Lake. A short trail to Shelp Lake winds north through large, old hemlocks to a bog surrounding the lake, providing close-up views of bog plants. This is an excellent area to glimpse some of northern Wisconsin's distinctive birds including gray jays, black-backed woodpeckers, and boreal chickadees.Shelp Lake is a Research Natural Area and poart of the Headwaters Wilderness. Along with Scott Lake, this is part of a cooperatively designated State Scientific Natural Area.
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