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NINTH EDITION Welcome As Governor, it’s my pleasure to invite you to explore our outstanding natural resources, charming towns and exciting cities on two wheels. Wisconsin is a leader in bicycling, offering a world class combination of linear and mountain bike trails and lightly-traveled rural paved roads. In fact, Wisconsin is home to the nation’s first rails to trails program, which has now converted 80 former rail beds into recreational trails that crisscross the state. From picturesque rolling country hills in southwestern Wisconsin to the premier CAMBA mountain biking trails in northern Wisconsin to exceptional touring trails in every corner of the state, Wisconsin offers an outstanding ride for all levels of biking enthusiasts. It’s a great way to explore our natural beauty and rich heritage, and no matter where you are, there are plenty of friendly people ready to welcome you. Use this guide as your starting point to plan your next biking adventure in Wisconsin. We look forward to welcoming you.

Sincerely,

Scott Walker Governor CONTENTS Using the Guide/Map Legend...... 3 Northwest...... 4 Linear Bike Trails...... 5 Mountain Biking Trails...... 8 Road Biking Tours...... 12 Northeast...... 14 Linear Bike Trails...... 15 Mountain Biking Trails...... 18 Road Biking Tour...... 22

GLENN SANDERSON East Central...... 24 Linear Bike Trails...... 25 Mountain Biking Trails...... 30 Road Biking Tours...... 32 Central...... 34 Linear Bike Trails...... 35 Mountain Biking Trails...... 38 Road Biking Tours...... 42 Southwest...... 44 Linear Bike Trails...... 45 Mountain Biking Trails...... 50 Road Biking Tours...... 52 South Central...... 54 Linear Bike Trails...... 55 Mountain Biking Trails...... 60 Road Biking Tours...... 62 Southeast...... 64 Linear Bike Trails...... 65 Mountain Biking Trails...... 68

ROBB FISCHER Road Biking Tours...... 72 Wisconsin Biking Events...... 74 Alphabetical Index...... 80

This publication is produced by the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, Stephanie Klett, Secretary, with the support and cooperation of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the Wisconsin Bike Federation. Published March, 2017 Wisconsin Department of Tourism 201 W. Washington Avenue P.O. Box 8690 Madison, WI 53707-8690 WISCONSIN BIKE FED 800-432-8747, 608-266-2161 www.TravelWisconsin.com NICK COLLURA

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sk any devoted bicyclist and they’ll tell you straight: Wisconsin is a great state for cycling. Riding cliffside, cruising wide-open country roads, or dodging pines in a 1.5 million acre forest – this is Wisconsin biking. You haven’t biked some of the coun- Atry’s greatest trails until you’ve biked our state. We’re currently ranked as one of the top 10 biking states in the nation by the League of American Bicyclists. Wisconsin was the first state to convert abandoned railways to multiuse paths. One of the best known, the Elroy-Sparta State Trail, is the nation’s first rails-to-trails conversion. Wisconsin’s secondary road system is among the best in the nation. Looking for open country roads? We’ve got ‘em, complete with grazing cows in the distance for that true Midwest experience. Think you’re extreme? Give Wisconsin mountain biking a try. Our rolling hills make for intense off-roading adventures. Plus Wisconsin’s landscape takes you to beautiful places you can’t see from the road. But it’s more than just our miles of well-groomed trails and beautiful scenery. Our active state advocacy group, the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin, is dedicated to funding the sport. Wisconsin is also a favorite of world-class bicycle manufacturers. Companies such as Trek, Pacific Cycle and Saris love the combination of the state’s urban and country landscape and sports culture and have built their businesses here. So with that going for us, where else would you rather ride? Head on out and let the good times roll!

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USING 94 Interstate Highway 51 US Highway THE GUIDE 68 State Highway G County Highway This edition of the Wisconsin Biking Town Road (Paved) Guide is a sampling of some of the wonderful biking experiences Wis- Town Road (Gravel) consin has to offer. While the guide is Bike Route on State Highways by no means a comprehensive list of Bike Route on County Highways all the biking opportunities within the Bike Route on Town Roads (Paved) state, it offers an excellent starting Bike Route on Town Roads (Gravel) point for planning your Wisconsin Linear Bike Trail (Paved) biking adventure. We’ve divided the Linear Bike Trail (Unpaved) state into seven geographic regions, Purpose-Built Mountain Bike Trail and within each of those regions, the rides are divided into three catego- Hiking Trail/Other Trail ries: linear bike trails, mountain bike County Lines trails and road biking tours. Railroad The location of each trail or route Park Boundary is indicated on the region map at the Parking Lot beginning of each section. The col- 2.9 Mileage Indicators or-coded numbers correspond to the Trailhead numbers before each trail or route. Trailhead with Parking Lot The featured maps and road biking tours in each region have been Trailhead with On-Street Parking selected from previous editions of Parking Lot the Wisconsin Biking Guides and All Services represent a cross section of the many Some Services biking opportunities within each re- Tavern gion. The key to the right refers to the Bicycle Service symbols used in the maps. Shelter Each region features a “Worth a Point of Interest Stop” sidebar highlighting some of Unincorporated Town the various tourist attractions you’ll find in that region. We’ve also sprin- Incorporated Town kled in other interesting biking facts, Telephone information and safety tips. Lodging To round things out, we’ve com- Public Campground piled a list of biking events through- Private Campground out the state as well as additional Food Service biking resources. Grocery Showers Water SAFETY FIRST Flush Toilet When riding, always act in the best interest of Pit Toilet yourself and your companions. Be sure to: n Obey specific bicycle and general traffic Hiking Only Trail regulations. Park/Picnic Area n Show courtesy to all road or trail users. Playground n Wear appropriate gear, including a well- adjusted helmet. Historical Marker or Museum n Maintain your bicycle in excellent operating Swimming condition. Underpass n Choose routes within the ability of you and State Park your companions. n Carry sufficient food, drink, first aid County Park supplies, and tools. Travel Wisconsin Welcome Center

