A dense forest scene with tall trees, green foliage, and white Trillium wildflowers on the forest floor in the Bluehills east of Rice Lake, Wisconsin.

Events

Come “Unplug” with Us……

Monthly to bi-monthly group walks,

hikes, snowshoe or paddle event

In keeping with the spirit of collaboration, other community events not sponsored by our group are also listed here for your convenience and in hopes that you will also join them in the great outdoors!!!

Cumberland Area Trails Alliance 2026 event calendar listing outdoor activities and hikes scheduled throughout the year, with dates and descriptions, and a logo of two hikers and a cyclist.

Upcoming Events:

TUESDAY - TRAIL DAY

3rd Tuesday of the Month

  • Group walk

  • Different location every month

  • Meet at 5:30

  • Approximate 30 minute walk

Hike Dates:

October 20th: TBD, Ice Age Trail for Mammoth Challenge miles?

Trestle Trail map. 1.15 mile trail from Norwegian Bay to Country Road B. Shows location of installed benches, parking and picnic table.
Group of four people in the outdoors on the Trestle Trail during fall, smiling for a selfie, with tall grasses and a pond in the background.
A group of people outdoors at night dressed warmly, smiling at the camera. Some are wearing winter hats and warm clothing. The background is dark with barely visible trees.
Walking on the Timberland Hills lighted ski trail in the winter. Nighttime scene in a snow-covered forest, illuminated by streetlights, well groomed trails.
People enjoying a canoe trip on Beaver Dam Lake with pine trees in the background.
Group walking event. Selfie of people wearing headlamps gathered outdoors at night.
People snowshoeing through a wooded winter landscape with snow-covered ground and bare trees in Scoutland in Cumberland, Wisconsin.

Ice Age Trail Sponsored Events:

A flyer for the Ice Age Trail Hiking Club summer schedule featuring an illustration of two hikers, a male with a backpack and a female with hiking poles, standing in front of pine trees with a cloudy sky background. The flyer contains details about hike dates, times, and meeting locations, along with a Facebook link for updates.
Ice Age Trail Event poster featuring images of mountains and a woman hiking with a scenic mountain view, and a wooden cabin at Perlick Distillery, with details about a talk by Sophie Ewald on October 8, 2026.


Superior Lobe Chapter of the IAT remaining 2026 Calendar of events:

October: Mammoth Challenge - Hike, walk, backpack or run 46 miles on the Ice Age Trail.

October 8 - 5PM: Sophie Ewald Trekkingpresentation. Perlick’s Distillery.

October 11 - Noon: Fall Colors Hike.Timberland Hills Lighted Ski Trail.

October 22 - 4PM: Evening Hike.Timberland Hills Lighted Ski Trail.

October 29 - 9AM: Tuscobia Trail Hike from Birchwood Big Fish.

Nov 7 - 3PM: Lefse Fundraiser at Bear Lake Coffee - Kick off the holiday season with a fabulously fun afternoon channeling your inner Swede while supporting the financial needs of the Superior Lobe Chapter. Taste amazing baked goods and get your hands floury while practicing the art of making lefse.

November 8: Regional IATA Roundtable.Cumberland, Early Afternoon. Discuss alliance procedures including volunteer tracking, chapter rubrics, and cybersecurity with time for networking.  

December 5: 3rd Annual Coffee at Bear Lake followed on by a hike on Grassy Lake. Held in partnership we partner with the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance.

Fall-themed flyer promoting the Ice Age Trail's Superior Lobe Chapter hike on October 11, 2026, at Timberland Trails in Barronett, Wisconsin, featuring an autumn leaf and a map of Wisconsin with ice age mammoth image.

LOOP AROUND the LAKE (Group Bike Ride)

October 3rd 10 AM

Hosted by:

  • Cumberland Area Trails Alliance

A scenic paved road surrounded by colorful fall foliage on a clear sunny day with a bright blue sky.
Bicycle handlebar with American flag and green flag on a bike on a rural road with trees.
October meetup to bike around Beaver Dam Lake. Group photo of attendees with bicycles standing on sidewalk in front of flags, trees, and a house on a sunny day.

Canceled

We instead are participating with other nonprofits to build beds for Barron County Kids. See flyer to register if you would like to help out or donate!

Flyer for Barron County 60-bed building event, Saturday, October 3rd at 9 AM at the Barron County Fairgrounds in Rice Lake. Includes Rotary Club logos, a Sleep in Heavenly Peace logo, and a red starburst with a Bed Donation call to action. Features a QR code for sign-up and contact information for more details.

Group Hike on the Ice Age Trail & Social at Bear Lake Coffee

December 5th 2026

Hosted by:

  • Cumberland Area Trails Alliance

  • Superior Lobe Chapter of the Ice Age Trail

  • Bear Lake Coffee

Check back for details

Past Events Sponsored By Us:

Forest Bathing Program

September 12th, 2026 1 PM

Location: Hospital Trail

1705 16th Ave Cumberland WI

  • Park in the hospital staff/Harvest Grill lot

Flyer for a forest bathing event with details about date, time, location, cost, and contact information over a background of a forest with green leaves and sunlight.

