uman Powered Trails, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is:  “To develop and maintain first class sustainable and environmentally correct, human-powered, shared use trails for the La Crosse, WI region."

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Admin Updates
The HPT Board of Directors & Committees determine the direction of HPT and make the behind the scenes decisions to help continue "Building Better Trails". All meeting notices & minutes, as well as other news is available here.
1 Transition Time for Human Powered Trails, Inc.
10 Apr 2012
2 Head's Up for Trail Stuff 2012
25 Mar 2012
3 HPT/DNR Trail School this Week
14 Jun 2011
4 Get your Road ID through HPT
17 May 2011
5 2011 Chainsaw Training Class a Success!
02 May 2011
6 Fitzpatrick Property Trail Closure AKA Connector Trail
23 Mar 2011
7 HPT Board Elections
04 Mar 2011
8 Sign the Pledge!
11 Feb 2011
9 Highlights of the 2010 Season!
10 Jan 2011
10 50 Things To Do
29 Dec 2010
11 Let your voice be heard!
05 Oct 2010
12 Legislative Update
14 Jun 2010
13 2010 IMBA World Summit Recap
25 May 2010
14 IMBA Summit 2010
08 May 2010
15 Legislative Update: NR 52
26 Mar 2010
16 ACTION ALERT!
24 Mar 2010
17 NR 52 Stewardship Update
15 Mar 2010
18 Keeping you informed: Land access update
29 Jan 2010
19 Wisconsin Cyclists Have Been Heard!
11 Nov 2009
20 IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED!
27 Oct 2009
21 Trail Training!
31 May 2009
22 ALERT!
17 Apr 2009
23 New Address
16 Apr 2009
24 Volunteer of the Year - 2008
19 Feb 2009
25 Board Nominees
10 Feb 2009
26 New HPT Calendar!
08 Feb 2009
27 "Rock" the Vote!
26 Dec 2008
28 IMBA Visit Agenda
07 Dec 2008
29 Think BIG! (IMBA Meeting Wednesday)
02 Dec 2008
30 IMBA World Summit Review - Behind the Scenes...
27 Jun 2008
31 IMBA World Summit: Day 4
21 Jun 2008
32 IMBA World Summit: Day 3
20 Jun 2008
33 IMBA World Summit: Day 1 & 2
20 Jun 2008
34 Quarry Trail Ribbon Cutting!
20 Jun 2008
35 HPT at World Summit
16 Jun 2008
36 Welcome to the new HPT Online Community!
08 Jun 2008
37 Human Powered Trails group wins $10,000 grant
07 Dec 2007
38 Helping Hand
05 Sep 2007
Meeting Information
Information about upcoming Board or Committee Meetings; and minutes from those meetings.

If you would like to view any of the previous Board Meeting Minutes - they are only available to registered users/members of HPT.

Therefore, you will need to register and/or log in to view them.



1 Critical Dates regarding Upper Hixon Forest
02 Jan 2012
2 Board Agenda - 5/17/11
11 May 2011
3 Board Meeting Agenda - 4/12/11
06 Apr 2011
4 Member/Board Meeting Minutes - 3/15/11
17 Mar 2011
5 Annual Membership Meeting - Mar 15th
07 Mar 2011
6 Board Agenda - 2/15/11
08 Feb 2011
7 Board Meeting Agenda - 11/16/10
10 Nov 2010
8 Board Meeting Agenda - 10/19/10
12 Oct 2010
9 Board Meeting Agenda - 9/21/10
14 Sep 2010
10 Board Meeting Agenda - 8/17/10
10 Aug 2010
11 Board Meeting Agenda - 5/18/10
11 May 2010
12 Membership Meeting!
15 Mar 2010
13 Board Meeting: Nov/Dec
15 Nov 2009
14 Board Meeting - 4/7/2009
02 Apr 2009
15 Board Meeting - 3/16/09
10 Mar 2009
16 2009 General Meeting
15 Feb 2009
17 Board Meeting Minutes?
14 Feb 2009
18 Board Meeting - 1/19/09
13 Jan 2009
19 Board Meeting - 12/17/08
15 Dec 2008
20 Board Meeting - 10/23/08
20 Oct 2008
21 GENERAL MEETING Announcement
24 Jun 2008
22 Board Meeting - 5/7/2008
04 May 2008
23 Board Meeting - 4/8/2008
03 Apr 2008
24 Alpha Board Meeting - 3/26/2008
21 Mar 2008
25 What happened at the meeting???
17 Mar 2008
26 HPT General Meeting
26 Feb 2008
Trail Work: Plans
Wondering what we are going to be doing next week? Next month? Next year?
1 TRAILWORK REMINDER
18 Jul 2012
2 National Trails Day - June 4
26 May 2011
3 HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS
23 May 2011
4 Trail Masters!
21 Jun 2009
5 WEEKEND TRAIL DAY - July 26
02 Jul 2008
6 Durty Thursday's
25 Jun 2008
7 Trailwork: June 19
17 Jun 2008
8 Trailwork: After the storm
10 Jun 2008
9 Finishing Touches
27 May 2008
10 Make way for 2008...
22 May 2008
11 Almost Done?
13 May 2008
12 Trail Work - Thur, May 8th
07 May 2008
13 Trail Work - Thur, May 1st
27 Apr 2008
14 And so it begins...
14 Apr 2008
15 Prairie Burn Volunteers
07 Apr 2008
16 One Last Push...
24 Sep 2007
Trail Work: Reports

