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Badger State Trail

40 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Bannerman Trail

7 mi

State: WI

Dirt, Grass, Sand

Baraboo Riverwalk

2.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Blackhawk Path

2.3 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Brooke Street Trail

2 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Brown Deer Recreational Trail

1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Bugline Trail

15.6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Campus Drive Pedestrian and Bicycle Path

0.8 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Cannonball Path

3.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Capital City State Trail

17 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail

3 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Deming Way Trail

0.6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Downtown Trail (WI)

1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Eisenbahn State Trail

25 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Fox River Trail (Waukesha)

6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Glacial Drumlin State Trail

52 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel

Glacial River Trail

55.8 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Great Sauk State Trail

11.75 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Hank Aaron State Trail

15.2 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Harbor View Trail

1.1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

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Hidden Oaks Trail

0.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Concrete

Lake Country Recreation Trail

15.2 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Lake to Lake Bike Trail (WI)

6.5 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone, Gravel

Levee Trail (Portage)

2.8 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Lower Yahara River Trail

2.5 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Boardwalk

Mascoutin Valley State Trail

21 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone, Grass, Gravel

Meadowbrook Trail

2.4 mi

State: WI

Concrete

Military Ridge State Trail

40 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

New Berlin Recreation Trail

7 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

North Fork Trail (WI)

2 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Concrete

Northwestern Trail

2.8 mi

State: WI

Dirt, Grass, Gravel

Oak Leaf Trail

125 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Old Plank Road Trail (WI)

17 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Ozaukee Interurban Trail

30.1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Peebles Trail

5.6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Pheasant Branch Conservancy Trail

4.2 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone

Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor Trail

1.4 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Prairie Trail (WI)

6.7 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

South Fork Trail (WI)

1.7 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Concrete

Southwest Commuter Path

5.6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Starkweather Creek Path

3.1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

US Highway 12 Path

10.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Upper Yahara River Trail

2.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Boardwalk

West Allis Cross Town Connector

0.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Wild Goose State Trail

34.4 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass

Wingra Creek Path

1.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Wiouwash State Trail

41 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone

Yahara River Bike Path

0.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Trail Image	Trail Name	States	Length	Surface	Rating
	Badger State Trail Rail-trail fans know that Wisconsin’s Elroy-Sparta State Trail is famous for its three tunnels. The Badger State Trail, which heads south from Madison to the Illinois state line (where it connects...	WI	40 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	37 reviews
	Bannerman Trail The Bannerman Trail is open but largely unimproved between the communities of Redgranite and Neshkoro on a former Chicago and North Western Railway corridor. The dirt, grass and sand surface might...	WI	7 mi	Dirt, Grass, Sand	3 reviews
	Baraboo Riverwalk The Baraboo Riverwalk occupies nearly 3 miles of the Baraboo River's east bank. The shared use path brings residents to nature not just by bringing them closer to the river, but also by threading...	WI	2.9 mi	Asphalt	1 reviews
	Blackhawk Path Blackhawk Path offers a convenient way to traverse Shorewood Hills, a western suburb of Madison nestled along Lake Mendota. Increasing its value as a commuting corridor are plans to extend the trail...	WI	2.3 mi	Asphalt	0 reviews
	Brooke Street Trail Fond du Lac's Brooke Street Trail follows a former rail corridor from the community's southern reaches to an endpoint not far from scenic Lake Winnebago. The city's location relative to the lake,...	WI	2 mi	Asphalt	0 reviews
	Brown Deer Recreational Trail 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,...	WI	1 mi	Asphalt	3 reviews
	Bugline Trail 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 Bugline...	WI	15.6 mi	Asphalt	37 reviews
	Campus Drive Pedestrian and Bicycle Path Madison’s Campus Drive Pedestrian and Bicycle Path is a short trail linking the city’s west side with the University of Wisconsin’s agricultural facilities. Both the heart of the university and the...	WI	0.8 mi	Asphalt	1 reviews
	Cannonball Path The Cannonball Path runs on a railbanked Union Pacific corridor from near downtown Madison to Fitchburg, a southern suburb. A majority of the paved trail is complete between Madison's...	WI	3.9 mi	Asphalt	3 reviews
	Capital City State Trail The Capital City State Trail contributes to the impression that you’re never far from a bike path in the Madison area. The paved trail meanders for 17 miles from the suburb of Fitchburg in the...	WI	17 mi	Asphalt	13 reviews
	Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail The Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail begins on the western outskirts of Delafield, a small community about 30 miles west of Milwaukee. From Delafield's Main Street, the trail heads south,...	WI	3 mi	Asphalt	1 reviews
	Deming Way Trail The Deming Way Trail is a recreational path along Pheasant Branch in Middleton, Wisconsin. The two-lane trail accommodates walkers, joggers, dog-walkers and cyclists. Though short, the trail connects...	WI	0.6 mi	Asphalt	0 reviews
	Downtown Trail (WI) The Downtown Trail—also known as the River Trail and Riverwalk Trail—runs alongside the Fond du Lac River for nearly 2 miles in the heart of Fond du Lac. The vast majority of the trail is smooth...	WI	1 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	0 reviews
	Eisenbahn State Trail The Eisenbahn State Trail gives a nod to Wisconsin’s German heritage in its name—Eisenbahn is German for “railway.” The strict translation, “iron road,” refers to the iron rails originally used as...	WI	25 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	18 reviews
	Fox River Trail (Waukesha) 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...	WI	6 mi	Asphalt	7 reviews
	Glacial Drumlin State Trail The 52-mile Glacial Drumlin State Trail between Cottage Grove and Waukesha provides a glimpse into the past when glaciers bore down on southeastern Wisconsin in the last Ice Age. Those gigantic sheets...	WI	52 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel	46 reviews
	Glacial River Trail The Glacial River Trail provides bikers, pedestrians, and in-line skaters with a 55.8-mile off-road/on-road rural route winding through farmland, prairie, wetlands, and woodlands as it passes through...	WI	55.8 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	17 reviews
	Great Sauk State Trail The Great Sauk State Trail spans nearly a dozen miles connecting the communities of Sauk City, Prairie du Sac, and Merrimac. Built along the former Union Pacific Railroad, the smoothly paved...	WI	11.75 mi	Asphalt	11 reviews
	Hank Aaron State Trail In 1957, baseball legend Hank “The Hammer” Aaron led the Milwaukee Braves to the first of two consecutive World Series appearances and a championship over the usually dominant New York Yankees. In...	WI	15.2 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	16 reviews
	Harbor View Trail The Harbor View Trail occupies a former rail bed—now shared with overhead electric transmission wires—on the southern edge of Lakeside Park in Fond du Lac. The trail parallels Harbor View Drive for...	WI	1.1 mi	Asphalt	0 reviews