Details:

  • Program Director: Tracy Chipman

  • Forest bathing is a Japanese practice which improves physical and mental well-being through sensory engagement with a natural environment.

  • Two 60-75 min sessions will be offered. 10:30 and 1 PM

    • Arrive 10-15 min early if possible

  • Pre-registration required as space is limited.

    Sign up via email at: Events@cumberlandAreaTrailsAlliance.org

  • Cost: $20, FREE for first responders, teachers and hospital staff

  • Wear comfortable shoes fit for uneven terrain

Mushroom Foray with Tavis Lynch

August 16th, 2026

  • Tavis is an amateur mycologist from Northern Wisconsin. He has ben studying our local fungi for over 40 years. Tavis is the author of “Mushroom Cultivation” (Quarto), “The Beginner’s Guide to Mushrooms” (Quarto), and “Grow Your Own Mushrooms” (Quarto). He is currently working on a two-volume book, “The Mushrooms of Wisconsin”. He teaches mycology classes in about 35 schools around the Upper Midwest and focuses most of his time on the study of the genus Russula. .

Collection of white mushrooms with gills on a brown paper background.
A group of people gathered in a forest, looking at a Chicken of the Woods mushroom on a fallen tree.
Group of people walking through a green forest trail surrounded by tall trees.
Close-up of a person's hand holding a small mushroom that they cut the stem, and the stem turned purple right away.
Close-up photo of the Chicken of the Woods mushroom in a forest with green leaves and pine needles.
Close-up of forest floor with dried leaves, a small brown mushroom hiding among sticks and leaves, and a green grass blade in the foreground.
Flyer for Mushroom Foray 2026 event featuring a background of turkey tail mushrooms on wood, with various informational sections about the event, including date, location, entry fees, and a QR code for more details.

CATA Paddle Event

July 21, 2026 5:30 PM

RECAP: Thanks to everyone that participated in our Beaver Dam Lake paddle and social hour at Provisions by Emporium We had 10 vessels and 12 adults/2 kids participate. The kayaks and canoes launched at the Library Lake all access dock. The group really liked being able to get into our canoes and kayak right on the dock (no wet feet). We battled some waves and pretty impressive head winds on the big water but got to enjoy good music and good food at Tourist Park! We all finished stronger and happier than when we started, Big shout out to Scoutland for letting us use their canoes!

This is an annual event....hope to see you next year!

Group Paddle Poster for 7/21/2026, with silhouettes of people kayaking and paddleboarding, featuring text promoting a group paddle event on Beaver Dam Lake and details about the event, including date, time, meet-up location, and activities.
Two people in a small kayak on Library Kake with a forested shoreline and houses in the background under a partly cloudy sky. Cumberland Area Trails Alliance event.
Three people are on a canoe in Library Lake during a partly cloudy day at a Cumberland Area Trails Alliance event. One woman is taking a selfie, two other people are behind her, smiling and sitting in the boat.
A group of people kayaking through a wooden bridge over a river on a sunny day. Cumberland Area Trails Alliance event.
People kayaking on Beaver Dam lake on a partly cloudy day with trees along the shoreline.
Four people, three in a beige canoe and one in a blue kayak, paddling on Libary Lake near a grassy bank. In the background, there are trees, a red barn, and a tanker truck driving in front of a house. Cumberland Area Trails Alliance event.
An attendee of a Cumberland Area Trails Alliance event kayaking on Library Lake, wearing a gray t-shirt, baseball cap, and sunglasses, with green aquatic plants and reed grasses growing along the shoreline in the background.

3rd Annual Scoutland Scramble

5K Fun Run/ 2.5 K Walk

June 6th, 2026

Flyer for the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance's third annual 5K fun run and 2.5K walk event scheduled for Saturday, June 6th at 900 Sylvan Street, Cumberland, Wisconsin. Registration starts at 8 AM and the event begins at 9 AM. Pre-registration is recommended by May 22nd with discounted prices, while registration after May 22nd costs more. The event offers free participation for children 5 and under, and there are door prizes and registration details. The flyer features icons of runners and cyclists, a QR code, and details about prizes and sponsors.
The starting line-up of people at the Scoutland Scramble race event hosted by the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance. Orange traffic cones and a stop sign in the foreground, large green trees in the background, and blue sky.
The kids who placed well at the Scoutland Scramble. Group of five kids standing in front of a silver trailer with logos for Cumberland Area Trails Alliance and Scoutland, some wearing athletic clothes, holding a race bib numbered 179.
Man running during the Scoutland Scramble race and fun run on the Trestle Trail, in a forested outdoor setting with a woman on his right checking her phone.

Registration: 8AM same day registration and sign-in starts.

Run/walk starts: 9AM
Location: 900 Sylvan St. Cumberland WI

Co-Hosted: Cumberland Area Friends of Scouting.

