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Mountain Bay Trail LbNA #10283

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Aug 17, 2004
Location:
City:Howard (Green Bay)
County:Brown
State:Wisconsin
Boxes:1
Planted by:Papeseed
Found by: mysterious jedi
Last found:Jun 8, 2010
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFaa
Last edited:Aug 17, 2004
Terrain: Easy – level, paved with crushed limestone
Time: approx. 45 minutes – 1 hour on foot
Fees: $3 for cyclists; walkers free
Leashed Dogs allowed; doo-doo receptacle provided at trailhead
LAST VERIFIED: July 1, 2007

The Mountain Bay Trail is a former railroad bed that stretches 83 miles between Green Bay and Wausau, running through three counties. To get to the trailhead near Green Bay:

From U.S. 41: take the Velp Ave. exit and head west. This is the Village of Howard. Not far from the exit is Riverside Dr.; make a right. Next curve left onto Glendale Ave. Then hang a right on Lakeview Dr. (Co. J). Just over the railroad tracks, park in the lot on the right hand side of the street.

Cross the street to get to the trail. The trail starts at a wooden planked bridge next to the old iron RR bridge. Keep walking until you reach another small bridge that crosses over Woodale Ave. Make note of the weight limit (in tons) for the bridge: you will need this number (or the other one - HINT) later.

The next bridge crosses over Velp Ave. On the chain link portion that covers the bridge, there is a sign advertising the fence maker. Translate this into a number for later.

Just over the third bridge, which crosses over railroad tracks, is a brown post with a number painted on it. Jot that number down for later. On your left will be the back of a sign that says “Bridge Ahead.” From this sign, walk this many paces (1 pace = 1 step):

1. Ton limit on bridge _______ multiplied by itself _______ = _______
2. Multiply the answer to #1 by the number translated from the maker of the fence _______ = _______
3. Divide the answer to #2 by 10 = _______
4. Multiply the number on the brown post _______ x 4 = _______
5. Add answer #3 and answer #4 = _______

At the right edge of the path, you should see a 4-trunked, relatively young tree (sorry, don’t know what kind it is). Just before this tree, a few steps off the right side of the path, you will find an old railroad tie half buried in the ground. In the hollowed out portion, you will find the letterbox. It doesn’t fit all the way into the hollow, so please be sure to cover the exposed portion back up well with the long, dead grasses.

Up to this point, the trail is perfectly straight. If you get to the leftward curve in the trail, you’ve gone too far.