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Barstow to Frederick Street Connector (Route of the Badger)

0.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Brown Deer Recreational Trail

1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Bugline Trail (Route of the Badger)

17.42 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Cannonball Path

3.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Eisenbahn State Trail (Route of the Badger)

24.3 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Glacial Drumlin State Trail (Route of the Badger)

52 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel

Glacial River Trail

55.8 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Great Sauk State Trail

9.65 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Hank Aaron State Trail (Route of the Badger)

15.2 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Jefferson County Interurban Trail

2.25 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 (Route of the Badger)

2.4 mi

State: WI

Concrete

New Berlin Recreation Trail

7 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Oak Leaf Trail (Route of the Badger)

123.6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Ozaukee Interurban Trail (Route of the Badger)

30.1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Pheasant Branch Conservancy Trail

4.2 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone

Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor Trail

1.4 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Accordion

South Fork Trail (WI)

1.7 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Concrete

Southwest Commuter Path

5.6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Upper Yahara River Trail

2.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Boardwalk

Wiouwash State Trail

41 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone

Badger State Trail

40 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Baraboo Riverwalk

2.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Capital City State Trail

17.2 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail (Route of the Badger)

3 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Fox River Trail (Route of the Badger)

6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Lake Country Trail

15.2 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Military Ridge State Trail

39.1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

North Mendota Trail

4.14 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Boardwalk

Old Plank Road Trail (WI)

37.6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Peebles Trail

5.6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Prairie Trail (WI)

6.7 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

US Highway 12 Path

10.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

West Allis Cross Town Connector (Route of the Badger)

0.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Wild Goose State Trail

34.4 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass

Bannerman Trail

7 mi

State: WI

Dirt, Grass, Sand

Campus Drive Pedestrian and Bicycle Path

0.8 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Northwestern Trail

2.8 mi

State: WI

Dirt, Grass, Gravel

Starkweather Creek Path

3.1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Blackhawk Path

2.3 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Brooke Street Trail

2 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

CamRock Trail

2.4 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone

Deming Way Trail

0.6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Downtown Trail (WI)

1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Harbor View Trail

1.1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Hidden Oaks Trail

0.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Concrete

Ice Age Junction Trail

3.8 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

North Fork Trail (WI)

2 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Concrete

Wingra Creek Path

1.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Yahara River Bike Path

0.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Trail Image	Trail Name	States	Length	Surface	Rating
	Barstow to Frederick Street Connector (Route of the Badger) The City of Waukesha has developed a number of connector trails to link popular trails and create continuous routes through the city. A number of longer, popular trails—such as the Glacial Drumlin...	WI	0.9 mi	Asphalt	1 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	4 reviews
	Bugline Trail (Route of the Badger) Overview 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...	WI	17.42 mi	Asphalt	45 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
	Eisenbahn State Trail (Route of the Badger) Overview 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...	WI	24.3 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	21 reviews
	Glacial Drumlin State Trail (Route of the Badger) 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	55 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	18 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	9.65 mi	Asphalt	20 reviews
	Hank Aaron State Trail (Route of the Badger) 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	17 reviews
	Jefferson County Interurban Trail The Jefferson County Interurban Trail is a paved multi-use trail that follows a former interurban rail line for what will eventually be almost eleven miles through Jefferson and Waukesha County. About...	WI	2.25 mi	Asphalt	1 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	10 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	1 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	5 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	12 reviews
	Meadowbrook Trail (Route of the Badger) 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
	New Berlin Recreation Trail Overview 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...	WI	7 mi	Asphalt	22 reviews
	Oak Leaf Trail (Route of the Badger) Overview The Oak Leaf Trail is the jewel in the crown of Milwaukee County’s extensive trail system. The trail meanders for 123 miles in and around the city of Milwaukee on a changing terrain of...	WI	123.6 mi	Asphalt	46 reviews
	Ozaukee Interurban Trail (Route of the Badger) Overview 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...	WI	30.1 mi	Asphalt	28 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	3 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	1 reviews

Accordion

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	1 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
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	3 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	30 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	44 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	2 reviews
Capital City State Trail Overview 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...	WI	17.2 mi	Asphalt	13 reviews
Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail (Route of the Badger) 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
Fox River Trail (Route of the Badger) 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
Lake Country Trail The Lake Country 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	25 reviews
Military Ridge State Trail NOTE: A State Trail Pass ($25 annually/$5 daily) is required for bicyclists and in-line skaters ages 16 and older. Snowmobilers must display either a Wisconsin registration or a snowmobile State Trail...	WI	39.1 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	22 reviews
North Mendota Trail The North Mendota trail is a 12-ft wide asphalt trail that connects Waunakee and Governor Nelson State Park, on the shores of Lake Mendota. Starting at the northern trailhead in the village of...	WI	4.14 mi	Asphalt, Boardwalk	1 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	37.6 mi	Asphalt	21 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	3 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	3 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	4 reviews
West Allis Cross Town Connector (Route of the Badger) 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	22 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	7 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
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
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
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
CamRock Trail The CamRock Trail travels 2.4 miles through its namesake CamRock Park in Cambridge, Wisconsin. CamRock Park, managed by Dane County Parks, offers a number of ammenities to trail users including...	WI	2.4 mi	Crushed Stone	0 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
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
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
Ice Age Junction Trail The Ice Age Junction Trails not only travels 3.8 miles across Dane County, WI, but also takes trail users millions of years back in time. While most of Wisconsin spent the Ice Age covered by...	WI	3.8 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	0 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
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
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

Recent Trail Reviews

Bannerman Trail

great walking trail

March, 2024 by seubertmarylynn

I access the trail at the highway 73 opening. It is beautiful & quiet. My dogs love it.