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Hidden Oaks Trail The Hidden Oaks Trail is a piece of Middleton's expanding shared use path system. It peels off from the North Fork Trail and heads east, passing the Capitol Ice Arena, into the Hinrich's Family Farm...	WI	0.9 mi	Asphalt, Concrete	0 reviews
Lake Country Recreation Trail The Lake Country Recreation Trail runs from the western edge of Waukesha to Oconomowoc in Wisconsin’s Lake Country area. Most of the trail was built on a former Milwaukee-Watertown Interurban Railway...	WI	15.2 mi	Asphalt	24 reviews
Lake to Lake Bike Trail (WI) The Lake to Lake Bike Trail takes you through the beautiful terrain of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. It is a newer, well-maintained trail, with a wide, crushed limestone roadbed. It is used daily...	WI	6.5 mi	Crushed Stone, Gravel	7 reviews
Levee Trail (Portage) As is apparent from the name, the trail sits atop a beside along the Wisconsin River. The trail is asphalt and easy to use for people of all ages and abilities. The trail begins in Edgewater Street in...	WI	2.8 mi	Asphalt	0 reviews
Lower Yahara River Trail Dane County's Lower Yahara River Trail offers an incredibly scenic experience in the Madison area. On its western end, the 2.5-mile paved pathway connects to the Capital City State Trail near the...	WI	2.5 mi	Asphalt, Boardwalk	4 reviews
Mascoutin Valley State Trail The Mascoutin Valley State Trail is divided into two segments along a former corridor of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The eastern section runs 10 miles between Fond du Lac and Rosendale. The...	WI	21 mi	Crushed Stone, Grass, Gravel	8 reviews
Meadowbrook Trail Meadowbrook Trail parallels Meadowbrook Road offering a useful and convenient off-road route through northwest Waukesha. It begins at a connection to Lake Country Recreation Trail, a 15-mile east-west...	WI	2.4 mi	Concrete	2 reviews
Military Ridge State Trail The Military Ridge State Trail finds the high ground as it rolls across 40 miles of idyllic farmland from the outskirts of Madison to the historic mining town of Dodgeville. It follows an American...	WI	40 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	15 reviews
New Berlin Recreation Trail The paved New Berlin Recreation Trail runs straight as an east–west compass bearing for 7 miles through the western Milwaukee suburbs, from New Berlin to Waukesha. While it is void of trestles,...	WI	7 mi	Asphalt	20 reviews
North Fork Trail (WI) The North Fork Trail begins beside US-12, intersecting with Middleton's other multiuse trails: specifically the US Highway 12 Path; Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor Trail; and the Deming Way Trail. The...	WI	2 mi	Asphalt, Concrete	0 reviews
Northwestern Trail 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...	WI	2.8 mi	Dirt, Grass, Gravel	4 reviews
Oak Leaf Trail The Oak Leaf Trail is the jewel in the crown of Milwaukee County’s extensive trail system. The trail meanders for more than 125 miles in and around the city of Milwaukee on a changing terrain of flat...	WI	125 mi	Asphalt	38 reviews
Old Plank Road Trail (WI) The Old Plank Road Trail parallels State Route 23—a road originally built out of wooden planks in the 1800s—from the western edge of Sheboygan to the Village of Greenbush. The trail was one of the...	WI	17 mi	Asphalt	17 reviews
Ozaukee Interurban Trail If you’re going to visit the historical communities that lie just west of Lake Michigan, why not use the former route of the venerable interurban railroad? The Ozaukee Interurban Trail stretches the...	WI	30.1 mi	Asphalt	24 reviews
