Rail-Trail
State: WI Length: 44 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Ahnapee State Trail is an excursion through farmland and forest, and for about 5 miles it traverses the Ahnapee River as it flows to Lake Michigan. The 44-mile trail runs from Sturgeon Bay in the north to 2 miles beyond Casco Junction in ...
State: WI Length: 40 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The southern segment of the Badger State Trail runs for 33 miles from the Illinois border to Purcell Road near the southwest corner of Fitchburg. This segment passes through the communities of Clarno, Monroe, Monticello, Exeter, Belleville, ...
State: WI Length: 7 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass, Sand
The Bannerman Trail has an unimproved surface of sand, grass and dirt that may make bicycling difficult. For more information call Waushara County Parks at 262-787-7037.
State: WI Length: 65 miles Surface: Ballast
Wisconsin's Northwoods is the best overall place in North America for snowmobile trail riding and family snowmobiling, according to the readers of Snow Goer magazine. In addition to winning the best trail area and best area catering to families ...
State: WI Length: 18 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Shimmering lakes and Wisconsin's beautiful North Woods wilderness await you on the Bearskin State Park Trail. The trail provides a splendid journey along an old Milwaukee Road rail corridor that hauled white pine to the Midwest and later carried ...
State: WI Length: 1 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Brown Deer Recreational Trail runs through the Village of Brown Deer, a suburb of Milwaukee. The tree-line route parallels an active rail line through commercial and residential areas. Mid-way, you can cross the tracks to enter the Village ...
State: WI Length: 36.4 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Gravel
The Buffalo River State Trail is a multi-use trail as it parallels Hwy 10 through Central Wisconsin. It paases through the communities of Mondovi, Eleva, Strum, Osseo and Fairchild as it connects to Eau Claire County operated Atv Trails.
State: WI Length: 12 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt
Broad blue skies strung with white cloud wisps; gem-green fields harboring cattails and butterflies; canopied glens giving way to cavernous quarries. It's all part of the ride on the 12-mile Bugline Recreation Trail in and around Menomonee Falls, ...
State: WI Length: 17 miles Surface: Asphalt
NOTE: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources requires a trail pass for cyclists and inline skaters for the Nine Springs E-way portion of this trail (9 miles), but Dane County provides free passes for frequent commuters. If you want to ...
State: WI Length: 17.8 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Gravel
The Cattail State Trail runs for nearly 18 miles along an old railroad corridor between the communities of Amery and Almena, passing through the village of Turtle Lake in between. The trail traverses forests, farms, wetlands and remnants of ...
State: WI Length: 47 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
If you're looking for an invigorating motorized trail experience, the Cheese Country Trail (a.k.a. the Tri-County Trail) will not disappoint. The 47-mile trail meanders through the heart of southwest Wisconsin's Driftless Area, a massive tract ...
State: WI Length: 38.5 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Chippewa River State Trail runs for nearly 40 miles between Eau Claire and Durand, with plans to extend the trail farther north. The route follows part an abandoned railroad corridor of the Milwaukee Road. Much of the trail is urban and ...
State: WI Length: 1.5 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The City of Franklin Hike and Bike Trail follows a corridor originally used by the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light, an interurban railroad in southeastern Wisconsin. The corridor was later acquired by Wisconsin Electric Power Company, which ...
State: WI Length: 15.8 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is located in Wisconsin's Northwoods, covering over a million and a half acres. The Chequamegon side of the forest covers about 858,400 acres in Ashland, Bayfield, Sawyer, Price, Taylor, and Vilas counties ...
State: WI Length: 14.6 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Devil's River State Trail stretches more than 14 miles, connecting the towns of Denmark, Maribel, Francis Creek, and Kossuth in eastern Wisconsin. The trail is a scenic jaunt through farmland, woodland and wetland with dramatic views from two ...
State: WI Length: 10 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
On the western end, the Duck Creek Trail picks up where the Newton Blackmour State Trail leaves off, that is just east of the town of Seymour at Vanderheuvel Road. Traveling along an old railroad route, the trail passes through a wooded corridor ...
State: WI Length: 25 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Eisenbahn State Trail (a.k.a the Eden to West Bend Trail) occupies a former Chicago and North Western Railroad corridor that was originally called the "Air Line" because of its direct route passenger service between Chicago and Green Bay. ...