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WISCONSIN STATE PARKS 53 Apostle Islands 2 61 Red Lake SuperiorCornucopia Cliff 13 Bayfield Madeline Duluth Island Port Wing 1 La Pointe 35 5 10 13 7 Superior Washburn Iron River Odanah 8 Brule Ashland 53 2 2 35 Hurley Ironwood MICHIGAN Solon Drummond Montreal Springs 63 Mellen 77 51 27 45 41 Gordon 1 8 Clam Cable Lake Glidden Mercer 2 Minong Manitowish Land MINNESOTA 77 13 51 O’ Lakes 77 Danbury Butternut Phelps iver 12 Hayward Park 17 R 63 ix Trego Falls Eagle ro 70 C Webster River Florence Stone 70 t. 70 S Hertel Spooner Lake 70 2 Iron Grantsburg Fifield Minocqua Mountain Radisson Winter 139 FLORENCE 70 Siren Three M Escanaba Niagara e Shell Lakes 32 Hiles n 11 o 63 Lake m 2 i 3 17 n Phillips Cavour e Birchwood 8 e 40 FOREST Goodman Luck 48 Crandon Peshtigo Pembine Cumberland 13 8 Laona Balsam Rice Prentice 141 St. Croix Lake Lake 41 35 Falls Ladysmith Ogema Wabeno MARINETTE 2 Bruce 73 Washington 8 Island Dresser 3 55 Carter Wausaukee Turtle Barron Gills 17 53 27 Jump Townsend Lake R Rock Osceola Chetek River 39 Lily Lakewood iv Amery 6 LANGLADE er Ellison 35 46 Holcombe 51 32 Bay New 45 Langlade Crivitz Polar Ephraim Sister Bay Somerset Richmond Medford Antigo Mountain 64 Gilman 64 Cornell 64 White River Fish Creek 94 Stillwater 63 Bloomer Lake 64 Pound Peshtigo Marinette Egg Baileys 65 Harbor Hudson Baldwin Harbor Minneapolis 4 MENOMINEE Chippewa Aniwa Knapp Falls Cadott Wausau 141 42 Jacksonport 94 47 St. Paul 29 OCONTO 2 13 Birnamwood Gillett 57 Keshena Green Bay 29 Bowler Oconto 61 Menomonie 5 Eau Claire Oconto Prescott River 9 7 Wittenberg Shawano Sturgeon 10 Falls 73 Falls 39 SHAWANO Shawano 32 Bay 10 Downsville Elderon Embarrass Bonduel Brussels 72 1 6 DOOR Ellsworth = Linear Bike Trails 45 57 4 Augusta l 29 35 61 35 63 85 22 Pulaski 10 2 Bay City Fairchild l = Mountain Bike Trails Rosholt Marion River Dyckesville Maiden Durand 51 47 Rock 10 Clintonville Green Algoma = Road Biking Tours 66 l 49 Red Wing 12 Seymour Bay 54 93 94 13 Iola Black WOOD 161 Creek KEWAUNEE 73 Amherst WAUPACA 45 De Pere Kewaunee 29 PORTAGE OUTAGAMIE BROWN 35 10 54 Wabasha Wisconsin Waupaca New 41 43 Denmark 42 London 54 Rapids 39 Little ox 4 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. Babcock Chute F 63 Black JACKSON Nekoosa Weyauwega Fremont River Falls Kaukauna 147 Mishicot 95 73 51 61 53 Appleton in Plainfield s Rome 10 Brillion n Wild Rose Winchester Menasha co 57 Two is 10 80 W 13 WAUSHARA 49 Reedsville Rivers Galesville 54 Neenah 55 32 Warrens Petenwell WINNEBAGO Wautoma MANITOWOC o Manitowoc 14 Rochester Coloma Omro CALUMET Arkdale Redgranite g Trempealeau Necedah e Winona 21 a 151 21 k

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Scale: 1 inch = approximately 40 miles = Travel Wisconsin Welcome Center Location 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Linear Bike Trails 1 Chippewa River State Trail 4 Old Abe State Trail This 30-mile trail extends from Phoenix The Old Abe State Trail is a paved 19.5- Park in downtown Eau Claire and travels mile trail connecting Lake Wissota State south along the Chippewa River through Park near Chippewa Falls and Brunet river bottoms, prairies, sandstone bluffs Island State Park in Cornell. A newly paved and wetlands. The trail joins the Red section of trail runs from Jim Falls to Cor- Cedar State Trail in the Dunnville Wildlife nell. A future link with the Chippewa River Area and ends at the town of Durand. The and Red Cedar State Trails will make this trail is part of the Chippewa Valley Trail a 70-mile trail system. A daily or annual System. When completed, the trail system State Trail Pass is required for riders 16 will feature an 80-mile network of trails and older. stretching from Cornell, through Chip- n For more information call 715/723-0331 pewa Falls and Eau Claire to Durand and or visit dnr.wi.gov Menomonie. The trail surface is a mix of 17 miles of paved asphalt and 13 miles of 5 Osaugie Trail crushed asphalt emulsion. A daily or an- This 5-mile asphalt-paved trail is a great nual State Trail Pass is required for riders way to sample the sights of the City of 16 and older. Superior and one of the busiest harbors on n For more information call 888/523-3866 the Great Lakes. Huge oceangoing ships or visit www.visiteauclaire.com come through the ship channel at Wis- consin Point. The trail passes under the 2 Eau Claire City Trails immense Burlington Ore Dock. 53 Apostle Islands The city of Eau Claire has 29 miles of rec- n For more information call 800/942-5313 2 61 Red reational trails. The trails are 10 feet wide or visit www.superiorchamber.org Lake SuperiorCornucopia Cliff and surfaced with asphalt pavement. Two 13 Bayfield Madeline Duluth Island city parks anchor this route offering scen- Pine Line Recreation Trail Port Wing 1 La Pointe 6 35 5 10 13 ery, history, entertainment and recreation. Superior Washburn The 26.2-crushed limestone and gravel 7 An impressive stressed iron railroad bridge Iron River Odanah trail follows a former railroad bed from 8 Brule Ashland connects to the west shore. In the future, 53 2 Medford to Prentice in north-central 2 the trail will extend east to Chippewa 35 Hurley Wisconsin. The trail is surfaced with Ironwood MICHIGANFalls and the Old Abe State Trail. At the limestone and crushed gravel. Camping is Solon Drummond Montreal Springs 63 Mellen 77 southwest corner of the trail loop, the trail 51 available at Pioneer Park and Campground 27 crosses45 the Chippewa River on another 41 Gordon 1 in Ogema located one block off the trail. 8 Clam impressive iron bridge. It continues south Cable Lake Glidden Mercer n For more information call 715/748-4729 2 Minong Manitowish Land another mile to join up with the Chippewa or visit www.medfordwis.com MINNESOTA 77 13 51 O’ Lakes 77 River State Trail that heads west to Du- r Danbury Butternut Phelps ive 12 Hayward Park rand17 and connects to the Red Cedar State Red Cedar State Trail R 63 ix Trego Falls Eagle 7 ro 70 C Webster River Florence Stone Trail. State trail passes70 are required for t. 70 See trail description below. S Hertel Spooner Lake 70 2 Iron Grantsburg Fifield Minocqua the extension onto the Chippewa RiverMountain Radisson Winter 139 FLORENCE 70 Siren ThreeState Trail. M Escanaba Niagara e Shell Lakes 32 Hiles n 11 o 63 Lake n For more information call 888/523-3866 m 2 i 3 17 n Stower Seven Lakes State Trail Phillips Cavour e Birchwood or visit www.visiteauclaire.com8 e

8 40 FOREST Goodman Luck 48 Crandon Peshtigo Pembine Cumberland 13 This 14-mile crushed limestone trail 8 Laona Balsam Rice Prentice Gandy Dancer State Trail 141 begins in Amery and ends about one mile St. Croix Lake Lake 3 41 35 Falls Ladysmith Ogema Wabeno MARINETTE 2 Bruce 73 from Dresser. AlongWashington the way, the trail 8 Island Dresser 3 This 4755 mile recreationCarter trail followsWausaukee an Turtle Barron Gills 17 53 27 Jump Townsend passes through maple and oak forests, Lake abandoned railroad grade from St. R Croix Rock Osceola Chetek River 39 Lily Lakewood iv Amery 6 LANGLADE er wetlands, Ellisonprairies and farmlands, and 35 46 Holcombe 51 falls to Danbury, paralleling32 Hwy 35 most Bay New 45 Langlade Crivitz past several picturesque lakes. A daily of the way.Polar A daily or annual State Trail Ephraim Sister Bay Somerset Richmond Medford Antigo Mountain 64 Gilman 64 Cornell 64 White River or annualFish Creek State Trail Pass is required for 94 Stillwater 63 Bloomer Pass is requiredLake for riders 1664 and older. A Pound Peshtigo Marinette Egg Baileys 65 ridersHarbor 16 and older. Hudson Baldwin highlight is the 520 foot bridge over the Harbor Minneapolis 4 MENOMINEE Chippewa Aniwa n For more information call 715/485-9294 Knapp Falls Cadott Wausau scenic St. Croix River near Danbury (no141 42 Jacksonport 94 47 St. Paul 29 OCONTO or visit dnr.wi.gov 2 13 Birnamwood Gillett 57 trail pass is requiredKeshena on this section.) Oconto Green Bay 29 Bowler 61 Menomonie 5 Eau Claire Oconto Prescott River 9 7 Wittenberg Shawano Sturgeon 10 Falls 73 n For more information call 800/222-Falls continued... 39 SHAWANO Shawano 32 Bay 10 Downsville Elderon 7655 or 715-483-1410Embarrass (southBonduel section) or Brussels 72 1 6 DOOR Ellsworth 45 57 4 Augusta 715/636-4121 (north section)29 or visit 35 61 35 63 85 22 Pulaski 10 2 dnr.wi.gov Bay City Fairchild Rosholt Marion River DyckesvilleBike trails may bring a number of different Maiden Durand 51 47 Rock 10 Clintonville Green Algoma 66 users to the trail at the same time. Always 49 Red Wing 12 Seymour Bay 54 93 94 13 Iola Black use good trail etiquette to ensure the WOOD 161 Creek KEWAUNEE 73 Amherst WAUPACA 45 De Pere enjoymentKewaunee and safety of all trail users. 29 PORTAGE OUTAGAMIE BROWN 35 10 54 Wabasha Wisconsin Waupaca New 41 43 Denmark 42 London 54 Rapids 39 Little ox Babcock Chute FindF more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 5 63 Black JACKSON Nekoosa Weyauwega Fremont River Falls Kaukauna 147 Mishicot 95 73 51 61 53 Appleton in Plainfield s Rome 10 Brillion n Wild Rose Winchester Menasha co 57 Two is 10 80 W 13 WAUSHARA 49 Reedsville Rivers Galesville 54 Neenah 55 32 Warrens Petenwell WINNEBAGO Wautoma MANITOWOC o Manitowoc 14 Rochester Coloma Omro CALUMET Arkdale Redgranite g Trempealeau Necedah e Winona 21 a 151 21 k