This is where you can find out what our 100% Volunteer "Dirt Army" has accomplished each week & throughout the year.
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1 May Trail Building
15 Apr 2011
2 Expanded Parking at HPT Trailhead
11 Sep 2010
3 Mechanized Trailbuilding Training
22 Jul 2009
4 Trail Building Timelapse
20 Jun 2009
5 Muddy Monday Trailwork - 4/20/09
21 Apr 2009
6 HPT Trail Day Reports
07 Aug 2008
7 HPT Volunteer Power!
10 Jul 2008
8 Weeds, Roots & New Stuff
27 Jun 2008
9 Stealth trail work
24 Jun 2008
10 Business Objects Helps HPT
16 Jun 2008
11 Trail Maintenance
16 Jun 2008
12 Quarry Trail: OPEN
06 Jun 2008
13 Work smarter, not harder...
27 May 2008
14 Reclaimed!
10 May 2008
15 Rain, Rain finally went away!
03 May 2008
16 1,000 Rakes...
27 Apr 2008
17 Trail Day
07 Oct 2007
18 Crazy Time
07 Aug 2007
19 Smiling Faces
21 May 2007
20 HPT Prairie Burn
19 May 2007
21 What has HPT done for you??? (2006 Projects)
04 Oct 2006
22 Success
08 Sep 2006
Events
The fun stuff that HPT does (besides trailwork).

1 La Crosse Area Bicycle Festival
01 Sep 2011
2 Trail-a-palooza --- June 11
02 Jun 2011
3 Time Trial #1 - Monday June 6
26 May 2011
4 HPT Road Trip
28 Apr 2011
5 Chainsaw Training - April 30
13 Apr 2011
6 HPT "Get-It-Going" gathering - Apr 15
22 Mar 2011
7 Chainsaw Training
01 Mar 2011
8 Snow Day at HPT
20 Jan 2011
9 Super D Wrap Up
24 Aug 2010
10 TRAIL FEST THIS SATURDAY
10 Aug 2010
11 Cancelled...Trail Fest June 12
31 May 2010
12 WI BIKE SUMMIT
15 Apr 2010
13 HPT Hoedown at Howies!
30 Mar 2010
14 Western Wisconsin Bicycle Summit
04 Mar 2010
15 Trek/Fisher Bike Demo
20 Oct 2009
16 Chainsaw Training - TAKE 2!
27 Aug 2009
17 TRAILFEST PIG ROAST
25 Aug 2009
18 RACE CANCELED!
08 Aug 2009
19 TrailFest and Bike Demo
07 Jul 2009
20 Klunkerz Movie Signup
22 May 2009
21 Trek Demo Day 2009
06 May 2009
22 TRAILFEST this weekend
04 May 2009
23 Trail Care Crew Coming to La Crosse
01 May 2009
24 The Lowdown on the Hoedown
22 Apr 2009
25 HPT Hoedown at Howies!
24 Mar 2009
26 Take a Kid MTBing Recap
28 Oct 2008
27 Trek Demo / Kids day
13 Oct 2008
28 Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day
19 Sep 2008
29 TREK Demo Day!
09 Sep 2008
30 Cookout and Time Trial Review
09 Jul 2008
31 TREK "Fit for Women" Demo Day
03 Jul 2008
32 HPT Events 2008
01 Jul 2008
33 Pre-4th of July Cookout
28 Jun 2008
34 Memorial Day MTB-TT
31 May 2008
35 HPT Press Day
04 May 2008
36 Slippery Pig
03 Sep 2007
37 It's On...
13 Aug 2007
38 Trail Sessions
04 Jun 2007
Rides

Looking for a group Mountain Bike ride that fits your style? We try to provide something for every skill level.
Get out and ride. That's why we build all these trails!