Course Route: The runners/walkers will start on the old railroad right of way north of town (now known as the The Trestle Trail), Walkers will turn around at Hwy B back to starting line; the runners will cross hwy B and proceed through the beautiful forested trails of Scoutland and then return back to the starting line. See route in the map section for more information.

Participants will have the chance to win door prizes; Top female and male finishers will get first pick of the prizes!

Informational booth at the Scoutland Scramble event. Signs listing sponsors and door prizes, surrounded by flowers, with a canopy overhead and a person in pink in the background.
Three young runners, two boys and one girl, wearing race bibs 117, 122, and 116, stand together at the Scoutland Scramble event, smiling. They are outdoors on a sunny day with a crowd and tents in the background.

April 13-May 22, 2026

  • For Elementary School Aged Children

Walking Challenge

A colorful poster announcing a Walking & Biking Challenge from April 13 to May 22nd 2026, encouraging kids to walk or bike with a parent, with illustrations of a boy walking and two children biking.

Welcome to our “Unplug” Outside Walking / biking Challenge

WHAT:  An outdoor walking/biking challenge for elementary kids at Cumberland Elementary and at the Ascension Academy

HOW:

Elementary School Kids:

Keep track of the days you either walk or bike to school or walk or bike after school. You will receive one ticket for every day you do either one. The ticket is for a drawing for a prize each week at Cumberland Elementary School. At the end of the seven weeks there will be grand prize drawing. Please keep in mind safety when you walk or bike. Helmets are recommended if you are biking.

Sign up with the elementary school secretary at anytime during the challenge…..it’s never too late to join!

If you have questions, contact Laura at 989-329-9394

Outdoor Expo

&

Ice Age Trail Community Designation Celebration

May 2nd at 10AM

Hosted by:

  • Cumberland Area Trails Alliance (CATA)

  • Superior Lobe Chapter of the Ice Age Trail

    In Collaboration with:

  • Timberland Hills Foundation

  • Access Ability Wisconsin

  • Blue Hills Sportsmen’s Club

  • City of Cumberland

  • Bear Lake Coffee

  • Timberland Bar & Grill

Join us for the Outdoor Expo and help us celebrate the new Ice Age Trail Community designation for the twin cities of Barronett and Cumberland. We are celebrating a belated Earth day (4/22) and Arbor Day (4/25) with this expo and a group hike on the Ice Age Trail. The event is at Timberland Hills Trailhead off of Boyd Road. Before or after the hike check in with us for an opportunity to learn more about the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance, the Ice Age Trail, the Timberland Hills Foundation and some local outdoor businesses. At the 10:30 celebration,  local dignitaries will be speaking including State Representative Dave Armstrong, Sue Greenway (IAT Superior Lobe Chapter Coordinator) and Amy Lord (Community Outreach & Education Manager for the Ice Age Trail Alliance).

After the event, help support one of our local establishments by joining us at Timberland Bar and Grill for apps, lunch and beverages !

Featuring:

  • Ribbon cutting to celebrate the new Ice Age Trail Community designation at 10:30

  • Talk & Walk Presentations on everything nature with Jack Nedland (Retired Barron County Forester) and Anna Demars (local master naturalist)

  • FREE 1 year sugar maple and 3 year old Burr Oak sapling giveaway to all participants as supplies last; Tree grow tubes/stakes for donation will be available

  • All-terrain wheelchairs: “Nature is for everybody & every BODY”

    Go to www.accessabilitywi.org for more information. Free to use at the event; Watch for information to sign-up ahead of time to reserve your chair

  • Drawings for CATA, IAT merch and outdoor equipment (Donors: CATA, Superior Lobe Chapter of the Ice Age Trail, Northwoods Cycle, Timberland Bar & Grill, Ventures Apparel of Rice Lake)

  • Gnome hunt for a prize for kids

  • Walking stick decorating

  • Ice Age Trail Hike

  • Come check out the new remote campsites and camper’s cabin

  • Learn more about these great local groups

  • Enjoy FREE Bear Lake Coffee before your hike and a FREE drink with purchase of a meal at Timberland Bar & Grill after the event.

  • Visit the vendor booths:  CATA, Superior Lobe Chapter of the Ice Age Trail, Bear Lake Coffee, Phillips Scout Camp, Out There Nordic

*****Check back for more exciting details as planning continues****

Flyer for the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance Outdoor Expo event featuring outdoor activities and Earth and Arbor Days celebration on Saturday, May 2nd 2026 at 10 am. Ice Age Trail community designation, wheel chair access, tree sapling giveaway.

Guided Birding walk at Collingwood Lake

April 25th 8 AM

Your birding guide: Deb Milligan

Location: We will meet at the Cumberland City Hall parking lot 950 1st Avenue Cumberland WI at 8 AM

Details:

  • The walk will last approximately 1. 5 hours

  • Bring Binoculars if you have them

  • Dress for the weather

  • Don’t forget to tick proof as much as possible

If you have questions, email Deb at Milligandeb@gmail.com

Business after 5 event

April 16th 5 pm-7:30 pm

For Cumberland Area business owners

Please RSVP at the email listed at the bottom of the flyer

Flyer advertising a business event called 'After Five Event' on Thursday, April 16th from 5 to 7:30 pm at The Tower House. The flyer invites attendees to hear about Cumberland and the community of Barrent, mentions appetizer service and a cash bar, and encourages RSVP via email. It promotes touring renovated short-term rental rooms and co-sponsorship by local organizations.

Scoutland Snowshoe/ski/Hike & campfire & treats

March 17th 5:30

Hosts:

  • Cumberland Area Trails Alliance (CATA)

  • Louie’s Finer Meats

  • Cumberland Area Friends of Scouting

Two young girls in winter clothing and snow boots standing on snow-covered ground in a wooded area with leafless trees. One girl is snowshoeing, and the other is holding snow in her hands. The sky is overcast. Cumberland Area Trails Alliance event.
Group of people snowshoeing through a snowy Scoutland, Cumberland, Wisconsin, forest with tall trees at a Cumberland Area Trails Alliance event.
A girl with a colorful jacket and a striped beanie hat, standing in the snow with a slight smile, with two boys and a man in the background, all dressed in winter clothing, in a snowy outdoor setting with leafless trees at Scoutland, Cumberland.

Recap: Another gorgeous evening spent in the great outdoors! We had 12 people (4 children), a hot fire, cookies and hot cocoa. We enjoyed. a nearly 2 mile snowshoe on unpacked trails. The kids did an exceptional job keeping up and the youngest even lead broke trail for us! All the kids left with either a new sled or snow fort building forms. Lots of smiles, snow angels and good clean fun!!!

Come start your St. Patty’s Day celebration with us!! Drive in ¼ mile to meet us at the Scoutland lodge, from there explore Scoutland trails on foot, snowshoe, or cross country ski. Bring sleds for the kids to ride. Consider bringing headlights;

Check out the new addition on the lodge that the Cumberland Area Friends of Scouting is working on!

This is a FREE event

Lodge is heated

Primitive toilets available

We will have a fire going in the fireplace and Hot Beverages and s’more fixings

Location:  Scoutland 688 24 1/2 County Rd B Cumberland, WI

Kids making snow angels at a Cumberland Area Trails Alliance event.

Walking Challenge

January 18-March 1st  2026

Cumberland Area Trails Alliance (CATA) Walking Challenge Fact Sheet

Welcome to our “Unplug” Outside Walking Challenge

WHAT:  An outdoor walking/snowshoe/skiing/fat tire biking challenge for an individual, family or group

WHEN:  Challenge begins 1/18/26 and ends on 3/1/26.

HOW:   Keep track of your miles in any way you like. You will receive one ticket for every 10 miles walked.  Please keep a running tally of your total miles and bonus tickets.   If your employer has signed-up through their business, then please report your mileage/bonuses to HR to receive your tickets for the drawing.  If you are participating as an individual or family, please report your total mileage/bonuses and turn them in to the email address below to receive your tickets for the drawing.

PRIZES:   Improved health, a sense of accomplishment, good competition, mental clarity AND all of your tickets put you into a drawing for Cumberland Chamber bucks.  The drawing will take place on 3/3/26 at the Cumberland Chamber office. You need not be present to win.

WAYS TO EARN BONUS TICKETS:  One bonus ticket available if you hike 7 days in a row; One if you are a beginner hiker;  One when you are walking with a group;  One if you participate in the New Year’s Day walk;  One if you participate in the luminary walk on Beaver Dam Lake on 2/12/26 at 5:30;  One when you send us a trail selfie or interesting picture of sights along the way. Please email pictures to us to share on our website or Facebook page. Send the pictures to:  events@cumberlandareatrailsalliance.org.

SIGN-UP:  To register yourself or your business please email us at events@cumberlandareatrailsalliance.org

Individuals:  Please include your name and phone number in the email.  Businesses: Please register at the above email address and contact the chamber at info@cumberlandchamberwi.com for your tickets.  Include number of employees participating in the email.  HR should keep a list of participating employee names.

If you have children,  stay tuned for the kids challenge in April of 2026.

Congratulations to the following winners of the Winter Outdoor Activity Challenge:

Drawing winner: Kristin Olson & her beautiful golden retriever Kirby! ($30 Chamber Bucks)

Most Miles: Kristin Olson and Kirby at 89.95 miles. ($10 Chamber Bucks)

Most Ice Age Trail/CATA events attended: Linda Bavier ($10 Chamber Bucks)

Person in winter clothing smiling while taking a selfie with a brown dog outdoors against a cloudy sky.
Flyer for outdoor activity challenge with images of people skiing, snowboarding, biking, and walking dogs, and a background of snowflakes.

Luminary HIKE/SKI/SNOWSHOE & Gently used winter sports equipment drive

FEBRUARY 12 BEAVER DAM LAKE

Restrooms will be available for use at Louie’s on the Lake; Hot beverages and cookies/bars will provided by the board of the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance.

Ice will be checked for safety by the Cumberland Fire Department prior to the event.

The route will be groomed. Fire pit on the ice will keep you toasty before and after the event!

In conjunction with the luminary hike on 2/12 and the ice fishing contest 2/14, we will be hosting a new or GENTLY used outdoor sports equipment collection drive. If you have usable equipment gathering dust because you have up graded or the kids have grown, consider donating it to a good cause! All equipment will be donated to help nonprofits outfit the local kids and adults and get them moving outside enjoying the great outdoors!! (see poster for details)

A snowy landscape with the trail lit by luminaries at dusk with silhouettes of trees in the background. Even hosted by Cumberland Area Trails Alliance and the Chamber of Commerce.
Six people walking on a snow-covered path lit by luminaries on the frozen Beaver Dam lake during sunset, with trees and houses in the background. Event hosted by the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance.

Recap: Great night on Beaver Dam Lake for the Annual Luminary Hike/Ski/Snowshoe last Thursday! Thank you to everyone who participated and for those who contributed to make this event a success!! We had the largest turnout to date with an estimated 50 people and 3 dogs. Bonnie the manager of Louie's on the Lake rocked it by hosting the hot beverages, serving up the snacks and smiles in the closed for the winter restaurant. Thank you to the Turcott's for supplying the luminaries and thank you to our partner in "crime" the Cumberland Chamber of Commerce for hosting this event with us! See you all again next year...the Thursday before the WI State Ice Fishing Contest. (SAVE THE DATE)!!!

Flyer for winter outdoor sports equipment drive with snowflake background, featuring illustrations of children skiing, snowboarding, and building a snowman, and text about donation details and contact information.
A person walking away from a bonfire on a snowy landscape during sunset, with others in the distance and a clear sky with a faint contrail.
Luminary star pattern, lighting up the snowy trail. Faint tire tracks in snow and bright reflections on the snow's surface, with a dark sky and faint lights in the distance.
A promotional flyer for the 2026 annual Luminary winter hike event at Beaver Dam Lake. The flyer highlights the event as free and family friendly, with a start and end location at 1780 Arcade Ave, Cumberland, WI.
2026 Luminary Hike Group photo, gathered around an outdoor fire in a snowy landscape during sunset, with trees in the background.
2026 Luminary, small group photo in front of a fire pit outside at night, some wearing jackets and hats.
People walking on snow-covered Beaver Dam lake in Cumberland, Wisconsin, during twilight, with houses and trees in the background. Cumberland Area Trails Alliance luminary hike event.

First Day Hike

New Year’s Day 1/1/2026 at Noon

A group of nine people dressed in winter clothing and snow boots, standing on a snowy trail with snow-covered trees around them, smiling for a photo during a Cumberland Area Trails Alliance event.
People hiking in snowy terrain with sparse trees, cloudy sky during a Cumberland Area Trails Alliance event.
Snow-covered pine tree branches weighed down by snow in a winter landscape
A group of people snow shoeing on a snow-covered trail in winter, with snow-laden trees and a cloudy sky in the background.
A map of what area was hiked during the Cumberland Area Trails alliance winter event in 2026.
People in winter clothing snowshoeing on a snowy landscape with a frozen river and houses in the background.

Recap: We had a beautiful start to 2026 with a walk/snowshoe through the snow covered natural area south of Collingwood Lake. Mother Nature did not disappoint!

Join us in starting off 2026 on the right foot. We will be leading a leisurely group hike/snowshoe into the beautiful Collingwood Lake natural area. Anyone that would like to join us, please meet at the Cumberland City Hall at 950 1st Ave Cumberland WI at noon. This will be an approximately 1.25 mile hike on rolling terrain through prairie and some woods. The hike will mostly be on an ungrooomed trail at your own pace but likely will take about 45 min. or less. Snowshoes and hiking poles are encouraged as the terrain is uneven but just boots will work for some.. Our board members will be bringing extra snowshoes and poles if you would like to borrow them for the hike. This is a free event. No registration needed. All ages welcome! Well behaved dogs on leashes also welcome.

Snow-covered trail through a wooded area with people walking in the distance.
Two people dressed in winter clothing standing with snowshoes in a snowy forest.

Group Hike on the Ice Age Trail & Social at Bear Lake Coffee

Hosted by:

  • Cumberland Area Trails Alliance

  • Superior Lobe Chapter of the Ice Age Trail

  • Bear Lake Coffee

December 6th 2025

Recap: We started our morning out at Bear Lake Coffee for piping hot coffee/tea, breakfast and a prize drawing then 20 humans +1 dog hit the beautiful snowy Grass Lake Segment of the Ice Age Trail for a hike/snowshoe. What a beautiful day to be outside…..No regrets! A big THANK YOU to our co-hosts on this event: Superior Lobe Chapter of the ice Age Trail and Bear Lake Coffee

Four people and a black labrador retriever in a snowy forest, posing next to a sign that reads "Ice Age Trail." December 2025 Cumberland Area Trails Event in partnership with the Ice Age Trail.
An Ice Age Trail sign in a snowy forest, with an arrow pointing straight ahead.
Snow-covered forest path with tall trees on either side under a cloudy sky.
Flyer for hiking event organized by the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance. The flyer features images of hiking boots, footprints, and a forest background. It includes event details such as date, location, meeting time, and activities at Bear Lake Coffee. Logos of the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance, Ice Age Trail Alliance, and Bear Lake Coffee are displayed. The text invites participants to hike, enjoy food and drinks, and win prizes, with additional info about the trail segment and event website.
Event group photo of people dressed in winter clothing standing in snow with a sign that says "Ice Age Trail" in a winter forest.
People at Bear Lake Coffee company talking and enjoying the event hosted by Cumberland Area Trails Alliance and the Ice Age Trail Superior Lobe Chapter.
A man smiling and kneeling next to a black dog in a snowy forest near an "Ice Age Trail" sign.
Snow-covered landscape with trees and a frozen lake under a cloudy sky on the Ice Age Trail.

LOOP AROUND BEAVER DAM LAKE (Group Bike Ride) & 50/50 RAFFLE DRAWING

Hosted by:

  • Cumberland Area Trails Alliance

  • Louie’s on the Lake

October 11th 10 AM

flyer advertising a 50/50 raffle fundraiser for a safe school crossing at Hwy 48/Hwy 63 at 5th Ave in Cumberland WI, featuring images of school crossing signs and children, with a drawing date of October 11th, 2025, and information on ticket prices, payment, and contact details.
A winding road surrounded by colorful fall trees with a clear blue sky overhead.
View from a bicycle saddle showing two flags attached: one American flag and a bright green flag, in a rural area with trees on both sides of the road on a clear day.

Recap: Mother Nature blessed us with a perfect day for our bike around the lake. We started and ended our loop at Louie’s on the Lake where we held our 50/50 raffle drawing! Our winner of the $6,020 raffle drawing was Gabe Henk. Congratulations Gabe!!! Special thanks to Louie’s on the Lake for hosting and donating a gift card to one of our lucky participants.

On Saturday Oct 11th the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance is hosting a group bike ride and color tour around Beaver Dam Lake beginning at Louie’s on the Lake at 10 AM. This is a leisurely paced, free biking event and open to all ages!  Bikes, trikes and Ebikes are welcome!    After the ride, we will meet back at Louie’s on the Lake for food, drink and camaraderie.  Louie’s on the Lake is donating a $25 gift certificate for one of our lucky participants!!  We will be having our 50/50 raffle drawing in which one lucky winner will receive over $5,000 cash.  Half of the 50/50 raffle ticket sales go to our winner,  the other half are earmarked for funding of a lighted crosswalk at 5th Ave.  This crosswalk will provide a safe crossing for children coming down from the middle school and high school.  This crosswalk will also be an invaluable connection of our biking/walking routes!   The raffle ticket sales end on 10/10/25 so get your tickets NOW!  Tickets can be purchased on our website at www.CumberlandAreaTrailsAlliance.org , Louie’s Lodge, Comstock Cheese & Sausage, from one of our Board Members or by calling Laura Schmid-Tyler @ 989-329-9394.  ***Need NOT be present to win*** Rain Date:  October 25th

Event flyer for Cumberland Area Trails Alliance inviting people to participate in a group bike ride around Beaver Dam Lake on October 11th, starting at Louie's on the Lake at 10 AM, with activities including a raffle drawing and a chance to win a $25 Louie's gift card. Location details and website are provided.
Event group photo of nine people standing outdoors under a wooden pergola at Louie's On The Lake Restaurant. There are picnic tables in front of them and trees in the background.
Event group photo of people with their bicycles on a sunny day, with flags in the background, trees, and a house.

CATA Paddle Event

August 12, 2025 5:30 PM

People at a dock preparing to launch a canoe into a lake on a sunny day with a partly cloudy sky.
A peaceful lake scene small boats, trees along the riverbank, and a blue sky with a few clouds. During the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance paddling event.

Recap: We had 14 participants (Canoes, kayaks and paddle boards) We had great weather, listened to nice music at beautiful Tourist Park, paddled our hearts out against a challenging wind, enjoyed each others company, met new people and had some good eats at Nezzy's afterward! Mother Nature did not disappoint!! Thank you to Scoutland - Cumberland Area Friends of Scouting for lending us the canoes and equipment!

Event: !Meet us at the new dock/kayak launch behind the Mainstreet businesses on Library Lake between 5-5:30. Canoe, Kayak, or paddle board. We plan to paddle as a group through Rabbit Bay, around Eagle Point then on to Tourist Park and back. This is the last night of Island City Music in the park with the Hay River Sisters (6-8PM). This is a paddle at your own pace but no one will be left behind. Families are welcome and encouraged to attend. Scoutland will be supplying some extra canoes and lifejackets for those that don’t have one of their own. We can eat at Tourist Park and/or we can go to one of the Mainstreet eateries when we get back.

Join us for some summer fun on the water and great music!

Group of people preparing to leave Tourist Park in Cumberland, Wisconsin. Kayaks on the grass, trees in the background, and a clear blue sky.
Person kayaking on a lake with a blue sky and scattered clouds, trees along the shoreline in the background.

2nd Annual Scoutland Scramble 5K Fun Run/2.5K walk

June 7, 2025

Sponsored by:

Cumberland Area Trails Alliance,

Cumberland Area Friends of Scouting

Three children finishing the Scoutland Scramble race event. Various signs and a historical marker along the trail.

Registration: 8AM

Event starts: 9AM
Location: 900 Sylvan St. Cumberland WI

Co-Sponsor: Cumberland Area Friends of Scouting.

Course Route: The runners/walkers will start on the old railroad right of way north of town (now known as the The Depot Trail), Walkers will turn around at Hwy B back to starting line; the runners will cross hwy B and proceed through the beautiful forested trails of Scoutland and then return back to the starting line. See route in the map section for more information.

Participants will have the chance to win door prizes; Top female and male finishers will get first pick of the prizesl

A man running shirtless finishes the Scoutland Scramble race event. Outdoors in a green forest, with a woman standing nearby holding the finishing tape to run through.
A woman and two boys standing outdoors on a gravel surface, smiling at the camera, with trees and a building behind them. Happy family at the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance's Scoutland Scramble event.
Two men running on the Trestle Trail at the annual Cumberland Area Trails Alliance event, each with a race bib number, accompanied by a dog on a leash.

April 14-May 30, 2025

Two Challenges:

  • One for Adults/Middle or High School age kids

  • One for Elementary Children

Walking Challenge

Welcome to our “Unplug” Outside Walking Challenge

RECAP: The elementary kids enjoyed the challenge with weekly prize drawings. Our group was happy with the numbers participating and the excitement about it from the children. A big thank you to the elementary school staff who willing added to their already busy workloads to help make this happen!! The grand prize drawing was for a $20 gift card to the Cumberland DQ plus a free family pass for the Scoutland Scramble 5K Fun Run/ 2.5 K walk that took place on June 7th, 2025.

WHAT:  An outdoor walking challenge for an individual, family or group

HOW:  

ADULTS/MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL KIDS:

Keep track of your miles in any way you like. You will receive one ticket for every 10 miles walked.  Please keep a running tally of your total miles and bonus tickets. Please email them to us at the event email address below by 6/1/25..  If your employer has signed up through their business, then please report your mileage/bonuses to HR to receive your tickets for the drawing. 

PRIZES:   Improved health, a sense of accomplishment, good competition, mental clarity AND all of your tickets put you in for a drawing for Cumberland Chamber bucks.  The drawing will take place at noon on 6/3/25 at the Cumberland Chamber office. You need not be present to win.

WAYS TO EARN BONUS TICKETS:  One bonus ticket available if you hike 7 days in a row; One if you are a beginner hiker;  One when you walk at a CATA or Ice Age Trail event.

PHOTOS: Send us a trail selfie or interesting picture of sights along the way. (Please email pictures to us at events@cumberlandareatrailsalliance.org to share on our website). Note: If children are included in the picture, we will need parental permission to share it on the website.

SIGN-UP:  To register yourself or your business, email us at events@cumberlandareatrailsalliance.org

  • Individuals:  Please include your name and phone number in the email. 

  • Businesses: Please register at the above email address and contact the chamber at info@cumberlandchamberwi.com for your tickets.  Include number of employees participating in the email.  HR should keep a list of participating employee names.

Elementary School Kids:

Keep track of the days you either walk or bike to school or walk or bike after school. You will receive one ticket for every day you do either one. The ticket is for a drawing for a prize each week at Cumberland Elementary School. At the end of the seven weeks there will be grand prize drawing. Please keep in mind safety when you walk or bike.

Sign up with the elementary school secretary at anytime during the challenge…..it’s never too late to join!

If you have questions, contact Clare at 715-671-8106.

CATA Hiking Event:

April 26th at 10AM

Hosted by:

  • Cumberland Area Trails Alliance (CATA)

  • Superior Lobe Chapter of the Ice Age Trail

  • Timberland Hills Foundation

    In Collaboration with:

  • Timberland Hills Bar & Grill

  • Access Ability Wisconsin

  • Blue Hills Sportsmen’s Club

Two children, a girl in a pink jacket and purple boots and a boy in a blue jacket and gray pants, smiling near a cut tree stump in a wooded area.
Group of people outdoors around an off-road wheelchair user. Happy people smiling at the camera.

Help us celebrate Earth day 4/22 and Arbor Day 4/25 by joining us for a group hike on the Ice Age Trail. We will start at the Timberland Hills Trailhead off of Boyd Road. Before or after the hike stop into the warming house for an opportunity to learn more about the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance, the Ice Age Trail, and the Timberland Hills Foundation.

After the hike, help support one of our local establishments by joining us out at the Timberland Hills Bar & Grill for apps, lunch and beverages! Enjoy a free drink with purchase of a meal.

Featuring:

  • Talk & Walk Presentations on everything nature by a local ecologist Jim Bryce

  • Free spruce tree giveaway to all participants as supplies last

  • All-terrain wheelchairs (adult & child sized) “Nature is for everybody & every BODY”

    Go to www.accessabilitywi.org for more information. Free to use at the event

  • Gnome hunt for a prize for kids

  • Learn more these great local groups

A small outdoor information booth about the Cumberland Area Trails Alliance and the Superior Lobe Chapter of the Ice Age Trail. Tree Saplings in a bucket in the foreground. Various maps hanging up.
Outdoor Access 4 All event booth, and an all-terrain mobility device.

Walking Challenge

January 15-February 28 2025

Winner: Matt Bratager

Matt logged a whopping 305 miles. One of his tickets was drawn on 3/4/25 at the Chamber of Commerce in Cumberland. He won $30 in Chamber Bucks! Congratulations Matt!!!

Scoutland Hike and Cookout

February 9th at noon

The Cumberland Area Trails Alliance (CATA) along with Louie’s Finer Meats and Scoutland are hosting a hike and cookout.

A woman and three children dressed in winter clothing standing outside in a snowy area next to a building with snow-covered roof, trees, and snow on the ground.
A woman in a black winter coat, gray hat, and gloves, smiling and waving while standing on a snow-covered path in a dense forest with leafless trees.

Meet us at the Scoutland entrance parking lot for a 1/4 mile walk to the lodge, from there explore Scoutland trails on foot snowshoe, or cross country ski.

Gnome hunt for a prize for the kids

Enjoy some of Louie’s dogs and fixings as well as a marshmallow roast & hot cocoa

This is a FREE event

Lodge is heated

Primitive toilets available

Join in the Snowman and snow fort building

Location:  Scoutland 688 24 1/2 County Rd B Cumberland, WI

RECAP: Scoutland and Mother Nature delivered a winter wonderland and Louie’s Finer Meats supplied the eats! We all had a wonderful time having everyone explore Scoutland (Cumberland’s hidden treasure) but we especially enjoyed seeing the smiling children hunt for gnomes and try out snowshoeing for the first time!!! Hope to see you all at our next event!!

A man and two children in winter clothing standing in a snowy forest with bare trees and a house in the background. The man is smiling and wearing sunglasses and a green beanie, while the children are holding snacks and wearing winter hats and jackets.

New Year’s Day Walk:

January 1, 2025 at Noon

A group photo of people in outdoor winter clothing, standing behind a large rock on Rabbit Island in Cumberland, Wiscon. Wooded area with bare trees and fallen leaves, smiling at the camera. Cumberland Area Trails Alliance's new year hiking event.
Informational sign titled 'A Raging River in a Glacial Tunnel' in front of Beaver Dam Lake, with trees in the background and the frozen lake in the background. The sign contains text and images explaining glacial geology.

Start 2025 enjoying some fresh air and the company of your Cumberland “neighbors”. We will start our walk at Tourist Park and heading towards Eagle Point and Rabbit Island. Depending on the weather and how far you want to go, an estimated 1-3 mile walk is planned. All ages and abilities welcomed!!

RECAP….We had a great start to 2025! Eleven walkers showed up to walk from Tourist Park to Eagle point and then on to Rabbit Island. We met some great people and put on about 3 miles under our feet in the fresh air 😊

Hike/Snowshoe:

December 14th at 10AM

Hosted in conjunction with the Superior Lobe Chapter of the Ice Age Trail and Bear Lake Coffee

Meet us at 10AM at Bear Lake Coffee for food and drink. Followed by a family friendly, leisurely 2-3 mile out and back hike on the Ice Age Trail at 11AM. (Coffee/breakfast before or Lunch after available for purchase from Bear Lake Coffee).
Location:

Bear Lake Coffee 10 AM: 2980 US-63, Barronett

Ice Age Trail 11AM: Grassy Lake segment starting at Lehman Lake Rd/Shingle Camp Fire Lane; The hike will start heading to the east, Barronett

Successful Event: We first met at Bear Lake Coffee to enjoy a good breakfast, coffee and a give away drawing then 22 people & 2 dogs participated in the Ice Age Trail Hike. New and old friends had a chance to bond. Mother Nature cooperated by holding off on the freezing rain until later that day! Thank you to all who participated! We are looking forward to seeing you soon at future events! Prizes were donated by the Superior Lobe Chapter of the Ice Age Trail.

Group of people hiking on Ice Age Trail in winter, dressed in winter clothing, some holding trekking poles, with a dog, in a snowy wooded area, next to a trail sign.
A group of people walking on a snowy Ice Age trail through a leafless forest, wearing winter clothing and backpacks.
Interior of a cozy restaurant with a high unfinished brick wall, wooden ceiling beams, ceiling fans, pendant lights, and large windows at the back. People are sitting at tables enjoying their meals and conversations.