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Scale: 1 inch = approximately 40 miles = Travel Wisconsin Welcome Center Location 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 NORTHWEST LINEAR BIKE TRAILS, CONTINUED 9 Tri-County Corridor Trail 1 1 Wildwood Trail This multi-use gravel trail joins the Osau- The Wildwood Trail is a seven-mile off- gie Trail at the eastern edge of the city road biking, hiking and snowmobile trail. of Superior. The trail is also used by ATVs In 1970, St. Croix County purchased the and other motorized trail uses. It runs a former railroad line from the St. Paul, Min- total of 60-miles, past scenic Amnicon neapolis and Omaha Railway. It runs from Falls State Park to the city of Ashland. the Village of Woodville south to the St. n For more information call 800/942-5313 Croix/Pierce County line. Snowmobiles use or visit www.superiorchamber.org or www. this trail in the winter. visitashland.com n For more information call 715/531-1923 or visit www.co.saint-croix.wi.us 1 0 Tuscobia State Trail This 74-mile multi-use trail connects the towns of Rice Lake and Park Falls and traverses the rugged Blue Hills, the Flam- beau River State Forest and the Chequa- DID YOU KNOW? megon-Nicolet National Forest. The trail is open to ATVs and other motorized uses, with In 1817, Karl von Drais, a German the exception of the 12-mile section from baron, invented a horseless carriage Birchwood to Rice Lake. This trail can be that would help him get around faster. rough and best for bikes with heavy tread The two-wheeled, pedal-less device was tires or fat bikes. A daily or annual State propelled by pushing your feet against Trail Pass is required for riders 16 and older. the ground, The machine became known n For more information call 800/269-4505 as the “draisine,” and led to the creation or 715/266-7032 or visit dnr.wi.gov of the modern-day bicycle.

FEATURED TRAIL RED CEDAR STATE TRAIL

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Menomonie to its connection with the C Chippewa River State Trail. The trail 72 Downsville passes by prairies, marshland bottoms, Z forests and farmlands, including sand- Y C stone bluffs and other unique rock for-

mations. In the Dunnville Wildlife Area, 510TH ST the Red Cedar trail connects to the Chip- 7.0 pewa River State Trail. The Red Cedar 25 State Trail is part of the Chippewa Valley Y Trail System. When completed, the trail River system will feature an 80-mile network of trail stretching from Cornell, through Chippewa Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire to Durand Y To Chippewa River and Menomonie. State Trail 0.511.5 2 Miles

6 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. MORE RESOURCES WISCONSIN’S LAKE SUPERIOR BYWAY This 70-mile route follows the southern shoreline of Lake Superior and features breathtaking views of Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. KEVIN REVOLINSKI For more information visit: www.lakesuperiorbyway.org Frog Bay Tribal Park. NORTHWEST URBAN BIKING OPTIONS WORTH A STOP The following communities offer terrific Exhibits at the Fairlawn Mansion in Supe- urban bicycling opportunities. Most rior recall the mansion’s Victorian days and are hard-surfaced, family-friendly, and its 42 years as a children’s home. The Rich- generally traverse a given city’s most ard I Bong Veterans Historical Center scenic areas. Many are recognized by honors the WWII “Ace of Aces” and Medal of the League of American Bicyclist as an Honor recipient Major Richard Bong, a native Official Bicycle Friendly Community. of Poplar, Wisconsin. Exhibits there include ASHLAND his restored P-38 Lightning. www.visitashland.com In Ashland, the Mural Walk is a series MENOMONIE of ten giant murals painted on downtown www.menomoniechamber.org buildings depicting the city’s history. The RIVER FALLSHHHH Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center www.rfchamber.com includes an observation tower, 100-seat the- www.co.saint-croix.wi.us ater, visitor information, trip planning, and interpretive and historic exhibits. CHIPPEWA FALLS chippewacounty.com Bayfield is the gateway to the 22 islands of the HHHH Apostle Islands National Lake- EAU CLAIRE shore. The islands offer camping, boating, www.eauclairewi.gov kayaking, sailing and lighthouse tours. SUPERIOR Big Top Chautauqua features a summer www.ci.superior.wi.us season of 70 shows - historical musicals, HHHH = Official Bicycle Friendly Community* variety shows, top national entertainers – all under the “Big Top.” North of Red Cliff, Frog * See page 77. Bay Tribal Park is an incredible, undevel- oped 89-acre property where beautiful sandy beaches meet boreal forests. It is the first tribal national park in the country. The Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward displays trophy mounts and photos of record setting fish, plus a 4-story building shaped like a musky. In Phillips, Wisconsin Concrete Park is an outdoor folk-art museum that features concrete sculptures festooned with bits of broken glass, ceramics and stones, all the work of the late Fred Smith, a retired lumberjack and self-taught artist. In St. Croix Falls, the Chateau St. Croix Winery is crafted in the image of a Euro- pean estate, complete with an art gallery, vineyard, a carriage house, stables, gardens and a fishing pond. The Jacob Leinenku- gel Brewing Company in Chippewa Falls offers free tours of the fifth oldest working brewery in the United States. The Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum in Eau Claire diplays an authentic reproduction of an 1890s logging camp.

DOUG CONNELL For information on even more great regional attractions call 800/432-8747 or visit TravelWisconsin.com. Red Cedar State Trail. Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 7 NORTHWEST Mountain Bike Trails See region map on page 4 for trail locations.

