ICORE, in partnership with the town of Mercer, has initiated a new project to investigate the expansion of the current Mercer bike trail which is part of the “heart of Vilas County” paved trail system (currently 52 miles). This expansion would extend the current trail through the town of Mercer and along County Road J to the intersection at County Road W, near Winman Trail Park. This would create an ideal and desirable biking loop through Mercer thereby expanding the current Heart of Vilas County Paved Bike Trail system which has recently been granted the official designation as a National Recreation Trail.
Mercer By Bike Latest Updates
Here is the latest draft map of the Mercer bike trail expansion that was shared at our “let’s Get Looped” event by our engineering firm, Becher-Hoppe _22038_Exhibit-FINAL PRINT-240724 _cropped
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As part of our Planning and Feasibility Study, we are collecting information from the community on the useage of the bike trail. This will help us with our final report and give us valuable information to be used with the Town of Mercer and the Department of Transportation. Link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9JCrP4v9-1OG9P2znkQlCut163RNiYdEvNa6gh638_VvW7A/viewform Thank you!
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Read More >Hooray! The Mercer Bike trail expansion Feasibility study contract was approved unanimously by the Town of Mercer on February 8th, 2024. Background: ICORE initiated the Mercer bike trail expansion committee in June of 2022. This committee investigated expanding the current bike trail an additional 9 miles from Carow Park to WinMan Trails creating a 23-mile…
Read More >Mercer Bike Trail Expansion Spring 2023 Update Progress is being made on the Mercer Bike trail expansion despite a few hurdles along the way. We have worked with the engineering firm Becher-Hoppe and the Northwest Planning Commission to help us collect and organize information to submit a TAP (Transportation Alternatives Program) grant to the Department…
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ICORE has unanimously agreed to take over the management and lead of “Mercer by Bike” bike trail expansion opportunities from the Mercer Chamber of Commerce in our January 2022 board meeting. Bike trail expansion is an ideal fit to ICORE’s core mission and is similar in nature to several current trail expansion projects underway. ICORE…
Read More >The ICORE Board of Directors unanimously agreed to form a new sub-committee called “Mercer by Bike” to investigate Mercer bike trail expansion. The next step is to get partnership commitment from the Mercer Chamber of Commerce and a request for funding for the scope-of work engineering study. A new committee will be formed later this…
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