When/where: We meet at 10 am, and leave soon thereafter on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at the Les Voigt Fish Hatchery parking lot at 83875 State Hwy 13, Bayfield. We aim to return by ~3 pm. Free event : There is no charge for this Birchleggings Club event! We do ask you to register using the sign-up link so we can plan for the number of particpants. What to expect: The trail up is around 2 miles, so round-trip will be around 4 miles. The trail is fairly steep and curved in places (not a ski trail), and it parallels Pikes Creek for part of the way up (and back). You will pass through some wetlands along the creek, with sizeable ferns and wildflowers, then hike through a variety of woods and end in a sandy opening adjacent to the Big Top Chautauqua. If you’d like at the top, you can hike up to the top of Mt Ashwabay from there. We can also plan to have lunch there before heading down. There will be quite a number of birds (migration season for us) – warblers, thrushes, woodpeckers and much
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Birchleggings Club Hike to Mount Ashwabay/Big Top Chautauqua (and back) from the Bayfield Fish Hatchery 2026 — Bayfield, WI
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