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ATV/UTV Trail - Winter Only

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ATV/UTV Trail Map

Parking and access to the trail is available at:

  • Hwy 60 Southern Trailhead Parking Lot (~1 mile east of Hwy 26)
  • Hwy 33/26 Trail Parking Lot
  • East Waupun Road/Shamrock Road Parking area (~ ½ mile south of Hwy 49)

The Dodge County ATV/UTV trail season runs from December 1 through March 31.  Riding is only permitted during that time when the County has officially declared the trail open.  The ATV/UTV trail can be opened if there is sufficient ground freeze or snow base to prevent damage to the trail surface.

Funded by the State through ATV/UTV registrations and gas tax, the Dodge County ATV/UTV Trail Program provides for the maintenance of 20 miles of County trail.  The ATV/UTV trail runs from the parking lot at HWY 60 north to HWY 49. Primarily located on the surfaced areas of the Wild Goose State Trail and the designated ATV/UTV trail routes through the communities of Burnett and East Waupun. 

In order to preserve these trails for future public use and enjoyment for all, please follow and obey all signs, stay on the designated trails, use courtesy and common sense and enjoy happy and safe trailing.  No ATV/UTV use allowed on the adjacent horse trail or on the Dodge County snowmobile trails off the Wild Goose State Trail.  Any soft areas that may exist on the trail must be avoided to prevent trail damage.  Tire chains are prohibited on the trail at all times.

An ATV or UTV operated on a public trail or corridor needs to display valid Wisconsin Public Use registration or needs to display a valid Wisconsin ATV/UTV Nonresident Trail Pass. Nonresident customers choosing to register their ATV/UTV in Wisconsin will be liable to the Department of Revenue for sales tax on the purchase of the machine.
 
ATV/UTV riders must be aware that the trail may be shared with snowmobilers or non-motorized users (skiing, snowshoeing, hiking or biking, depending on snow conditions).
 
 In order to preserve these trails for future public use and enjoyment for all:
  • Follow and obey all signs
  • Stay on the designated trails
  • Use courtesy and common sense
  • Don’t ride on the adjacent horse trail or the snowmobile trails off the Wild Goose Trail
  • Avoid any soft areas that may exist on the trail to prevent trail damage
  • Don’t use tire chains.

WHAT ABOUT UTVs (Utility Terrain Vehicles)?
Winter Trail season currently allows registered UTVs on the ATV/UTV trail subject to the same restrictions as ATV/UTVs.

WHAT IS A UTV?
"Utility-terrain vehicle" means a commercially designed and manufactured motor-driven device that is not a golf cart, low-speed vehicle, dune buggy, mini-truck, or tracked vehicle, that is designed to be used primarily off highway, and originally manufactured and equipped with all of the following: a weight, without fluids, of less than 2,000 pounds; four or more low-pressure tires or non-pneumatic tires; cargo box installed by the manufacturer; steering wheel; tail light; brake lights; two headlights; width of not more than 65 inches; seat belts; and roll bar or similar device designed to reduce the likelihood that an occupant would be crushed as the result of a rollover.

To report trail violations, get registration numbers and sled description of violators and report to 1-800-TIP-WDNR or the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department at 920-386-3726.