1 HPT Invades Blue Mound State Park
29 Jun 2011
2 Rockin’ The Trails at Levis/Trow
17 May 2011
3 August Ride Gala Recap
23 Aug 2008
4 HPT TRAIL FEST
19 Aug 2008
5 HPT RIDE GALA sponsored by Ciatti's
20 Jul 2008
6 Weekly Rides at HPT
02 Aug 2007
Races
Currently HPT, Inc. puts on the "Blufflands Epic Enduro Race", which is part of the WEMS series.  News and info regarding what goes on behind the scenes here.

Official Race Website:  www.lacrossevelo.com/wems

1 Details for upcoming race weekend.
09 Aug 2010
2 Big Race Weekend Coming Up in August
01 Jul 2010
3 Super D Results
18 Oct 2009
4 HPT RACE WEEKEND!
29 Sep 2009
5 SUPER D SUNDAY!
29 Sep 2009
6 BLUFFLANDS EPIC ENDURO RACE
31 Jul 2009
7 2008 Blufflands Epic Race Recap
22 Aug 2008
8 Blufflands Epic Race 2008
12 Aug 2008
9 POST RACE
24 Jun 2007
10 Rain, Rain, Go Away
22 Jun 2007
11 Coming for WEMS, SS State Championships?
18 Jun 2007
12 Adrenaline: Human Powered Trails prepare for biking bonanza
17 Jun 2007
13 Race Prep
11 Jun 2007
The Journal

All the news...  about the HPT organization, the people that make it great & the trails we build.


1 Committee favors making bluffland a city park
23 Mar 2012
2 Park or housing? City weighs bluffland use
17 Dec 2011
3 Working With The Land
25 Jul 2011
4 IMBA came and went
25 Jun 2009
5 My HPT Story
25 May 2009
6 Ride Center Recap
15 Dec 2008
7 Take advantage of natural assets
15 Dec 2008
8 Local bikers want to turn region into a cycling hub
09 Dec 2008
9 HPT DIRT PARK - New and Improved!
29 Jul 2008
10 INCREDIBLE WORK!
10 Jul 2008
11 Outdoor Pursuits has a BLAST!!
01 Jul 2008
12 Bears at HPT
27 Jun 2008
13 Nonprofit group hopes Ditch Witch will speed development
07 May 2008
14 Thankfully, trails prove water-proof
25 Aug 2007
15 Outdoor Pursuits Class Rides at HPT
12 Jul 2007
16 Looking Forward
21 Oct 2006
17 'This is Not a Trail' trail opens
06 Sep 2002
18 The non-trail becoming a bike trail
31 May 2002
19 Plan for mountain biking, cross country skiing trail on Grandad Bluff OK'd
19 May 2001
CORE Patrol News
The HPT Core Patrol is a growing group of bikers, hikers, skiers etc that are available to assist users of the trail. Get news and updates regarding the patrol here.

1 CORE at Camp Bluedog
30 Jul 2010
2 Coulee Region Patrol CPR & First Aid Training
15 Mar 2010
3 Attention CORE Patrollers!
06 Aug 2009
4 CORE Patrol: Time to train
23 May 2009
5 CORE! We're getting closer
12 May 2009
6 CORE training reschedule
04 May 2009
7 Patrol News: Training for the trails
29 Apr 2009
8 Time to get to the CORE of the matter!
01 Apr 2009
9 It’s time for Action!
15 Jul 2008
10 CPR/First Aid class this Saturday
26 Mar 2008
Trail Conditions
Dry? Muddy? Closed? Open? - Get updates here.

1 Trails are CLOSED!
31 Mar 2013
2 New Record! -- TRAILS-R-OPEN!
23 Mar 2012
3 Trails are Almost Ready!
17 Mar 2012
4 Trail Conditions - Jan 1, 2012
03 Jan 2012
5 FINALLY OPEN!
06 May 2011
6 Oatmeal Cookie Granola
22 Nov 2010
7 Bliss Road Closed - DETOUR
18 Aug 2010
8 Trails are OPEN!
29 Mar 2010
9 Trails are CLOSED!
13 Mar 2010
10 Feb 14th, 2010 trail conditions
14 Feb 2010
11 Trails are Open!
10 Apr 2009
12 Closed for Spring
10 Mar 2009
13 Feb 16, 2009 - Trail Conditions
16 Feb 2009
14 NO LEAVES!
01 Nov 2008
15 Lumber Yard!
08 Jul 2008
16 After the rain
17 Jun 2008
17 Too Much Rain! (June 6, 2008)
06 Jun 2008
18 OPEN for Business!
04 May 2008
19 TRAIL STATUS
29 Mar 2008
20 Trail Reroute
02 Dec 2007
21 Trail Conditions Archive
30 Nov 2007
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