Northern Paddle and Trail

Bike the Conover - Phelps Bike Trail, Saturday, Sept 19th, 2026, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 pm, meet at the Conover Town Park Trailhead.

Mark your calendars for this NPT event, because it's going to be a lot of fun. Not only are we going to bike the trail, but we are going to bike right smack into the Phelps Scarecrow Fall Festival. According to the Phelps Chamber of Commerce, there will be the crowd-favorite "Pumpkin Chuckin, car show, huge craft fair, lots of great food and drinks with free chili, live entertainment and more. The "Pumpkin Chuckin" is something we don't want to miss.

Starting in Conover we will bike the 11 miles to the town of Phelps and when done in Phelps will bike back to our vehicles. The trailhead in Conover, is in the Conover Town Park which has parking, water, picnic areas, bicycle repair station and restrooms. Let's meetup by the restroom building . Most of the trail is packed gravel with a special bonding material and the last 3 miles is paved. The trail follows an old Northwestern railroad grade and goes through national forest and Vilas county lands meandering through woodlands and wetlands. There are three scenic water crossings in the first three miles. Wearing a bike helmet is strongly encouraged on all NPT biking events. Hope you can join us on this adventure. - J

A donation of $5.00 is requested for non-NPT members which can be paid at the event. Your $5.00 will pay for your membership into NPT through December 31st. To become a NPT member online go to NorthernPaddleandTrail.org and click on membership. Single and Family memberships have been reduced 50% from July 1st to December 31st, 2026.