Timm's Hill (Winter) Hike Route Map

Christmas Eve on Wisconsin's highest point. A quick stop along a holiday trip south we decided to check another highpoint off our list. Located west of the small town of Tomahawk the day was a snowy one, 3-6 inches had fallen overnight. The 2 mile round-trip hike to the summit was a pleasant walk through the snowy Northwoods and a wonderful way to spend the afternoon before Christmas...

Trailhead GPS Coordinates: 45.446607, -90.199830

Route Type: Out-and-back

Difficulty: MODERATE (Petzoldt Rating: 2.50 )

Mileage Hiked: 2.0 miles

Trailhead Temp: 21'F

Min. Elevation: 1,800'

Max Elevation: 1,951'

Total Elevation Gain: 250'

Trails Used: Timm's Hill Trail

12-24-2008

Timm's Hill - Wisconsin Highpoint (2.0 miles; d=2.50)

Timm's Hill (Winter) Hike Route Map
An approximate track of my winter hike up Timm's Hill, as depicted a la Google Earth...
Timm's Hill (Winter) Hike Route Map
An approximate track of my winter hike up Timm's Hill...
Timm's Hill
Heading to the trailhead along County Road RR, we got our first glimpse of Timms across Bass Lake...the views weren't going to be real impressive today...
Timm's Hill County Park
The entrance to the park is opposite this sign along County Road RR...
Timm's Hill County Park
I love it...1951.5 feet...
Timm's Hill County Park Entrance Road
The entrance road to the park is not plowed so we would be walking from here...
Timm's Hill County Park Entrance Road
We were pleasantly surprised to find that the road/trail had been groomed recently...
Timm's Hill County Park Entrance Road
The recent snows had transformed the surrounding woods into a work of art...
Timm's Hill Trailhead
We passed this sign about halfway to the highpoint. The Timms Hill Trail runs for about 9-miles through the area...
Timm's Hill Trail
Another look into the snowy winter woods...
Timm's Hill Trail
The trail briefly passed by Bass Lake, looking back across to where I took the shot at the start of the album...
Timm's Hill Trail
After about 3/4 of a mile we reached the summer parking area. From here its only a short 300 yards to the summit...
Timm's Hill Trail
A close-up of the trail sign at the base of the summit...
Timm's Hill Trail
At this point we'd be on a real trail...
Timm's Hill Trail
Beginning the final push for the summit...
Timm's Hill Trail
Occasional fence lines added a nice touch to the trail...
Timm's Hill Trail
The snow had let up at this point so I was anxious to get to the top...
Timm's Hill Trail
A friend in need...
Timm's Hill Trail
Timm's Hill Trail
First glimpse of the observation tower through the trees...
Timm's Hill -- 1,951.5'
Approaching the top of Wisconsin...
Looking back down the summit slopes...
Now for a look around...
Looking south over the snowy Northwoods...
The view to the east...
The view down :)
I don't know how old the tower is but soon its going to need another level as the trees are blocking much of the view...
Looking to the southeast...
Looking north...
Another look through the trees down to Bass Lake...
The summit benchmark...
We opted for a more direct descent...
It was a heck of a lot steeper than it looks in this photo!
Back on the nicely groomed entrance road...
I was impressed by the number of young Hemlocks in the area...they are one of my favorite trees...
The snow had all but stopped by the time we left offering a much clearer look at Timms across Bass Lake.