State: WI Length: 32 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The history of the Elroy-Sparta State Trail is almost as fun as the ride. In its prime this section of the Chicago and North Western Railroad supplied markets in Chicago and Madison with goods from Minnesota, northern Iowa and the Dakotas. Countless ...
State: WI Length: 60 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass
The Flambeau Trail system in the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest has 60 miles worth of multi-use trails open to both motorized and non-motorized uses. The trails follow rolling terrain through forests and among bogs and lakes. You'll ...
State: WI Length: 25.8 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Fox River looms large in the life and landscape of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Along its east side the Riverwalk follows the contours of the downtown shoreline like two friends on an evening stroll. Then, just south of the Mason Street Bridge—officially—it ...
State: WI Length: 6 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Fox River Trail runs diagonally along its namesake waterway through Waukesha in southeastern Wisconsin (just outside of Milwaukee). A trailhead at the E.B. Shurts Environmental Education Center in the Fox River Sanctuary offers water, restrooms, ...
State: WI Length: 4.1 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Friendship State Trail joins two small towns along State Highway 10 in eastern Wisconsin. The crushed stone pathway between Brillion and Forest Junction offers 4 miles of woodland and rural countryside views. Biking, walking, and horseback ...
The 98-mile Gandy Dancer Trail runs along the old Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad corridor from St. Croix Falls north to Superior. The trail is separated into two sections: the 51-mile northern section (between Superior ...
State: WI Length: 51.6 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Note: Trail passes are required year-round for cyclists and inline skaters, ages 16 and up. You can buy them at self-registration stations on the trail or at select parks and private businesses. The passes are good for all state trails. Hikers ...
State: WI Length: 8.6 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Before hopping on the Glacial River Trail to see the sights, consider beginning your journey at the Hoard Historical Museum in Fort Atkinson. The museum is named after the Hoard family behind the nationally distributed dairy farm magazine "Hoard's ...
State: WI Length: 24 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Great River State Trail follows the shores of the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin. The trail meanders through 24.4 miles of river marsh, thick hardwood forests and bucolic farmland. It is a wonderful nature escape and a reflection ...
State: WI Length: 13.5 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Hank Aaron State Trail (HAST) follows the Menomonee River from Lake Michigan west about 13.5 miles. Before settlement, the river valley was a wild rice marsh and home to Native Americans. In the 1800s the valley was filled in to pave the ...
State: WI Length: 14 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Shimmering lakes and Wisconsin's beautiful North Woods wilderness await you on the Hiawatha Trail. The trail provides a splendid journey along an old Milwaukee Road rail corridor that hauled white pine to the Midwest and later carried a passenger ...
State: WI Length: 4.3 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The 4.3-mile Hillsboro State Trail will make you feel instantly at home. Easy and flat, this gravel trail will take you on a short excursion from Hillsboro to Union Center. But this trail is more of a draw for what it connects you to than for ...
State: WI Length: 55 miles Surface: Gravel
The Iron Horse Trail is one of the longer rails-to-trails conversion in the country. It is primarily a gravel based trail with some crushed rock and is open to mountain bikers, hikers, ATV riders and snowmobilers. Begin the trail in downtown ...
State: WI Length: 18.6 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Kenosha County Bike Trail runs north from the Illinois state line (at 128th Street/SR131) north to 89th Street at the south end of Kenosha. It's a straight short north through mixed urban and wooded greenways. In north Kenosha, the trail ...
State: WI Length: 22 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The La Crosse River State Trail is a link in a chain of rail-trails that connect more than 100 miles. This 21-mile trail leads you from the industrial river community of La Crosse to Sparta, the self-proclaimed biking capital of the United States. ...
State: WI Length: 13 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Lake Country Recreation Trail is located on the former Milwaukee - Watertown Interurban Railway. It was popular in the late 1800's as a direct like between Waukesha and the Oconomowoc lake country. This 13-mile recreation trail now utilizes ...
State: WI Length: 10 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
The Lake Michigan Pathway extends 9.8 miles along the Racine lakeshore. On the north side of Racine, it connects to Racine County's MRK trail at 3 Mile road and South Street. On the south side of Racine, it connects to Racine County' North Shore ...