The following is a list of “constructed” wabay. Excellent signage, detailed trail or “purpose built” mountain bike trails. maps, and periodic “you are here” signs are These trails are more challenging, spe- the ticket to finding your way around. cially-constructed, narrow-width trails n For more information call 800/533-7454 built to the trail standards of the Inter- or visit www.cambatrails.org national Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA). They are designed to present a Hickory Ridge Trail singletrack mountain biking experience. If you’re looking for a less technical There are approximately 11 miles of exist- ride, check out the list of less challenging single track trails on this trail in the ing off-road trails on page 10. 2Chippewa County Forest. Construction is underway by the Chippewa Off-Road Bike Association to expand their offerings. The 1 CAMBA Single Track Trails trails wind through scenic and hardwood Originally known for its popular 300-mile forests and around glacial lakes offering a signed and mapped mountain bike trail very technical experience over rocky terrain system in Bayfield and Sawyer Counties., and through steep hills and valleys. the Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike n For more information visit Association (CAMBA) has rapidly earned chippewaoffroad.org a reputation as the singletrack capital of the Midwest. Since 2000, CAMBA has con- High Point Trail structed over 100 miles of singletrack trails – some of it open and flowing, and some Located near Timm’s Hill, Wisconsin’s very technical to give riders even more chal- highest geographical point, these nine lenging options. If you like tight trails that 3miles of non-motorized trails traverse demand real bike handling skill, these sin- some of the hilliest terrain in the state. gletracks are for you. The deep forest and The landscape viewed from the top of the glacial topography of Bayfield County and observation tower on Timm’s Hill is one northern Sawyer County provide an ideal setting for mountain biking. You’ll use all not to be missed. Forests of hardwood of your gears on this seldom-level terrain. and hemlock border the full length of the There’s some wonderful Northwoods riding trail. This is one of the finest trail systems along the way. Try the varied and challeng- around. Most of the trail is hard-packed ing Ojibwe Trail near Cable or find some dirt with the exception of the portion fast & fun riding on Seeley Pass or Makwa between the pavilion and the observation trails in Seeley and the wandering Hatchery towerV which is gravel. Creek in Hayward; or pop up to Bayfield and be rewarded with a view of Lake Superior n For more information call 800/269-4505 after climbing to the summit of Mt. Ash- or visit www.pricecountywi.net RON BERGIN

An uncharaccteristically mellow segment of the Ojibwe Trail in the Cable Cluster.

8 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. CAMBA MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL SYSTEM ecently recognized by the International Mountain Bike Association as a bronze level RRide Center, the CAMBA (Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association) Mountain bike trails are an off-road mountain biker’s dream and rapidly becoming a Mecca for singletrack riding in the HANSI JOHNSON Midwest.

Gravity Cavity on the FlowMama Trail in the Seeley Cluster. In addition, CAMBA’s Rock Lake Lowes Creek Trail Trail (page 11) is recognized by 4 IMBA as an Epic ride. Only a select Lowes Creek County Park is a 250 acre few trails carry this designation. park located just south of Eau Claire off The CAMBA system consists of S. Lowes Creek Road in the town of Wash- more than 300 miles of marked ington. Lowes Creek, a trout stream which and mapped routes throughout the flows through the park, is spanned with a Chequamegon-Nocolet National bridge giving hiking, skiing and mountain Forest, Bayfield County Forest, and biking access to both sides of the creek. Sawyer County Forest. The trail The biking trails offer a variety of differ- system is a great way to sample ent levels perfect for everyone from the the pristine beauty of the North- beginner to the more advanced. Five miles woods along with peaceful lakes of trails also serve as double-track cross and abundant wildlife. The CAMBA country ski trails. Six miles are more chal- system is divided into seven “clus- lenging, narrow singletrack trails winding ters” of 25 to 60 miles located in through the forests and across creek beds the communities of Bayfield, Cable, reaching all corners of the park. Daily/an- Delta, Drummond, Hayward, Na- nual vehicle entrance passes are required. makagon and Seeley. In addition to n For more information visit chippewaoffroad.org extensive singletrack trails, routes follow a variety of paths including Northwest Park logging roads, fire lanes, snowmo- 5 bile and ski trails and doubletrack. In 2008, the city of Eau Claire approved It is possible to ride uninterrupted plans for a new community park on the from Hayward to Seeley to Cable northwest side of town. Park developers for a total of 44 miles of intercon- asked the Chippewa Off-Road Bike Asso- nected singletrack trails. ciation to develop a system of mountain bike trails at this 120-acre site near the North Crossing and the Chippewa River. Through numerous volunteer hours, the trails at Northwest Park (NWP) have become an awesome reality. NWP has quickly become a favorite destination for winter fat-bikers as well as mountain bikers looking for a challenging and fun course to hone their skills on. The majority of trail building has been completed as of 2012 resulting in approximately six miles of bike trails with more planned. TRAVELWISCONSIN.COM n For more information visit chippewaoffroad.org/trails/northwest-park

continued... Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 9 NORTHWEST MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS, CONTINUED 6 Otter Creek Park 8 Rock Lake CAMBA Trail Located in Altoona, these trails have been See trail description on facing page. developed thanks to a partnership between the City of Altoona and the Chippewa Off 9 White Tail Ridge Road Bike Association (CORBA) – a non- profit committed to developing trail-based Whitetail Ridge Trail is located in River opportunities in the Chippewa Valley. Otter Falls and is a mix of wooded singletrack Creek Park offers trails suited for every and open field sections. Originally built skill level with the majority of trails rated by local running coach Rick Cleary, these as either easy or intermediate, but some trails have a lot to offer: tight twisty sin- stretches of the trail for the advanced rider. gletrack, rock sections, steep climbs, fast The trails are open year-round for non-mo- down hills, and new technical features torized recreational use including mountain including bridges, teeters, and a cool biking, hiking, snowshoeing and running. wooden berm. Races are held on Thursday n For more information visit nights in the summer. chippewaoffroad.org/trails/otter-creek-park n For more information check out www. kinnioffroad.com/trails.html 7 Pokegama Trail Built to present a technically challenging four-mile ride, this tight and twisting singletrack trail will constantly surprise you LOOKING FOR with sudden drops down to narrow foot- and-a-half wide boardwalks followed by A MILDER RIDE? short, steep climbs. The singletrack winds BRULE RIVER STATE FOREST through beautiful stands of white pine, 715/372-5678 cedars and paper birch. It’s a shock when dnr.wi.gov you pop out of the woods at the abandoned COPPER FALLS STATE PARK road and all your gear shifting and bike 715/274-5123 handling skills are no longer needed. You visit dnr.wi.gov can choose to backtrack on the singletrack FLAMBEAU HILLS TRAIL to the trailhead or just cruise on the flat 800/269-4505, 715/339-4505 road. www.pricecountywi.net n For more information call 800/942-5313 FLAMBEAU RIVER STATE FOREST or visit www.superiorchamber.org 715/332-5271 visit dnr.wi.gov HOLY CROSS TRAIL 800/269-4505, 715/339-4505 www.pricecountywi.net LAKE WISSOTA STATE PARK 888-947-2757, 715-382-4574 visit dnr.wi.gov PATSY LAKE TRAIL 715/798-3599 www.cambatrails.org NEWMAN SPRINGS TRAIL 800/269-4505, 715/762-2461 www.pricecountywi.net PINES & MINES TRAIL 715/561-4334 ironcountywi.com TIMM’S HILL TRAIL 800/269-4505 www.pricecountywi.net TOTAGATIC TRAIL washburncounty.com

MOUNTAIN BIKING TIPS: Always wear a helmet and eye protection. Control your bike; LESLIE KEHMEIER don’t ride beyond your skill level. Ride only on open trails; others may be illegal, and never intentionally spook animals. The meandering Namekagon Trail in the Namekagon Cluster

10 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. FEATURED TRAIL ROCK LAKE CAMBA TRAIL

Distance: 12.1 miles for entire loop, 10.1 rocks, roots and frequent grade changes. miles via the Emerson Cutoff, also 5 Mile On the farthest loop around Hildebrand Cutoff. Lake, the trail designers chose to throw Difficulty: Difficult to very difficult. The in some warp-10 difficulty including ba- Hildebrand Lake Loop has the most by-head rock gardens and rock ride-overs extreme sections with some purpose-built rock gardens and a narrow plank bridge. for riders tough enough to get that far. In Caution: The trail is also used by hikers; places you’ll find multi-step drops, narrow always yield to pedestrians. passages, thread-thin side hill sections, For more information: and the crowning glory, an 18-inch wide, Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike 90-foot long plank bridge at the lake’s Association (CAMBA) outlet. www.cambatrails.org Cable Area Chamber of Commerce 715/798-3833; 800/533-7454 www.cable4fun.com DID YOU KNOW?