Brown Deer Recreational Trail

Oak Leaf > Ozaukee Interurban Connector

February, 2024 by davesnyder1622

Officially part of the Milwaukee County Oak Leaf Trail system, this connector joins the Oak Leaf loop at Brown Deer Park and meets the Ozaukee Interurban Trail seamlessly at County Line Road. Combined with the Oak Leaf’s Lakefront, River Line and Zip Line segments, they provide straight, smooth pavement on railbed between downtown Milwaukee and Cedarburg, and beyond.

Peebles Trail

Crushed stone was upgraded to asphalt by the end of 2022. Much smoother ride from end to end. Still absent a direct link into Lakeside Park.

November, 2023 by jmreese1

Crushed stone was upgraded to asphalt by the end of 2022. Much smoother ride from end to end. Still absent a direct link into Lakeside Park.

Accordion

Military Ridge State Trail

Beautiful ride

November, 2023 by christyfry14

Rode from Mt. Horeb to Ridgeway and back. Beautiful countryside and the trail is great. All well kept. Can’t wait to go back!

Badger State Trail

Beautiful trail

November, 2023 by christyfry14

I’ve ridden this trail several times. It’s well kept. Most of it is shady and fairly flat.

Oak Leaf Trail (Route of the Badger)

South Shore Line

November, 2023 by thejake91739

On a perfect weekday morning in early October I experienced by bicycle the South Shore portion of the Oak Leaf Trail.
I parked in the Grant Park Beach parking lot in South Milwaukee and headed north to Cupertino Park and then back, a distance of about twelve miles. Even though it was such a short ride it took me over two hours since I had to frequently stop for the awesome photo ops. The views of the lake and the Milwaukee skyline are sensational!
The trail is obviously beloved by the community. Not only were there plenty of other bicyclists, but there were a tremendous amount of friendly pedestrians walking their dogs or getting their steps in, especially in Bay View Park.
The South Shore portion of the trail has so much to offer: woods, tree lined streets with charming homes, wildflowers, squirrels, geese, shoreline, lots of curves, five parks, yachts, and plenty of benches to take in the marvelous views of Lake Michigan and the downtown skyline. Besides the lake views, I especially enjoyed the curvy trail covered in golden leaves through the woods of Grant Park.

TWO WORDS OF WARNING:
1) There are hills.
2) There are cracked and uplifted portions of trail through the woods of Grant Park due to tree roots. They will effectively work like speed bumps and slow you down a bit.

However, all in all, this is an enjoyable ride and certainly worthy of your time and five stars!

Great Sauk State Trail

Another Nice One

November, 2023 by the_masseuse

Super nice paved trail with lovely views! Only bummer is the trail is closed going into some park? at the end. Runs through a reservation land which is interesting. Has a cool sundial along the trail.

Military Ridge State Trail

Military ridge trail 9/8/23

September, 2023 by jglass52

The weather went from to hot to to cold. 68 degrees, cloudy, threatening rain. I rode a MB from Ridgeway to a little east of Blue Mounds around 10 miles then 10 miles back to Ridgeway. Would have gone further but the weather was questionable. The trail is a little up and down and found loose sand and gravel on the grades. Otherwise the trail was in great condition, downed trees were all cut back and moved off the trail. Lots of trail bridges in the Blue Mounds area. All of the towns had places for food and drinks. Barneveld had toilets and picnic tables for resting. I did find a picnic table 3 miles West of Barneveld, so I stopped and warmed up some soup.
I would like to return but start my ride at Verona and ride to Mt Horeb or Blue Mounds.
Wisconsin has fantastic trails and don't mind paying the $5 trail pass. I'm from Illinois

Mascoutin Valley State Trail

Meh Pt. 2

September, 2023 by the_masseuse

I forgot!! If you wanna ride the trail in its entirety.. the gap is about 8 miles

Mascoutin Valley State Trail

Meh..

September, 2023 by the_masseuse

A nice trail, well kept, just a little boring. I’m sure it’s time to shine is true fall with the leaves in full force. 0 bathrooms and tons of little black bugs atm.

Bugline Trail (Route of the Badger)

Excellent trail ride

September, 2023 by jcook1950_tl

trail is in perfect condition and while there were a fair number of users, it was never crowded or congested on this saturday morning. It was a joy to ride roundtrip from menomonee falls to north lake. The only steep hill is in merton just east of dorn road. The small towns of sussex and lannon have some taverns that look interesting. Menomonee park above the north part of the trail just west of lannon road is worth a visit.

Military Ridge State Trail

We started out across the street from Riley Tavern and went all the way to Blue Mounds. Beautiful trail, well groomed and loved going through Mt Horeb. When we finished we were able to go to the Tavern for refreshments. Beautiful day!!

September, 2023 by danandjulie924

We started out across the street from Riley Tavern and went all the way to Blue Mounds. Beautiful trail, well groomed and loved going through Mt Horeb. When we finished we were able to go to the Tavern for refreshments. Beautiful day!!

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