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400 State Trail

22.3 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone

Badger State Trail

40 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Baraboo Riverwalk

2.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Blackhawk Path

2.3 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

Cheese Country Recreation Trail

47 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone

Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail

3 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Deming Way Trail

0.6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Dorr Road Bike Path

2.7 mi

State: IL

Asphalt

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

Hidden Oaks Trail

0.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Concrete

Kiwanis Bike Trail

4 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Lake Country Recreation Trail

15.2 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Levee Trail (Portage)

2.8 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Accordion

Lower Yahara River Trail

2.5 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Boardwalk

Meadowbrook Trail

2.4 mi

State: WI

Concrete

Military Ridge State Trail

40 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

North Fork Trail (WI)

2 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Concrete

Northwestern Trail

2.8 mi

State: WI

Dirt, Grass, Gravel

Peace Trail

6.4 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Pelishek-Tiffany Nature Trail

6 mi

State: WI

Dirt, Grass

Pheasant Branch Conservancy Trail

4.2 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone

Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor Trail

1.4 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Rock River Parkway Trail

2.4 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Concrete

South Connector Trail

3.8 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

South Fork Trail (WI)

1.7 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Concrete

Southwest Commuter Path

5.6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Spring Brook Trail

5.1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Starkweather Creek Path

3.1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Sugar River State Trail

22.7 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

US Highway 12 Path

10.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Upper Yahara River Trail

2.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Boardwalk

Wild Goose State Trail

34.4 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass

Wingra Creek Path

1.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Wolf Run Trail (WI)

2 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone

Yahara River Bike Path

0.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Trail Image	Trail Name	States	Length	Surface	Rating
	400 State Trail Traveling the 400 State Trail is a numbers game. The trail’s name refers to the old Chicago and North Western Railway’s “No. 400” passenger train that zoomed through here between Chicago and St....	WI	22.3 mi	Crushed Stone	24 reviews
	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
	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
	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
	Cheese Country Recreation Trail If you’re looking for an invigorating motorized-trail experience, the Cheese Country Recreation Trail (aka the Tri-County Trail) won’t disappoint. If you’re on foot, hoof, or self-propelled two...	WI	47 mi	Crushed Stone	33 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
	Dorr Road Bike Path The Dorr Road Bike Path begins at South Beloit Municipal Park and parallels the roadway for its entire length. The views are primarily residential. After about three-quarters of a mile (from the...	IL	2.7 mi	Asphalt	1 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
	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
	Kiwanis Bike Trail The Kiwanis Bike Trail, named for the Kiwanis Club that spearheaded the effort to build the trail, parallels the western bank of the Rock River through the southern Wisconsin community of Janesville....	WI	4 mi	Asphalt	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
	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

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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
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	1 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
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
Peace Trail Stretching from Afton to Janesville, the northern section of the Peace Trail offers a paved, tree-shaded route paralleling the Rock River and an active rail line. At its northern end, the trail merges...	WI	6.4 mi	Asphalt	4 reviews
Pelishek-Tiffany Nature Trail 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...	WI	6 mi	Dirt, Grass	4 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
Rock River Parkway Trail 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...	WI	2.4 mi	Asphalt, Concrete	1 reviews
South Connector Trail This path runs along the north side of Highway 11 and south of the city of Janesville. The eastern end starts about 3/4 of a mile west of I-39 and runs all the way to S County Road D, crossing over...	WI	3.8 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
Spring Brook Trail 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...	WI	5.1 mi	Asphalt	1 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
Sugar River State Trail If you can’t make it to Switzerland, then you can 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 group...	WI	22.7 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	51 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
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
Wolf Run Trail (WI) The Wolf Run Trail supports a wide variety of users on its two miles of crushed gravel, situated on the outskirts of Mazomanie in northwestern Dane County. Heading southeast from the charming...	WI	2 mi	Crushed Stone	1 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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Recent Trail Reviews

Cheese Country Recreation Trail

Tough but doable

September, 2020 by mikenue

Date of ride: 09/20/2020 Bike: hybrid with 42mm tires The Cheese Country trail, as other reviews state, is not a relaxing ride. You have to work for every mile. The gravel is large and there are lots of soft patches. I rode on a weekend so there was quite a bit of ATV traffic. All of the riders were respectful and slowed down to pass, but they kicked up a lot of dust. The 47 miles from Mineral Point to Monroe took 6 hrs. The scenery is nice, but you won’t get to enjoy it much as you’ll be focusing on the trail. If you are looking for a pleasant cerusged limestone trail

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).

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.

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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.

Sugar River State Trail

Stewart Tunnel is currently Structurally unsafe with falling debr1

September, 2020 by jacoblawrencegrabow

Stewart Tunnel is currently Structurally unsafe with falling debr1

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!

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.

400 State Trail

Just ok

September, 2020 by marxdm

I thought this trail was just ok. One spot where there is bluffs and a river is scenic. Otherwise its pretty straight forward, easy to ride, just not a favorite of mine.

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!

Sugar River State Trail

Terrible terrain

September, 2020 by marxdm

I rode this entire trail on Sunday. I highly DO NOT recommend this trail unless you have a mountain bike or like beating the crap out of your bike, are looking to crash, or you want a flat tire. Terrain is similar to the Badger State Trail and they do cross, but that trail has the tunnel going for it. Lot of areas of sand you don't foresee, narrowness, holes, sticks, trees, dirt, mud. An all around dirty time. Not much to see. Just woods. I don't see the state maintaining this trail. Many other trails with less people out there that nobody knows about! Sorry Sugar River, you FAIL

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.

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