{"id":22310,"date":"2023-02-15T11:48:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T17:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/?post_type=location&#038;p=22310"},"modified":"2025-03-19T13:48:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T18:48:18","slug":"cxc-outdoor-center","status":"publish","type":"location","link":"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/location\/cxc-outdoor-center\/","title":{"rendered":"CXC Outdoor Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Open daily from 8 a.m. &#8211; 8 p.m., during their winter season, the <a href=\"https:\/\/center.cxcskiing.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CXC Outdoor Center<\/strong><\/a> offers 13 kilometers of groomed trails for both cross-country skiing and diagonal striding. Use of the cross-country ski trail system requires the purchase of a trail pass (December-March only), which can be done <a href=\"https:\/\/center.cxcskiing.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> or at the CXC office. City of Middleton residents receive a 50 percent discount by purchasing tickets at City Hall or <a href=\"https:\/\/middleton.recdesk.com\/Community\/Program\/Detail?programId=4781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>. Only cross-country skiing is allowed on the cross-country ski trail system. Throughout the winter season, ski rentals and lessons will be offered, catering to individuals of all skill levels. Keep an eye on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cxccenter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page or <a href=\"https:\/\/nordic-pulse.com\/ski-areas\/US\/WI\/CXC-Outdoor-Community-Center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nordic Pulse<\/a> to see trail conditions and updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directions to the trailhead and parking<\/strong>: from Highway 14, go south to the end of Schwartz Road, take a right at the end of Schwartz Road to the&nbsp;CXC Outdoor Recreation and Sports Center access drive. The parking lot is located at the end of the access drive. No parking is allowed on the access drive. If parking lot is full, please park along Schwartz Road at the bottom and walk up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Download a printable cross-country ski map<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Map-of-Cross-Country-Ski-Trails-12.19.2022-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1236\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Map-of-Cross-Country-Ski-Trails-12.19.2022-1-1600x1236.jpg\" alt=\"Cross country ski trails map.\" class=\"wp-image-25175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Map-of-Cross-Country-Ski-Trails-12.19.2022-1-1600x1236.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Map-of-Cross-Country-Ski-Trails-12.19.2022-1-600x464.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Map-of-Cross-Country-Ski-Trails-12.19.2022-1-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Map-of-Cross-Country-Ski-Trails-12.19.2022-1-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Map-of-Cross-Country-Ski-Trails-12.19.2022-1-2048x1583.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Map-of-Cross-Country-Ski-Trails-12.19.2022-1-120x93.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1202\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CXC-SKIING-DIRECTION-1600x1202.jpg\" alt=\"An aerial view of a track with red arrows.\" class=\"wp-image-25183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CXC-SKIING-DIRECTION-1600x1202.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CXC-SKIING-DIRECTION-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CXC-SKIING-DIRECTION-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CXC-SKIING-DIRECTION-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CXC-SKIING-DIRECTION-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CXC-SKIING-DIRECTION.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23075,"template":"","location_category":[258,257,259,263],"class_list":["post-22310","location","type-location","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location_category-parks-facilities","location_category-natural-areas","location_category-recreation","location_category-trails"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location\/22310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/location"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"location_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location_category?post=22310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}