State: WI Length: 15 miles Surface: Ballast, Gravel
THE TRAIL CONNECTS THE CITIES OF TOMAHAWK AND MINOCQUA. ON THE SOUTH END OF THE TRAIL A 544 FOOT BRIDGE CROSSES THE WISCONSIN RIVER. THE TRAIL TRAVERSES THROUGH A VARIETY OF UPLAND AND LOWLAND SITES. THERE ARE AMPLE FOOD AND BEVERAGE FACILITIES ...
State: WI Length: 5 miles Surface: Ballast, Crushed Stone, Gravel
Racine County's eastern edge is home to two rail-trails plus a stellar connecting trail between them. Because the county standardized its signs a few years back you won't see specific rail-trail names on display (look for Racine County Bikepath ...
State: WI Length: 6.2 miles Surface: Asphalt
Travelers on Mariners Trail will be spoiled with beautiful vistas of beaches, parks, forests and the sparkling waters of Lake Michigan. Supplementing the scenic landscapes are several trailside gardens and public art pieces. The 6-mile paved ...
State: WI Length: 20.1 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Grass, Gravel
The Mascoutin Valley State Park Trail has two segments along an abandoned corridor of the Chicago & North Western Railroad. The eastern segment runs 9.7 miles between SR 26/Main Street in Rosendale and Rolling Meadows Drive near Fond du Lac. ...
State: WI Length: 45 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
State: WI Length: 83.4 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
The Mountain-Bay State Trail runs 83 miles across north-central Wisconsin between Green Bay and Rib Mountain east of Wausau. The trail occupies the old rail corridor of the former Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and is one of the state's longest ...
State: WI Length: 6.7 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt
The Muskego Recreation Trail follows a corridor originally used by the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light, an interurban railroad in southeastern Wisconsin. The corridor was later acquired by Wisconsin Electric Power Company, which is known ...
State: WI Length: 7 miles Surface: Asphalt
The New Berlin Trail runs east–west, arrow straight, through Milwaukee's western suburbs, between Waukesha and West Allis. You will find a very smooth flat trip with a slight downhill advantage if you travel west to east. The first 5.5 miles ...
State: WI Length: 9 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Newton Blackmour State Trail currently runs 9 miles along an old rail corridor between downtown Black Creek and just east of the town of Seymour, where it continues as the Duck Creek Trail east of Vandenheuvel Road. Eventually the trail ...
From Outagamie County Parks : Proposed multipurpose trail of Outagamie County Parks will run between New London and Seymour, Wisconsin on a former railroad route. Currently this trail is completed between Seymour and Black Creek. The trials ...
State: WI Length: 89 miles Surface: Cinder, Crushed Stone, Gravel
Nicolet State Trail runs for 89 miles through three counties, numerous small communities, and Nicolet National Forest in northeastern Wisconsin. Following a former railroad route used by the timber industry in the late 19th century, the heavily ...
State: WI Length: 3 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Gravel
State: WI Length: 2.8 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass, Gravel
The Northwestern Trail begins near the public library in downtown Ripon, a charming small town in eastern Wisconsin. History buffs may want to head a few blocks south from this endpoint to explore the Little White Schoolhouse (303 Blackburn ...
State: WI Length: 97.4 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Oak Leaf Trail (a.k.a. the Old-76 Bike Tour) is the jewel in the crown of Milwaukee County's extensive trail system. The nearly 100-mile trail meanders in and around the city of Milwaukee on a changing terrain of flat rural plains and hilly ...
State: WI Length: 7.1 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Oconto River State Trail offers a 7-mile crushed limestone, level-grade pathway between Stiles Junction and Oconto, which sits on the shores of Lake Michigan. Along the way, you'll enjoy a mixture of forest and pasture views. At its eastern ...
State: WI Length: 19.7 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Old Abe State Trail, a 19.5-mile abandoned railroad grade, connects two State Parks from Chippewa Falls to Cornell, Wisconsin. This old railroad grade has been developed into a multi-use trail for bicyclists, snowmobilers, hikers, horse ...
