SHERWOOD — The Lime Kiln Trail Remediation Project is progressing with yet another major phase kicking off this week, according to the Friends of High Cliff State Park.
The deteriorating wood stair connecting the Red Bird Trail to the Lime Kiln Trail is being removed in preparation for the construction of the new weathered steel stair. The new stair will have 2-inch thick rough sawed oak stair treads.
Access to the Lime Kiln Trail from the Red Bird Trail will be closed until May 21, 2026 to accommodate construction of the new stair.
Hikers can still access the Lime Kiln Trail during construction from the Lime Kiln Trail parking lot near the Lime Kiln ruins.
In December, a magnificent slab of dolomitic limestone was installed as a bridge in the waterfall area on the trail.
The slab was quarried from the Niagara Escarpment in Door County, the same geological formation the forms High Cliff’s signature cliffs.
The work is part of a multi-year project is sponsored by the Friends of High Cliff State Park to improve park visitor experience.
The project restores the unique features and natural beauty of the Lime Kiln Trail with increased safety and recreational opportunities.
The project also will protect the unique geology of the globally significant Niagara Escarpment and its rare and endangered animal and plant communities.
The project is made possible through generous donor support, including the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region.
Sediment deposited in tropical, inland seas over 430 million years ago during the Silurian Period of Geologic Time hardened to form the backbone of the Niagara Escarpment, a unique, globally significant geologic formation that passes through the length of High Cliff State Park, up through Door County and eventually ends near Niagra Falls.
The Lime Kiln Trail provides the opportunity for park visitors to intimately experience the wonder and beauty of the Niagara Escarpment, the plant and animal communities that live there, and unspoiled Lake Winnebago shoreline.
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