When the Keiser’s discovered the property it was being used as a pulp tree nursery by a major timber company and lacked the diversity of plant life that is natural to the site. Prior to the land being used as a pulp tree plantation it was naturally what's known as a "Jack Pine-Hill's Oak Sand Barren" with exposed sand areas, indigenous low-lying vegetation and flowers, and intermittent strands of Jack Pines and Hill's Oaks. The red pines were managed as "crops", with the crops planted in long rows and harvested and sold periodically. In the 19th century the site became a pulp tree plantation with red pine trees planted in rows. RESTORATION | CONSERVATION | EDUCATION | RESEARCH | RECREATION TO IMPLEMENT AND PROMOTE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF HISTORIC AND NATURAL HABITATS IN THE CENTRAL SANDS OF WISCONSIN. This is a connecting trail – hikers must hike part of the Ridge Trail or Songbird Trail to access the Karner Connection. This trail features Sand Valley’s Karner Blue Butterfly habitat, various aged red pine plantations, and views of Lake Leopold. Trailhead Location: “Meditation Point” of the Songbird Trail OR about ½ mile into the Ridge TrailĬonnecting the Ridge Trail to the Songbird Trail the Karner Connection is perfect for hikers looking for extra miles or a new route.
The Songbird Trail is a loop trail - starting behind Craig’s Porch then taking hikers to a meditation point before looping back to the trailhead. Starting at the North end of the Sand Valley Driving Range the trail traverses through a sampling of restoration/remnant areas, past golf landscapes, and through an intact red pine plantation. Trailhead Location: Behind Craig’s Porch at the North end of Sand Valley’s Driving Range The trail ends at the North end of the Sand Valley clubhouse by the bocce ball courts. Hikers will enjoy spectacular views of Mammoth Dunes Golf Course, including vistas along ridges as high as 80 feet above the golf course. The trail features expansive sand blowouts, red pine plantations, and majestic oak savannah. Starting at the South end of the Clubhouse the trail traverses along the V ridge of the Mammoth Dunes Golf Course. Trailhead Location: South end of the Clubhouse Take notice of the many bird boxes along the way! Ridge Trail
All trails are open to both day guests and lodging guests. With five trails that span over 9 miles, maneuver your way through expansive sand blowouts, red pine plantations, and majestic oak savannahs. Even with a schedule of morning and afternoon adult leagues as well as numerous group outings and various special events, there are still plenty of tee times available for golfers who want to enjoy a round of golf "where the 150 yard markers are bluebird houses.Embracing the outdoors is instrumental to the Sand Valley experience.
Songbird Hills has an extensive junior program involving over 200 young golfers each season. Over the years, many new projects have been undertaken, including redesigning the 17th green, creating an additional water hazard on hole 13, enlarging the parking lots, building a number of new teeing areas and adding extensive flower beds - just to name a few. The Clubhouse, completed in 1996, is a spacious facility with a Golf Shop, a Golfer's Bar & Grill, year-round Banquet Room and all the normal amenities one expects at a professionally managed club.Īn outdoor Pavilion accommodates large and small outing groups.Ī refreshment Gazebo was constructed in 2002, located on top of the hill at the center of the course, between the 9th and 10th holes. Hal began designing the course more than twenty years before construction began in 1990, long before he even owned the land.īut Hal continued to pursue the purchase of this particular farm because, as he puts it, he "knew where the golf holes were." Opening mid-season, on July 29, 1992, Songbird Hills was the culmination of a lifetime dream of Hal Hoffman, a long-time resident in the Hartland area who now lives in New Berlin. Open to the public, this course is both challenging & enjoyable for all golfers. Songbird Hills Golf Club is a lush, well-groomed, fully-irrigated, 18 hole, par 70 golf course.
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