The Stone Lake tour is 48
miles long and includes 14.8 miles of gravel roads. The woods along
this tour are predominantly oak with some maple.
 Begin
the tour in Stone Lake at the intersection of Highway F and Highway
70. Drive southwest on Highway 70 and turn left (southeast) on Washburn
County Highway BB just past the bridge. In 3.3 miles BB will turn
however continue straight onto Ranch Road. In about 0.4 miles there
is a gully that was a mile-long ditch dug by the Rice Lake Logging
Company to divert water from Lake Sissabagama to the Slim Lake chain
for driving logs down to Rice Lake.
The road passes between Sissabagama Lake and Little Sissabagama
Lake. Turn left (southeast) on Sissabagama Road. The tour intersects
the paved Highway F at a T intersection. Turn right (southwest)
on F and continue southwest following Lake Chetac at a distance.
Highway F intersects Highway 48 at a T intersection. Turn left (northeast)
on Highways F and 48 then in 0.4 mile turn right (south) on F. The
tour leaves the paved road near Bemis and Hunter Legion Post 379
and turns left on Stony Hill Road. Continue east and north on the
gravel Stony Hill Road. The majority of the land along this section
of road is managed as part of the Sawyer County Forest.
 Stony
Hill Road intersects with Highway 48 at a T intersection. Turn left
(west) and follow Highway 48 about 3 miles to East Shore Road. Turn
right (north) on East Shore Road and bear right at a Y intersection
about 2 miles ahead. Past this intersection you can again catch
glimpses of Lake Chetac. East Shore Road ends at a T intersection
with Chapel Road. Turn left (west) on Chapel Road, drive about 0.2
miles and turn right (northeast) on Summit Lake Road. The turn is
just before the intersection of Chapel Road with Highway F and is
right next to a small church. Drive down the gravel Summit Lake
Road, which becomes paved in about 2 miles. Continue straight at
the stop sign and turn right (northeast) on Right of Way Road. This
road passes under a high railroad trestle owned by the Wisconsin
Central Railroad - the name on the trestle still says Soo Line.
The tour crosses the Couderay River. Turn left (north) on Butler
Road and continue to a T intersection with Highway 70. Turn left
(north) on Highway 70. There is a historical marker on the south
(left) side of the highway about one mile ahead. The tour continues
west on Highway 70 and turns left (southwest) on Highway 70 at the
intersection of Highways 27 and 70. Stone Lake and the end of the
tour are just down the road.
For More Information Contact:
Winter Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 245
Winter, WI 54896
1-800-762-7179
715-266-2204
www.winterwi.com
Stone Lake Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 75
Stone Lake, WI 54876
715-865-FEST
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