Trail System
Map
of Crooked Trails - We have many miles of picturesque, groomed trails on
private lands, which are interconnected to hundreds of state snowmobile
trails. To see the trail system
immediately around our club trails click here, Crooked Trails Map. To
see a larger area around our trail system click here, Crooked Trails Extended Map. To zoom in closer on the map, just right
click on the map and select zoom. To obtain a Fond du Lac County trail map, please stop in
and patronize any one of the businesses listed in the “Local Business Support”
tab at the left.
Importance
of our Landowners - We are very grateful to our local private landowners that
allow the snowmobile trails to cross their property during the winter
months. They are generous local folks
who may or may not understand why we take to the trails while they watch us
from their warm homes. They are people
who care enough about others and their hobbies to allow our sport to
exist. Why do they do it? It’s not for the money, since we cannot pay
them for access to their property.
Doing so would make the landowner liable for anything that happened on
their property. However, when they sign
over access to a strip of their property to our club, the club accepts the risk
and buys the insurance. We do provide
the landowners with token gifts, which we are allowed to do under the Wisconsin
Snowmobile laws.
Hand Signals - When
traveling as a group, it is recommended you give hand signals to the person
behind you. Don’t make sloppy signals
and make sure the person behind you can see your signals. Use signals at all times when riding and
stay a safe distance behind the snowmobile ahead of you. When you are making a turn, remember that at
a blind corner the noise of your machine may prevent you from hearing another
machine coming toward you. Approach
turns carefully, always stay to the right on trails and slow down when passing
skiers or snowshoers. View Hand
Signals: Hand Signals View Wisconsin DNR Laws: Wisconsin DNR Laws
Trail Funding - In 1999, we secured State funding for a portion of our
trails in Fond du Lac County. We do not
have any funded trails in Sheboygan County.
While the funding helps, it in no way covers the full cost of keeping
the trails safe, groomed and maintained.
When you see our trail boxes in local businesses, please be
generous. You can also support the club
by attending our annual Corn Roast and/or Radar Run.