The Rock Lake singletrack trails have The longest tandem or “bicycle built for two” ever made was actually for thirty- become the go-to place for riders seeking a five. It is almost 67 feet long and weighs true off-road challenge. Singletrack riding about as much as a Volkswagen. on the Rock Lake system varies from moderate to extreme with plenty of challenge. Rock Lake is full of twists and turns,

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1 Around the Horn Tour Test your legs on a challenging route around the horn of the Bayfield Peninsula. Distance: 53 miles The ride pays off with some great scenery Difficulty: Very difficult, but a moderate at the very top of the state. A large section out-and-back route is an option. of the route follows the 70-mile Wisconsin Caution: The entire route is on public roadways open to shared bicycle/motor Lake Superior Scenic Byway. vehicle use. Use the paved shoulder on There are some tough hills on this ride, Highway 13 between Cty K and Washburn. but if you ‘round the horn’ clockwise, the For more information: last eight miles into Cornucopia are one Bayfield Chamber of Commerce of the best downhill runs anywhere. Be 800/447-4094, 715/779-3335 prepared, there are no services available www.bayfield.org on the long hauls between Washburn and Bayfield County Tourism & Recreation 800/472-6338, 715/373-6125 Cornucopia or on to Red Cliff. www.bayfieldcounty.org If that payoff doesn’t seem worth the Washburn Area Chamber of Commerce considerable effort of the long climb on 800/253-4495, 715/373-5017 Couty Highway C, you might consider a www.washburnchamber.com more modest 26-mile ride out-and-back Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway on Highway 13 – a Scenic Byway between 715/373-6125 www.lakesuperiorbyway.org Washburn and Bayfield. There are plenty of

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0123Miles 2 River Falls Tour head west out of town on Division Street and Cty M. The route turns south on 1090th Distance: 21 miles St.; then west on 840th Ave. to wind along Difficulty: Easy with a few moderate hills. the edge of the Kinnickinnic River valley; Caution: The entire route is on public then north on 1160th St. back to Cty. M. If roadways open to shared bicycle/motor vehicle use. Be sure to ride on the paved you’re wondering, the roads south of Cty. M shoulder where available on County are numbered because they’re in Pierce Co.; Highway M. Expect significant traffic on County Highway FF. north of Cty. M you’re in St. Croix County For more information: where the road names are more traditional. Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce & Jogging north, you soon reach Towns- Tourism Bureau valley Road and the only significant hill on 715/386-8411, 800/657-6775 www.hudsonwi.org the tour, a 120-foot climb and descent. The River Falls Area Chamber of Commerce road is part of the course for the popular 715/425-2533 locally organized Autumn Trek bike ride. In www.rfchamber.com the fall, hilltops radiant with color make a scenic background for the picturesque There’s some wonderful rural Wisconsin farms along the route. biking country wedged between the scenic As you turn east on Cty. FF, watch for Kinnickinnic and St. Croix Rivers south of increased traffic. Riding south along North Hudson. River Falls, makes an interesting Glover Road, you can take a break at pleas- starting point for this mostly easy ride ant Glover Town Park. A bit past the park, through rolling farmland and hilltop for- you arrive at a three-way intersection where ests. every road is a Glover: North Glover, South Bicycling is always a pleasure on the Glover, and just plain Glover. South Glover wide, well-paved, quiet roads you’ll travel Road is your return ticket. After winding on this tour. From the trailhead parking lot between several hills you are soon back on at Centennial Park in downtown River Falls, County MM and the outskirts of River Falls.

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Scale: 1 inch = approximately 40 miles = Travel Wisconsin Welcome Center Location 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Linear Bike Trails 1 Ahnapee State Trail 4 Fox River State Trail See trail description on page 17. The Fox River State Trail winds along the Fox River before extending another 2 Hiawatha Trail / Bearskin State Trails 25 miles. The trail has a rich history, The Hiawatha Trail follows the abandoned beginning with the Native Americans who Milwaukee Road railroad bed and goes used footpaths to travel between their north from Tomahawk to the Lincoln villages located along the river. Early County line near Lake Nokomis for approx- French explorers, missionaries and traders imately 6.6 miles. The trail eventually built their posts and missions along these joins with the 21.5 mile Bearskin State trails. A daily or annual State Trail Pass is Trail that comes south from Minocqua on required for riders 16 and older. the same rail bed. The two trails combined n For more information call 920/448-4466 pass through northern hardwoods, bogs, (Brown County), 920/439-1008 (Calumet County) or visit dnr.wi.gov marshes and trout streams along miles of abandoned railroad grade. The trail Heart of Vilas County Trail surface is compacted granite is open for 5 public hiking, biking and snowmobiling The Heart of Vilas County Trail System use. Note: There is approximately a 5 mile features 40 miles of easy riding paved stretch that connects the two trails which trails through the heart of some of the travels local roadways. State Trail Passes most pristine scenery the Northwoods are required for bicyclists 16 year old and has to offer. The trail system connects older on the Bearskin north.. the communities of Manitowish Waters, n For more information call 715/536-8773 Boulder Junction, Sayner, Star Lake and St. or dnr.wi.gov Germain. n For more information call 800/466-8759 3 Devil’s River State Trail or visit www.vilas.org See East Central region. 6 Mountain-Bay State Trail See Central region.

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Fox River State Trail.

Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 15 NORTHEAST LINEAR BIKE TRAILS, CONTINUED 7 Nicolet State Trail passes through a landscape dotted with This county-operated multi-use trail me- postcard-perfect lakes and stands of an- anders for more than 89 miles through the cient hemlock and white pine. The recently Nicolet National Forest in northeastern Wis- completed 3.2-mile Forest Lake Trail ex- consin. The trail follows the same corridor tends the total trail length to 11.7 miles. built by railroad companies in the late 19th n For more information call 715/547-3432 century to open up Wisconsin’s pine and or visit www.landolakes-wi.org hardwood forests for the timber industry. Wolf River State Trail The Nicolet State Trail runs through several 1 1 small communities from Gillett in Oconto The Wolf River State Trail is open 19.7- County to the Michigan state line. miles from State Highway 55 in Lily to n For more information call 715/528-5377 Crandon. The trail is currently under devel- (Florence County), 715/478-3475) Forest County), 920/834-6995 (Oconto County) or opment in Langlade County from Highway visit dnr.wi.gov 55 south. Once complete, the Wolf River State Trail in Langlade County will run for 8 Oconto River State Trail 23.4 miles from the Menominee/Langlade county line north into Forest County for a This 8-mile trail passes through the for- total of 37 miles. The trail runs adjacent to ests and farms of Oconto County between the Nicolet National Forest where camping, the communities of Oconto and Stiles hunting, fishing, hiking, and cross-country Junction. Outside of Oconto, the trail skiing opportunities are available. parallels the Oconto River. The river has a n For more information call 888/526-4523 long history of human activity, dating back or visit dnr.wi.gov 6000 years to the early Native Americans who lived along the river, to the fur trading and logging operations of the last few centuries, to present-day recreation activi- MORE RESOURCES ties such as canoeing and kayaking. DOOR COUNTY COASTAL BYWAY n For more information call 920/834-6995 Door County’s Coastal Byway stretches over or visit dnr.wi.gov 66 miles of the beautiful Door Peninsula. For more information: 9 Three Eagle Trail www.doorcountycoastalbyway.org This is 12.2-mile crushed limestone trail follows the old C&NW railbed through the beautiful countryside of the North- NORTHEAST woods. The trail is open and groomed for URBAN BIKING OPTIONS cross-country skiing in the winter. Access The following communities offer terrific on Hwy 32/45 is temporarily located on urban bicycling opportunities. Most the south driveway for the new Clearwater are hard surfaced, family friendly, and Lake development. generally traverse a given city’s most n For more information call 715/546-8032 scenic areas. Many are recognized by or visit www.3eagletrail.com the League of American Bicyclists as an Official Bicycle Friendly Community. Wilderness Lakes Trail 10 GREEN BAY When complete, the Wilderness Lakes Trail www.foxrivertrail.com will offer a 40-mile, multiuse loop, which ONEIDA NATION will traverse the Wisconsin-Michigan bor- www.oneidanation.org der and encircle the 18,000-acre Sylvania STURGEON BAYHHHH Wilderness area. The existing paved Land www.sturgeonbay.net O’ Lakes Bike and Pedestrian Trail runs HHHH = Official Bicycle Friendly Community* 8.5 miles west from Land O’ Lakes and * See page 77. GLENN SANDERSON

Three Eagle Trail.

