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03-28-2016, 06:29 PM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wrightstown
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| Oak Field Ledge State Natural Area
Anyone been here or heard about this place? Looks like it could be fun. Oakfield Ledge is one of the most significant exposures of the Niagara Escarpment in Wisconsin, a 650-mile long ridge that runs north from Waukesha County, forms the spine of the Door peninsula, then arcs east through Ontario and ends at Niagara Falls in New York. Located along Horicon Marsh, the hard, erosion resistant Niagara dolomite walls form a series of prominent rock cliffs 40' high - what locals call "the ledge". Deep crevices have formed along fractures in the bedrock. The vegetation of the shaded cliff and boulder strewn steep slope is the most undisturbed and consists of basswood, sugar maple, slippery elm, rock elm, mountain maple, and shagbark hickory. Groundcover includes extensive patches of Canada yew and the shaded cliffs provide habitat for walking, cliff brake, and fragile ferns while more open sites contain the rare rock whitlow-grass (Draba arabisans). Spring seeps provide a moist forest floor habitat for interrupted fern, wild sarsaparilla and pale-flowered leafcup and small creeks with mud bottoms contain great blue lobelia, and swamp saxifrage. Oakfield Ledge is owned by the DNR and was designated a State Natural Area in 1983. Access: From the intersection of County Highways B and Y south of Oakfield, go south on B 3.2 miles, then east on Breakneck Road 0.6 mile to a parking area at the top of hill. I've added it to my map. |
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04-01-2016, 04:12 PM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wrightstown
Posts: 960
| Re: Oak Field Ledge State Natural Area
Anyone wanna hit this place up and scout it out some weekend? Kinda interested. |
04-01-2016, 06:20 PM | #3 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Fox Valley WI
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| Re: Oak Field Ledge State Natural Area
A couple of Fondy crawlers posted up a while ago about this spot. Mostly walking trails with some crawl areas. If I remember right, they said it was good for 60 to 90 minutes to run it.
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04-01-2016, 06:29 PM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wrightstown
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| Re: Oak Field Ledge State Natural Area |
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