State: WI Length: 17 miles Surface: Asphalt, Grass
Winding across some of Wisconsin's finest farmland, this scenic trail links the shores of Lake Michigan with the rugged terrain of the Northern Kettle Moraine State Forest and the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. It connects the county's small ...
State: WI Length: 6.5 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass
The 6.5-mile Oliver–Wrenshall Trail runs between Oliver, Wisconsin, and the Minnesota state line, where it continues to Wrenshall as the Alex Laveau section of the Willard Munger State Trail. The route follows a disused railroad bed, passing ...
State: WI Length: 12.5 miles Surface: Asphalt, Gravel
This 14-mile limestone trail is a gorgeous offshoot from a 100-mile continuous trail corridor that includes the Great River State Trail, La Crosse River State Trail, Elroy-Sparta State Trail and the 400 State Trail. The Omaha Trail's gentle ...
State: WI Length: 5 miles Surface: Asphalt
This beautiful 5-mile trail will lead users past various landmarks along the waterfront including the S. S. Meteor, Barker's Island, the old ore docks, and out to Wisconsin Point. The trail is used by bicyclists, rollerbladers, and hikers until ...
State: WI Length: 30 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Ozaukee Interurban Trail is an excellent 30-mile, paved path through the communities of Cedar Grove, Belgium, Port Washington, Grafton, Cedarburg, Mequon and Theinsville. The majority of this trail follows an old electric rail line corridor, ...
The Peace Trail is a scenic tree-shaded route paralleling the Rock River in southern Wisconsin's Janesville. At its northern end, the pathway merges with the Rock River Parkway Trail, which continues east another 2.5 miles along the river. From ...
The Pecatonica State Trail from Belmont to Calamine promises a journey through some early Wisconsin history. Old Belmont was Wisconsin's capital when it was still a territory, and you can visit the First Capitol Historic Site, which includes ...
State: WI Length: 6 miles Surface: Dirt
The Pelishek-Tiffany Nature Trail runs for 6 miles along an abandoned railroad corridor, between the towns of Allens Grove and Clinton. The trail is open to snowmobiles, cyclists, horseback riders and cross-country skiers. The wooded trail passes ...
State: WI Length: 2 miles Surface: Asphalt
Bicycle and pedestrian pathway in parkland along the reconstructed Pike River. A 1.1 mile branch west of the river extends from Old Spring Street south to Oakes Road and along Oakes Road for a short distance. A 0.9 mile branch forms a loop on ...
State: WI Length: 26.2 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
True to its name, the Pine Line Trail cuts through magnificent stands of white pine on its way from Prentice to Medford. For more than 100 years, the corridor was used by the Wisconsin Central Railroad to ship large quantities of eastern white ...
State: WI Length: 14.2 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Pine River Trail is open year round except for Gun Deer Hunting Season, inclimate weather and maintenance. In its span of 14.8 miles and 15 bridge crossings, the trail traverses several distinct wildlife habitats from Richland Center to ...
State: WI Length: 5.9 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Rawley Point Trail is a winding, hard-packed limestone pathway from the harbor town of Two Rivers on the shores of Lake Michigan to Point Beach State Forest. The 6-mile, sometimes hilly, trail offers scenic views of the lake, beaches, dunes ...
State: WI Length: 14.5 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Red Cedar State Trail runs for 14.5 miles between the city of Menomonie and the Dunnville Wildlife Area. From here south of the river it links with the Chippewa River State Trail. Along its route, the Red Cedar trail passes through the communities ...
State: WI Length: 1.7 miles Surface: Concrete
The Richard Bong State Recreation Area, encompassing more than 4,000 acres, is situated in Kansasville, a small town in southeast Wisconsin. The park has amenities for a plethora of activities, including hiking, mountain biking, cross-country ...
State: WI Length: 2.4 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
The Rock River Parkway Trail in Janesville runs between Rockport Park and S. Jackson Street bridge on the north side of the river. Here, at the trail's eastern terminus, you can easily link to Spring Brook Trail from the end of Riverside Drive. ...
State: WI Length: 4 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
The Root River Pathway extends 4 miles, east-to-west beginning at the Main Street Bridge and ending in the natural beauty of Colonial Park. As it follows the path of the Root River, the trail includes educational signposts that tell the story ...