Peebles Trail The Peebles Trail is a nearly 6-mile pathway, linking Fond du Lac at the southern edge of Lake Winnebago with St. Peter (Taycheedah) to its east. The trail also passes through the unincorporated...	WI	5.6 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	1 reviews
Pheasant Branch Conservancy Trail The Pheasant Branch Conservancy Trail forms a loop within the scenic Pheasant Branch Conservancy, a natural area containing a marsh, meadows, forest and hills. The area is home to a vast array of...	WI	4.2 mi	Crushed Stone	2 reviews
Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor Trail The Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor Trail follows a lush wooded creek through Middleton, a northwestern suburb of Wisconsin’s state capital. Its east end is anchored by the beautiful Pheasant Branch...	WI	1.4 mi	Asphalt	0 reviews
Prairie Trail (WI) The Prairie Trail offers a paved route of nearly 7 miles along the eastern boundary of Fond du Lac, a mid-sized city befitting its French name which means “foot of the lake” as it hugs the southern...	WI	6.7 mi	Asphalt	0 reviews
South Fork Trail (WI) The South Fork Trail is a multipurpose recreation path in the City of Middleton, a suburb of Madison, Wisconsin. It winds east to west, from beneath US-12/14 to the Pleasant View Golf Course. The...	WI	1.7 mi	Asphalt, Concrete	0 reviews
Southwest Commuter Path All it takes is a short ride on Madison’s 5.6-mile South west Commuter Path to understand the critical role it plays in getting people around town. Not only does it pass within a mile of the State...	WI	5.6 mi	Asphalt	5 reviews
Starkweather Creek Path The Starkweather Creek Path traces the waterway north from the Capital City State Trail through Madison’s eastern neighborhoods of Starkweather, Worthington Park, Eken Park and Carpenter-Ridgeway. The...	WI	3.1 mi	Asphalt	1 reviews
US Highway 12 Path The US Highway 12 Path offers a convenient, non-motorized alternative to traveling on the highway. The paved pathway begins in Middleton and heads northwest paralleling the roadway, separated from...	WI	10.9 mi	Asphalt	2 reviews
Upper Yahara River Trail In south-central Wisconsin, the Upper Yahara River Trail connects the communities of DeForest and Windsor along a beautiful wooded waterway. Buffered by neighborhoods, the trail offers residents an...	WI	2.9 mi	Asphalt, Boardwalk	2 reviews
West Allis Cross Town Connector Although short, the West Allis Cross Town Connector represents an important start to a future link between three trails in Milwaukee County. Currently, the trail begins at a junction with the New...	WI	0.9 mi	Asphalt	3 reviews
Wild Goose State Trail The Wild Goose State Trail is a premier rail-trail, spanning approximately 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...	WI	34.4 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass	20 reviews
Wingra Creek Path The Wingra Creek Path—also known as the Wingra Bike Path—runs along the winding waterway in Madison. The trail provides a critical link from the neighborhoods south of downtown Madison to the Capital...	WI	1.9 mi	Asphalt	0 reviews
Wiouwash State Trail Wisconsin’s Wiouwash State Trail is named for the four counties it passes through: Winnebago, Outagamie, Waupaca and Shawano. Currently, 41 miles of the rail-trail are open in two disconnected...	WI	41 mi	Crushed Stone	22 reviews
Yahara River Bike Path The Yahara River Bike Path, on the northeastern side of Madison, is anchored by Tenney Park on one end and the 17-mile Capital City Trail on the other. From one recreational amenity to the other, the...	WI	0.9 mi	Asphalt	0 reviews