16 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. FEATURED TRAIL AHNAPEE STATE TRAIL

Distance: 46 miles From downtown Sturgeon Bay, this 46-mile, county-operated trail winds south along the Surface type: Crushed limestone beautiful Ahnapee and Kewaunee rivers to Fees: None Algoma, Casco, Luxemburg and Kewaunee, Caution: Some sections are on public streets open to shared bicycle/motor passing by a mixture of evergreen glades, vehicle use. The trail is also used by farmland, prairies and wooded areas teem- hikers and horseback riders. Always yield ing with wildlife and native wildflowers. to pedestrians and don’t spook animals. The trail is shared with walkers, joggers, For more information: horseback-riders and even horse drawn Ahnapee State Trail wagons, buggies or carts. Be sure to use 800/498-4888, 920/746-9959 dnr.wi.gov good trail etiquette to ensure the enjoy- Door County Visitor Bureau ment and safety of all trail users. Near 800/527-3529, 920/743-4456 Sunset Road in Kewaunee County, the trail doorcounty.com branches off in three directions, west to Kewaunee County Recreation Department Luxemburg, northeast towards Algoma, and 920/388-0444 southeast to Kewaunee. www.kewauneeco.org

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Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 17 NORTHEAST Mountain Bike Trails See region map on page 14 for trail locations. The following is a list of “constructed” 3 Mud Lake Trail or “purpose built” mountain bike trails. These trails are more challenging, spe- Mud Lake Trail offers 10 miles of steep up- cially-constructed, narrow-width trails hill climbs, ravines and a log bridge over built to the trail standards of the Inter- water. Part of this course is used every national Mountain Bicycling Association year for the WORS (Wisconsin Off Road (IMBA). They are designed to present a Series). Enjoy beautiful scenery on this singletrack mountain biking experience. challenging course where advanced riders If you’re looking for a less technical can hone their skills and newer riders ride, check out the list of less challeng- can choose from some of the easier trail ing off-road trails on page 21. segments and mix that with some of the gravel and logging roads. Baird Creek Trail n For more information call 800/236-4386, 1 715/365-7464 or visit www.oneidacountywi. Baird Creek Trail is divided into three com areas and offers a variety of terrains from double track (hikers and bikers), single- 4 Nicolet Roche Trail track and highly technical sections in- See description on facing page. cluding rocks, roots and occasional creek crossings for the more adventurous rider. The west section has the main parking lot continued... and the double track for the family rides or the beginner. A web of trails (intermediate & advanced riders) breaks off and follows the creek. Occasionally, these trails disap- pear or lead riders into a creek crossing. A continuous flowing ride is hard to achieve, but if you like to play, this is the spot. n For more information call 920/448-3365 or visit www.greenbaywi.gov 2 Kewaunee County Trails Their club name, KRANKS (Kewaunee Rid- ers Absolutely Nuts for Killer Singletrack), says it all. These trails draw riders from near and far to test their skills on real, no compromise singletrack. More than 1,000 volunteer hours went into building this trail system that takes full advantage of every inch of the 110 feet of elevation. If you ride each of the four color-coded loops you’ll need at least 1,000 feet of climbing in your legs. The elevation was created by glacial melt water that sliced through the thick moraine creating the bed of the Kewaunee River. Near the trails, Brue- mmer County Park augments the riding experience nicely with shaded picnic areas and a chance to soak your feet in the cool water of the river. n For more information call 800/666-8214, 920/388-4822 or visit www.kewaunee.org

MOUNTAIN BIKING TIPS: Always wear a helmet and eye protection. Control your bike;

don’t ride beyond your skill level. Ride only GREG SMITH on open trails; others may be illegal, and never intentionally spook animals. Nicolet Roche Trail.

18 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. FEATURED TRAIL NICOLET ROCHE TRAIL

Distance: 14 miles total with 13 miles of The rocks you’ll find on the Nicolet Roche singletrack. Trail are not just any rocks. These mega- Difficulty: Moderate to very difficult. liths dot the forest floor and offer a high Caution: The trails are two-way. When skill challenge. But, if you’re not up to extreme obstacles are encountered tackling these monsters, there are obvious obvious bypasses exist. Hikers may also bypasses available. use the trails; always yield to pedestrians and don’t spook animals. Beyond the boulders you’ll find short For more information: steep sections traversing 20 to 50 feet of elevation. The riding here is a bit easier, Langlade County Economic Development Corporation even though the trail sections have names 715/623-2085 like Beast, Gravity Cavity and Psycho Path. langladecounty.org The 1.5-mile Boulder Lake Campground Trail is great for beginners or just an easy warm-up.

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Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 19 NORTHEAST MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS, CONTINUED 5 NHAL State Forest 7 Reforestation Camp Trails Over 900 lakes dot the surface of the The Brown County Reforestation Camp Northern Highland-American Legion State may have the only mountain bike trails Forest. Within the 222,000 acre forest, in the state where you can hear a lion you’ll find almost 40 miles of designated growl. On a still day when the wind isn’t bike trails and many more miles of old for- rustling in the pines you could hear that est roads that are also open to mountain and the sounds of other wild beasts. But bicycling. Remote and challenging trails they aren’t your signal to shift to a higher await you in the Northern Highland-Amer- gear and pedal faster. It’s just background ican Legion State Forest and the amount noise from the Northeastern Wisconsin of wildlife in this is remarkable. A number Zoo (NEW Zoo) that occupies a portion of sites along the Great Wisconsin Birding of the 1,600-acre forest you’re riding in. and Nature Trails can be found within the While the Camp is home to some unusual Northern Highland-American Legion State wildlife, the terrain is pretty ordinary. Forest. The forest is also famous for some The hills here carry only about 30 feet of of the largest trees in the Northwoods, pro- elevation. Still, the forest has long been viding the necessary habitat for an excep- popular with local mountain bikers. Some, tionally large population of bald eagles. seeking more challenge, strayed from the n For more information call 715/542-3923 wide cross-country ski trails where riding or visit dnr.wi.gov was allowed. Making one’s own trail was strictly forbidden until dedicated riders 6 Raven Trail and forest management worked out a plan Located within the Northern High- for a new system of singletrack mountain land-American Legion State Forest, Raven bike trails. Now, riders have the choice Trail offers a mix of intermediate and of pedaling the ski trails where they can expert loops that wind through the woods roll along and watch the scenery, or they and near Inkpot and Clear Lakes. There can take on more challenge on the narrow are a couple of steep hills along the way. singletrack. Either way it makes for a Loops vary from 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 and 5 miles. memorable ride. n For more information call 715/542-3923 n For more information call 920/448-6242 or visit dnr.gov or visit www.co.brown.wi.us JORDAN SCHOTZ

