ORA Trails is seeking to leverage the momentum of the past five years and increase organizational impact and agility through land ownership and management. We have cultivated an opportunity to purchase and protect a large parcel of land just one mile east of La Crosse in the town of Shelby. The 277 acres of forest and farmland provides stunning views, Class A trout stream frontage on Pammel Creek, and 500 feet of elevation. Its close proximity to neighborhoods, businesses, schools, public transit, and other public land provides opportunities to explore the region’s historic and prehistoric cultures.

West Salem Bike Playground is a concept that utilizes established park spaces to create more community opportunity to engage in a wider variety of outdoor activities. A paved pump track, skills features, and a “stroll and roll” path will provide recreation opportunities for all ages and abilities of users.

The Bud Hendrickson Nature Loop compliments the existing wheelchair-accessible paved path that sees a wide variety of users daily. The trail stretches for one mile between Logan High School and the pedestrian connector bridge near the Industrial Park. The Nature Loop will add a trail near the north end of the paved path that will establish a looped half mile of natural surface trail through wooded marshland, giving users an interactive outdoor experience.