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  • Waupa-Wega Warmup Ride

    Waupa-Wega Warmup Ride

    GWAPT announces the Waupa-Wega Warmup Ride that may interest you just for fun or as a warmup for the Waupaca Triathlon a couple of weeks later.  The Warmup Ride is on Saturday, July 27th.  It will start at the Waupa-Wega Trailhead, the parking lot on the corner of Hwy 54 Bypass and Godfrey Drive, right…

  • Work on the Waupa-Wega Route is in Process

    Work on the Waupa-Wega Route is in Process

    Waupa-Wega Trail name is self-explanatory! Waupa-Wega Route is a loop from the River Ridge parking lot on Godfrey Drive and Hwy 22 in Waupaca going across Hwy 10 and then south of Hwy 10 to a yet to be specified spot in Weyauwega and returning along the north side of Hwy 10 to the River…

  • We Welcome Any Donations

    We Welcome Any Donations

    Dear Friends of Greater Waupaca Area Parks & Trails, We are starting another year of promoting biking and hiking on trails of all sorts in the Waupaca area. Our concentration at this time has been on signing reasonably safe trails on town roads so that people not familiar with what might be an enjoyable ride…

  • Buy a T-shirt! Support Waupaca Trails

    Buy a T-shirt! Support Waupaca Trails

    T-shirts are available to purchase apart from the ride.  We will be selling them at the Waupaca Farmers Market once a month this summer.   You can also order online with directions below.  Pay the $13 for 1 shirt or $25 for 2 shirts on the DONATE button or by mail with directions above. To…

  • Biking Rules Signs

    Biking Rules Signs

    GWAPT will be installing new biking rules signs courtesy of The Woodpile. These signs can be found periodically along GWAPT routes. A generous donation from THE WOODPILE made this possible.  We hope parents/adults will find these helpful when biking with children or just as a reminder to themselves to make biking safer.

  • Off Road Development Project Update – Waupa-Wega Trail

    Off Road Development Project Update – Waupa-Wega Trail

    The 2023-2024 Trail Project that GWAPT is working on contains a 418’ off road trail on County A just south of Hwy. 10. This section is one of two places the Waupa-Wega Trail uses a County road. This section definitely requires off road for safety as many semis exit and enter Hwy. 10 at this…

  • Trishaw Project

    Trishaw Project

    The Wisconsin Bike Federation gave us a demonstration of the trishaw that is being used in the Valley and several other areas in Portage County on August 24th. We would like to see at least 1 available at King and in the City of Waupaca. We are looking for a volunteers to help with this…

  • Visit Us at the Market

    Visit Us at the Market

    Learn more about our trail developments at the Waupaca Farmers Market. GWAPT will be at the farm market in downtown Waupaca next summer from May to October.

  • Masākāēw Trail Signs

    Masākāēw Trail Signs

    The signs are up along the Masākāēw Trail Bike Route – 29 mile route from Waupaca to Ogdensburg on the Tomorrow River Trail to Scandinavia and back to Waupaca. Sponsor a Sign We welcome donations of absolutely any amount!  You can also contribute through PayPalSponsor a sign for $25

  • Masākāēw Trail Bike Route

    Masākāēw Trail Bike Route

    Turn by Turn Directions Beginning at Rotary Riverview Park (Waupaca, WI)A. Heading north from parking lot and turn right on Water StreetB. Water Street Becomes Mill Street/ Follow Mill St. Until Oak StreetC. Turn Left on Oak Street and then turn right onto Redfield/Townsend RoadD. Turn Right back onto County Road EE. Turn Left on…

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