If you take part in the 2021 Ice Age Trail Alliance Mammoth Hike Challenge, you may also get to take the hike past the woolly mammoth sculpture that was placed in Sturgeon Bay this week. The challenge, which consists of walking or running 41 miles on the Ice Age Trail, is in its second year and will go through Sturgeon Bay for the first time this year. While the Ice Age Trail Alliance has no affiliation with the mammoth sculpture, Director of Marketing and Community Relations Melissa Pierick believes it’s an awesome coincidence. She adds that there has been shared interest in placing a kiosk by the mammoth with a trail map and information, but notes that something like that would have to go through a municipality approval process. 

You can hop on the trail in Sturgeon Bay or at any point of it, and Pierick says the beauty of the trail is it’s close to everyone in Wisconsin. 

If you complete the challenge, you’ll earn a challenge patch. Pierick says the trail will be especially beautiful with the leaves changing colors, and warns if you start on the trail you may not be able to stop walking it. More on the event can be found here.