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Meadowbrook Trail

great loop

September, 2020 by jdwizski

Used the trail to connect the Glacial drumlin to the Lake country. Makes for a nice loop.

Ozaukee Interurban Trail

Enjoy the Ride!

September, 2020 by lbbike

I rode this trail in its entirety today logging 61.2 miles. The only reason that I rated this trail as 4 instead of 5 stars are the segments on roads instead of the trail. I did try to carefully navigate and watch for the signs, but still got lost a few times. Aside from that, there were some really enjoyable scenic portions to the trail as you head further north. The bridge near Grafton (cover photo for this trail) was particularly awesome. I also enjoyed the lakefront park in Port Washington. Plenty of places to stop and eat if you so choose. The portion of the trail furthest north has the least amount of intersections, so it's great if you want to ride with minimal interruptions. All in all I enjoyed my ride, and would do it again!

Badger State Trail

We enjoyed writing on this trail as a family. The tunnels are closed, because there were rocks falling from the ceiling (We ran into one of the employees who monitors the trails).

September, 2020 by sissijojo

We enjoyed writing on this trail as a family. The tunnels are closed, because there were rocks falling from the ceiling (We ran into one of the employees who monitors the trails).

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Badger State Trail

DISAPPOINTED

September, 2020 by jkrause1125

Rode from Monroe to Monticello, and then to the Stewart Tunnel. Was told the tunnel was closed, but not monitored, so we could still ride thru. Not the case, tunnel entrance was gated and locked - disappointing. The trail itself had some pretty scenery but is not well maintained or mowed.

Badger State Trail

The Stewart Tunnel is closed off because it is structurally unsafe. It is also posted on The Friends Of The Suagar and Badger State Trails Website.

September, 2020 by jacoblawrencegrabow

The Stewart Tunnel is closed off because it is structurally unsafe. It is also posted on The Friends Of The Suagar and Badger State Trails Website.

Badger State Trail

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/badger For more current information see link to the WDNR website and Stewart Tunnel will likely not be open for the remainder of 2020.

September, 2020 by jacoblawrencegrabow

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/badger For more current information see link to the WDNR website and Stewart Tunnel will likely not be open for the remainder of 2020.

Bugline Trail

Bugline Trail-Enjoyed my ride

September, 2020 by lbbike

Today was my first ride on the Bugline. It is completely paved and well maintained. Parts of the trail are "rail-trail" and some are not. I lost my way several times as sidewalks are part of the trail through a couple of the towns. There are some longer sections through wooded areas, which are beautiful. I also drove by a quarry with a really blue lake, which was unexpected. As opposed to the relatively gradual grade of Rail-Trails, this one has some hills in it; one was relatively steep, but small.

I began my ride in Menomonee Falls, and the trail end is just east of North Lake. There is really nothing at the end of the trail but a driveway into a logging outfit.

Overall, I really did enjoy my ride, and would do it again!

Ozaukee Interurban Trail

Great trail

September, 2020 by jlmueller

This trail is beautiful, well marked and maintained. Rode our bikes from Harrington Beach state park to Port Washington 11.6 miles each way. From Harrington Beach traveled on cedar beach road 3.3 miles to catch trail.

Badger State Trail

Go for the tunnel

September, 2020 by marxdm

Met some nice people on my trek here. The tunnel was closed but we were still able to go thru. Not sure why it is closed. Scenic trail with dirt gravel terrain. Goes thru a couple towns and can connect to other trails.

Military Ridge State Trail

Scenic

September, 2020 by marxdm

I did this trail twice to see what I missed. Mount Horeb is where I started the second time. Bustling with people there. Seems uphill headed towards Dodgeville. Winds thru a town. Woodsy but also watch out for sand! Nice part about Mount Horeb is the bathrooms were open and clean!

Glacial River Trail

not well marked

August, 2020 by rachelo013

Attempted to pick up trail in Jefferson County where it intersects with the Glacial Drumlin State trail; it was poorly marked and I was unable to follow it in either direction. Very disappointed.

Great Sauk State Trail

Great Sauk Trail was great!

August, 2020 by jjtilly3179

We parked at the VFW park and headed north today. The trail was beautiful. Pretty flat with mild grades. We rode south, where you could view more of the river. It was a pleasant ride! We did cross the river and the trail ran along side the Hiway, then ran out.

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