State: WI Length: 8.4 miles Surface: Ballast
The 8.4-mile Saunders State Tail links with the Gandy Dancer Trail at Borea, southwest of Superior, and continues into Minnesota, where it is known as the Soo Line Trail (southern route). The trail is popular with snowmobilers, equestrians, ...
State: WI Length: 17.6 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel
The Seven Waters Bike Trail is a scenic corridor stretching more than 17 miles north–south between Burlington and Muskego Lake into Waukesha County. The trail was originally three trails, locally called Burlington, Waterford–Wind Lake ...
State: WI Length: 5.6 miles Surface: Asphalt
A quick trip on Madison's 5.6-mile Southwest Commuter Path conceals the full scale of this path. It's also the northern segment of the Badger State Trail, which travels 40 miles to the state line and continues for another 32 miles into Illinois. ...
State: WI Length: 16.3 miles Surface: Asphalt
Janesville's Spring Brook Trail provides an important non-motorized route to many of the city's popular recreational amenities. The pathway begins just off the eastern terminus of the Rock River Parkway Trail and crosses the river on its journey ...
State: WI Length: 13.5 miles Surface:
The Stower Seven Lakes State Trail runs for nearly 14 miles along an old railroad corridor between Amery and Dresser, passing through the towns of Deronda, Wanderoos and Nye. In Amery, the trail begins at Harriman Avenue, heading west. If you ...
If you can't make it to Switzerland do the next best thing: take the Sugar River State Trail to "America's Little Switzerland"—New Glarus, Wisconsin. Settled in 1845 by a small tribe of Swiss pioneers, New Glarus today is a living monument ...
State: WI Length: 22.3 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The 400 State Trail travels between Reedsburg and Elroy on 22.3 miles of old Chicago and North Western Railroad line. The trail's curious name has an obvious origin. It is named for the train—Number 400—that traveled 400 miles from Chicago ...
State: WI Length: 29.2 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Tomorrow River State Trail runs for nearly 30 miles between the Wisconsin towns of Plover and Manawa, linking with the communities of Scandinavia, Ogdensburg and Amherst Junction. There is a separate adjacent path for horseback riders, who ...
State: WI Length: 61.8 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Get away from it all on the Tri-County Recreational Corridor. Pick up this North Woods rail-trail in Superior, where it connects with the urban Osaugie Trail, which then leads to the Tri-County Trail in Itasca. Spanning the three counties of ...
State: WI Length: 74 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
From Rice Lake to Park Falls, the Tuscobia Trail travels 74 miles through the Flambeau State Forest and Chequamegon National Forest. Enjoy the rugged wilderness of the Blue Hills from a nearly-level former rail grade. Trail users can hike, mountain ...
State: WI Length: 19 miles Surface: Concrete, Crushed Stone, Gravel
As of 2012, the White River State Trail runs for a total of 19 miles in two separate segments. The Walworth County segment is 12 miles long and runs between Elkhorn and just west of the city of Burlington. The Racine County section is 7 miles ...
State: WI Length: 34 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Woodchips
The Wild Goose State Trail is a premier rail-trail, spanning nearly 35 miles in Dodge and Fond du Lac counties. If you are looking for a peaceful and beautiful place to visit, this trail has it all. Almost the entire trail is tree-covered, very ...
State: WI Length: 104 miles Surface: Ballast, Gravel
The Wild Rivers State Trail runs for 104 miles through Douglas, Washburn and Barron counties in northwest Wisconsin along an old railroad route between Superior and Rice Lake. The surface is compacted gravel in Barron and Washburn counties and ...
State: WI Length: 7.6 miles Surface: Gravel
The Wildwood Trail follows a former railroad right-of-way once owned by the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company. The trail runs between Woodville and Spring Valley and is open to snowmobilers in winter. Through Woodville the trail ...
State: WI Length: 38 miles Surface: Ballast, Crushed Stone
This county-operated trail, named for Winnebago, Outagamie, Waupaca, and Shawano counties, extends from downtown Oshkosh 22 miles to Hortonville and from Tigerton 16 miles to Birnamwood. Trail users can hike, bike, mountain bike, ski and snowmobile. ...