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20 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 8 Underdown Trails Twenty-one miles of single track mountain bike, 20 miles of horse trails, and 8 miles of snowshoe trails are located on this 44,600-acre Underdown Recreation Area. WILDMAN The terrain for mountain biking is beauti-

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ing. The trails pass through over 4,600 RESORT acres of Lincoln County Forest Land. n For more information call 715/536-0327 Whitewater rafting on the Peshtigo River. or visit www.thunderdown12.blogspot.com 9 Washburn Lake Trails Thanks to a variety of terrain, the Oneida WORTH A STOP County Forest trails have long been popu- In Woodruff, Scheer’s Lumberjack Shows lar with cross-country skiers. The County features log rolling, chopping, sawing and Forest also offers snowshoeing, sledding/ climbing exhibitions. The Snowmobile Hall tubing, and a warming shelter is avail- of Fame in St. Germain displays historic able. Now, the addition of singletrack racing snowmobiles, uniforms, trophies, vid- trails for mountain biking make them even eos and biographies of its inductees. more fun for skilled riders. It’s Midwest You can view the world’s largest mechan- singletrack at its finest: narrow passages ical globe planetarium in Rhinelander. At with lots of tight turns, sudden grade 22-feet in diameter, the Kovac Planetar- changes and enough rocks and roots to ium displays all the stars in the northern hemisphere visible to the unaided eye. make riding a technical challenge. At the Lumberjack Special Steam n For more information call 800/236-3006 or visit www.oneidacountywi.com Train & Camp Five Museum Complex in Laona, you can hop on a steam train and journey back in time to an authentic 1902 logging camp. Win-Man Trails 10 The Wild Rivers Interpretive Center The WinMan Trails are located north of in Florence features dioramas, murals and Manitowish Waters and offer 9.2 miles of interactive exhibits that tell the story of the single-track mountain bike trails in 1300 wild rivers and natural areas of Florence acres that range from beginner to expert County. in difficulty level. Ridden clockwise, the Experience the thrill of whitewater rafting trails travel over rolling hills and through on the Peshtigo River at Wildman Adven- pines and hardwood forests. Tackle fast ture Resort in Athelstane. and flowy trails, a technical downhill, In Sturgeon Bay, the Door County Mar- berms, and bridges on this evolving trail itime Museum has over 20,000 square feet system that will continues to expand. of nautical history on display including area lighthouses and shipbuilding. The Simon n For more information call 715/543-2085 or visit www.winmantrails.com Creek Winery offers tours and tastings at their modern winery and 30-acre vineyard. In Fish Creek, the American Folklore Theatre offers professional musical the- Be sure to visit atre in an outdoor amphitheater (summer), indoors in fall. Stone’s Throw Winery offers wine tasting and a marketplace in an 80-year-old stone barn. Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay offers great fun for the kids with dozens of inexpensive rides and play areas. The ex- to experience a first-hand hibits, shows and memorabilia at the Green look at Win-Man Trails! Bay Packers Hall of Fame captures the team’s legendary history. In Algoma, tour the von Stiehl Winery and enjoy their Bohe- mian tasting salon.

For information on even more great regional attractions call 800/432-8747 or visit travelwisconsin.com.

Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 21 NORTHEAST Road Biking Tours See region map on page 14 for tour locations.

1 High Falls Tour If you are riding a mountain bike, you might test your aerobic capacity by taking Distance: 22 miles. on the gravel road that leads to another Difficulty: Easy - flat to gently rolling. county park on the top of Thunder Moun- Caution: Entire route is on public tain. The view will be worth the struggle. roadways open to shared bicycle/motor vehicle use. Off-road riders can also check out the For more information: cross-country ski trails at Governor Thomp- son State Park. Riders find the sandy roads Marinette/Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce and trails a tough work out. 800/236-6681, 715/735-6681 www.therealnorth.com Crivitz Recreation Association 800/236-6681 www.crivitzrecreation.com

Marinette County is the state’s waterfall champ. The vast pine and hardwood forest that covers the county frames many of these wonderful spots. On this tour you can visit Veterans Falls and take some time to relax in its gurgling cascade. The dam at High Falls Reservoir has

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0123Miles 2 Shore to Shore Tour northern tip of Kangaroo Lake on County Highway E, then jog north to Peninsula Distance: 29 miles for the outer loop; 21 Players Road for a final 3-mile roll due miles for the north loop; 15 miles for the south loop. All loops are on paved roads. west to the Green Bay shore. With the first Difficulty: Mostly easy with several steep ten miles of the tour behind you, you’ve al- grades near the Green Bay shore. ready crossed the Door County peninsula. Caution: The entire route is on public Rolling north along Cottage Drive, the roadways open to shared bicycle/motor friendly village of Fish Creek is the south- vehicle use. Be sure to use the paved shoulder on State Highway 42 between ern gateway to 3,800-acre Peninsula State Peninsula State Park and Ephraim. Park. Riding the massive wooded bluffs of For more information: Shore and Bluff Roads, you’ll understand Door County Chamber of Commerce why the park is one of Wisconsin’s most 800/527-3529, 920/743-4456 popular. Along the way, Eagle Bluff Light- www.doorcounty.com house north of Tennyson Bay is a great photo opportunity. Then, for a spectacular With 275 miles of Great Lakes shoreline, view of Eagle Harbor, you can stop and the Door County peninsula is a picture climb a 100-foot observation tower. postcard of coastal ambiance: spectac- Rolling along Eagle Harbor, the village ular sunsets, whitewashed lighthouses of Ephraim looks as though it belongs on that rise above quiet fishing villages, and Cape Cod. Here, you can stop for a round of thundering waves that wet rocky shores. golf, an ice cream cone, or a sailboat tour There’s even an east and west coast on of the harbor. Leaving the waters of Green the Door County peninsula. On a sunny Bay behind, you’ll continue south following afternoon you can pedal shore-to-shore; a Townline Road, Meadow Road and County mini-transcontinental. Highway F on your return trip to Baileys On the Lake Michigan side of the pen- Harbor. insula, the landscape is harder, the wind There are many reasons, on and off the brisker and the water bluer. Leaving the bike, to slow down and relax in Door County. trailhead at Baileys Harbor, you’ll cross the

Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 23 53 Apostle Islands 2 61 Red Lake SuperiorCornucopia Cliff 13 Bayfield Madeline Duluth Island Port Wing 13 La Pointe Superior Washburn 1 Iron River Odanah 1 Brule Ashland 35 53 2 2 35 Hurley Ironwood MINNESOTA Solon Montreal MICHIGAN Springs Drummond Mellen 2 77 51 27 45 41 Gordon 63 Presque 2 Clam Isle Cable Lake Glidden Manitowish Mercer Minong 3 Waters 2 Manitowish Boulder Land 77 13 Turtle Flambeau 51 Junction O’ Lakes 77 Flowage Lac du Danbury Phelps Hayward Butternut Park Flambeau Conover 17 er 63 Arbor St. iv Trego Falls Eagle R Stone Vitae Germain 70 ix Woodruff River Florence o Webster Lake 70 r 70 C 70 2 Iron Hertel . Spooner t Grantsburg Fifield Minocqua Mountain S Radisson Winter 139 70 Siren 47 Escanaba Three Niagara Shell 4 Lakes 32 Hiles 35 63 Lake 2 3 Phillips 17 Birchwood Rhinelander Cavour 8 Luck 40 Heafford Goodman Pembine 48 Junction 8 Crandon Cumberland Monico East Central 8 Laona Balsam RUSK Prentice Pelican 141 St. Croix Rice Lake Lake Lake 41 35 Falls Ladysmith Ogema Tomahawk Wabeno Bruce 73 Elcho Washington 8 Island Dresser 55 Carter Wausaukee 65 Turtle Barron Summit Gills 5 Lake 53 27 Jump 17 Lake Townsend Rock Osceola Chetek 13 39 Lily 6 Amery River Lakewood Ellison 35 46 Holcombe 51 Bay 45 Langlade 32 Crivitz New New Merrill Ephraim Richmond Auburn Cornell Polar Mountain Sister Bay Somerset Gilman Medford Antigo 64 64 64 White Fish Creek 94 Stillwater 63 Bloomer Lake 64 Pound Peshtigo Marinette Egg Baileys Harbor Minneapolis Hudson Baldwin 8 Harbor Chippewa River Aniwa Knapp Falls Cadott Thorp Withee Owen Abbotsford Wausau 141 42 Jacksonport St. Paul 94 4 Schofield 47 29 Birnamwood 57 Colby Weston Green Bay 61 River 29 MARATHON Menomonie Unity Rothschild Sturgeon 10 Prescott Falls Eau Claire 73 7 ewa Mosinee Bay p 32 p r Ellsworth i Spencer GLENN SANDERSON 10 Downsville Ch e Big Shawano v 72 Willard i 9 R Eau Pleine 85 Augusta Loyal 39 29 61 35 63 CLARK 22 10 PEPIN Bay City Fairchild Marshfield 45 Maiden Durand 51 47 Green 57 Rock Eleva 10 Bay Red Wing Mondovi 54 Stockholm Osseo 12 Neillsville 13 Stevens 35 Pepin 93 Merrillan WOOD Point Seymour Nelson 94 73 45 Kewaunee BUFFALO 7 29

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K 61 Center Sauk City 24 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 27 Spring CRAWFORD 60 Wisconsin Green Mazomanie Waunakee Brown Deer Muscoda DANE Oconomowoc 52 Wauzeka Black Earth Middleton Pewaukee Prairie Boscobel 80 Wauwatosa 18 du Chien Mount 94 Delafield 18 Highland Barneveld Horeb Madison JEFFERSON Brookfield Verona Cambridge 18 Milwaukee Fennimore IOWA Fitchburg Waukesha Bridgeport Cobb Blue 151 Jefferson West Allis 18 18 Mounds Oregon WAUKESHA Monfort Stoughton Fort Atkinson MILWAUKEE GRANT 61 Dodgeville Oak Creek Livingston Belleville Eagle Mukwonago 35 Lancaster 14 12 Muskego 52 Mineral Edgerton Whitewater 63 80 Point Koshkonong26 78 New Evansville 43 Waterford 94 32 Beetown Glarus 20 Platteville 23 Monticello 90 89 RACINE Racine 35 S WALWORTH Union Grove Darlington Argyle u Cassville Belmont GREEN g Janesville Elkhorn Sturdevant 151 a r Burlington 11 Potosi 81 69 ROCK Dickeyville LAFAYETTE Delavan 41 Lake Geneva Kenosha Cuba City KENOSHA Hazel P Brodhead 39 e R Green 11 c Monroe i Bristol Pleasant a v Beloit Shullsburg Gratiot t e Walworth Prairie Dubuque o r 81 Fontana Genoa Waterloo n i c City 20 a

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Scale: 1 inch = approximately 40 miles = Travel Wisconsin Welcome Center Location 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 53 Apostle Islands 2 61 Red Lake SuperiorCornucopia Cliff 13 Bayfield Madeline Duluth Island Port Wing 13 La Pointe Superior Washburn 1 Iron River Odanah 1 Brule Ashland 35 53 2 2 35 Hurley Ironwood MINNESOTA Solon Montreal MICHIGAN Springs Drummond Mellen 2 77 51 27 45 41 Gordon 63 Presque 2 Clam Isle Cable Lake Glidden Manitowish Mercer Minong 3 Waters 2 Manitowish Boulder Land 77 13 Turtle Flambeau 51 Junction O’ Lakes 77 Flowage Lac du Danbury Phelps Hayward Butternut Park Flambeau Conover 17 er 63 Arbor St. iv Trego Falls Eagle R Stone Vitae Germain 70 ix Woodruff River Florence o Webster Lake 70 r 70 C 70 2 Iron Hertel . Spooner t Grantsburg Fifield Minocqua Mountain S Radisson Winter 139 70 Siren 47 Escanaba Three Niagara Shell 4 Lakes 32 Hiles 35 63 Lake 2 3 Phillips 17 Birchwood Rhinelander Cavour 8 40 Heafford Goodman Luck 48 8 Crandon Pembine Linear Bike Trails Cumberland Junction 8 Monico Laona Balsam RUSK Prentice Pelican 141 St. Croix Rice Devil’s River State Trail Lake Lake Lake 41 1 35 Falls Ladysmith Ogema Tomahawk Wabeno This scenic rail trail in Brown and Mani- Bruce 73 Elcho Washington 8 Island towoc counties travels through four small Dresser 55 Carter Wausaukee 65 Turtle Barron Summit Gills communities while passing by a wide 5 Lake 53 27 Jump 17 Lake Townsend Rock variety of scenery including farmlands, Osceola Chetek 13 39 Lily 6 Amery River Lakewood Ellison prairies, rivers and wetlands. The trail 35 46 Holcombe 51 Bay features two dramatic railroad trestles 45 Langlade 32 Crivitz crossing the Devil’s River and tributaries. New New Merrill Ephraim Richmond Auburn Cornell Polar Mountain Sister BayTwo segments of the trail are now open Somerset Gilman Medford Antigo 64 64 64 White Fish Creek – the two-mile segment in Brown County 94 Stillwater 63 Bloomer Lake 64 from Denmark to the county line (Cooper- Pound Peshtigo Marinette Egg Baileys Harbor stown Road) and a six-mile segment in Minneapolis Hudson Baldwin 8 Harbor Manitowoc County from Greenstreet Road Chippewa River to Rockwood Road. Knapp Owen Aniwa 141 42 Falls Cadott Thorp Withee Abbotsford Wausau Jacksonport WASHINGTON COUNTY St. Paul 94 4 Schofield 47 n For more information call 920/448-4466, 29 Birnamwood 57 920/683-4189 or visit dnr.wi.gov Colby Weston Green Bay 61 River 29 MARATHON Menomonie Unity Rothschild Sturgeon Eisenbahn State Trail 10 Prescott Falls Eau Claire 73 2 Eisenbahn State Trail. 7 ewa Mosinee Bay p 32 This 25-mile, county-operated trail ex- Ellsworth ip r Spencer 10 Downsville Ch e Big Shawano v tends from the historic city of West Bend 72 Willard i Fox River State Trail 9 R Eau Pleine into the scenic countryside of eastern 3 85 Augusta Loyal 39 29 61 35 63 CLARK 22 Wisconsin past the glacial landscape of See Northeast region. Bay City 10 PEPIN Fairchild Marshfield the Kettle Moraine State Forest. Built on a Maiden 51 45 Durand 47 Green 57 former rail corridor, the history of the trail Friendship State Trail Rock Eleva 10 4 Bay is remembered in the title “Eisenbahn,” a The four-mile Friendship State Trail Red Wing Mondovi Osseo 54 Stockholm 12 Neillsville 13 Stevens German word for railroad. The trail passes passes through woods and scenic farm- 35 through the communities of West Bend, Pepin 93 Merrillan WOOD Point Seymour land while traveling between the commu- Nelson 94 73 45 Kewaunee Kewaskum and Campbellsport, ending BUFFALO 7 29 nities of Forest Junction and Brillion. The at the village park in Eden. The trail is Whitehall k Pittsville trail connects to the Fox River State Trail 35 Hixton c 54 Independence la Waupaca 43 managed by Washington and Fond du Lac Wabasha B Wisconsin New 41 Denmark 42 in Forest Junction. