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The Newton Blackmour State Trail is a crushed limestone trail in northern
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The Newton Blackmour State Trail is a crushed limestone trail in northern Outagamie County
Outagamie County is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 190,705. Its county seat is Appleton.
Outagamie County is included in the Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Are ...
in Wisconsin. The trail spans on a former rail corridor. Its name is derived from the four communities the trail passes through: New London
New London may refer to:
Places United States
*New London, Alabama
*New London, Connecticut
*New London, Indiana
*New London, Iowa
*New London, Maryland
*New London, Minnesota
*New London, Missouri
*New London, New Hampshire, a New England town
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, Shiocton, Black Creek and Seymour. The trail's eastern end in Seymour connects to the Duck Creek Trail, which travels east through the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
The Oneida Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Oneida people in Wisconsin. The tribe's Indian reservation, reservation spans parts of two counties west of the Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay metropolitan area. The reservation was establishe ...
and ends in the Village of Oneida.
With the connection to the Duck Creek Trail, the combined trails are over long. The combined trails extend from the Village of Oneida to New London.
Access
The trail is open to bicyclists, walkers, joggers, horseback riders, and pets on leashes. In the winter the trail is open to cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.Amenities
In the west end of the trail in New London there are hotels, campgrounds, and bike shops. Twenty minutes east of the trail in Ashwaubenon, there are also hotels and bike shops. In each of the communities the trail goes through, there are various restaurants, grocery stores, and gas stations very close to the path.Trailheads
On the west end, the trail begins at House Road in New London (). Eventually the trail will continue to Pfeifer Park near downtown New London. In the east, the trail doesn't seem to end at all, as it becomes the Duck Creek Trail east of Vandenhueval Road in Seymour (). However, if a hiker begins in Seymour, the downtown area at Nagel Park makes a good trail head. Nagel Park is located at Main and Depot Streets in downtown Seymour. The trail runs right through the park. The park has a community museum, a train museum located in an old depot, and an old general store. There is plenty of public parking. Nearby are a grocery store, gas station, and several restaurants.See also
* List of bike trails in Wisconsin *List of hiking trails in Wisconsin
This is a highly incomprehensive list of hiking trails in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The list does not include many smaller trails that are found in places such as Wisconsin state parks, and it includes multi-purpose biking trails that also fun ...
*List of rail trails
This is a list of rail trails around the world longer than 0.1 miles (160 metres). Rail trails are former railway lines that have been converted to paths designed for pedestrian, bicycle, skating, equestrian, and/or light motorized traffic. Most ...
*Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) is an American nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that works with communities to preserve unused rail corridors by transforming them into rail trails within the United States. RTC's purpose is to c ...
References
Wisconsin DNR
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