Taylor County

The Pine Line Rail Trail is a 26-mile abandoned railroad grade open to ATVs in the winter only when trails are declared officially open to snowmobiles. Its northern most point is located near Prentice. There is a connecting trail to Timm’s Hill, Wisconsin’s highest geographical point. ATVs are also allowed on a few miles of town roads and county snowmobile trails in the Prentice area which allow access to lodging, gas and restaurants. The trail is open for ATV use during for the snowmobile season, early December thru March 31.

The Pine Line is a rail-trail in Taylor and Price Counties, Wisconsin. It is named for the huge quantities of eastern white pine shipped on the route between 1876 and 1988 by the Wisconsin Central Railroad and because of the beautiful stands of pine which presently clothe the trail.

The actual rail trail is 26.2 miles long, starting on Morner Road in Price County and ending on Allman Street in Medford. Plans are underway to extend the trail into downtown Prentice and Medford. A temporary trailhead can be accessed via town and county roads at Buccaneer Park in Prentice. (April 1-November 30 only.)

The southernmost 3 miles are surfaced with limestone screenings. The remainder of the trail is surfaced with crushed gravel. The northern portion of the trail runs through the terminal moraine left by the Wisconsin glacier 12,000 years ago. Hardwood forests cover the hummocks and hills. Numerous cedar swamps and bogs boast interesting wetland vegetation.