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Clear • Enhance • Manage

TrailBuilding.

Southern Illinois & Western Kentucky

Reach more of the land you own. We open new routes and recover overgrown trails for recreation, hunting access, and everyday property use.

Local family business Licensed & insured

Trail Building — Wildwood Forge
Clear. Enhance. Manage.A route with a reason.
Your land. A practical next step.

A route with a reason.

A trail should connect the places you actually want to go. The starting point, destination, turns, and intended use all influence its route. We plan the clearing with those details in mind so the opening serves your property.

Bring your ideas for a walking path, ATV route, or access to a field. We walk the line, assess the ground and equipment approach, and define the width and vegetation clearing before starting.

Make room for your plans

The work that
makes a difference.

Explore the ways this service can help your property. Photographs show original Wildwood Forge jobs across our regional portfolio.

Wildwood Forge project in Grand Rivers, Livingston County, Kentucky
01 / Grand Rivers, Livingston County, Kentucky

Connect your acreage.

Open a link between an entrance, wooded section, field, or other part of the property you want to reach.

Wildwood Forge project in Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois
02 / Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois

Reopen an old trail.

Clear brush that has narrowed or hidden an existing route and make the line easier to follow again.

Wildwood Forge project in La Center, Ballard County, Kentucky
03 / La Center, Ballard County, Kentucky

Plan around what stays.

Account for selected trees, fence lines, and other features as we define the path through the growth.

Wildwood Forge project portfolio

Less brush.
More room.

A real Wildwood Forge project in Golconda. Compare the dense woodland understory with the cleared ground and retained mature trees.

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What could your property become?
Dense woodland brush before clearing in Golconda, Illinois The same Golconda property after brush clearing, with mature trees retained Before After
Golconda, Pope County, Illinois
Two photographs of the same project. Camera positions may differ.
A clear plan before the work

Walk it together.
Know what comes next.

Your free estimate covers the property, your priorities, and the work included. Access, vegetation density, terrain, and the requested finish all matter.

Tell us about your land ↗
  1. 01

    Define the goal.

    Identify the route endpoints and how you plan to use the trail.

  2. 02

    Fit the work to the ground.

    Walk the line to discuss width, turns, slopes, retained trees, and equipment access.

  3. 03

    Review the result.

    Clear the agreed corridor and review the route with you.

Straight answers

A few things to know.

Planning trail building? These answers can help you prepare for a useful conversation about your property.

Talk with Derrick
Do you clear ATV and hunting trails?

Yes. We clear routes for recreation, hunting access, and property maintenance. Tell us the intended use so the route and width can be assessed appropriately.

Can you follow an existing overgrown route?

Yes. Show us where the route begins and ends, along with any sections you want changed or preserved.

How wide should my trail be?

Width depends on its use, the equipment or vehicles involved, and the room available along the route. We discuss those requirements during the site visit.

Can you work around mature trees?

We plan around trees selected to remain where access and working room allow. Identifying those trees before clearing helps shape the route.

Where do you provide this service?

Wildwood Forge is based in Brookport, Illinois, and serves 15 counties across Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky. Open the county directory below for the covered communities and request a free on-site estimate for your property.

Your land. Your next chapter.

Let’s make
room for it.

Tell us what’s overgrown, what you want to keep, and how you’d like to use your property. We’ll help you find a practical next step.

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Derrick LegereitOwner · Brookport, Illinois

Free on-site estimates. Clear scope. A property you can use.

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Local roots. Room to roam.

Counties we serve.

Select a county to see the cities, towns, and communities we serve. Rural properties between them are welcome, too.

Based in Brookport, Illinois. Have a property farther out? Ask about larger projects.Let’s talk about your land
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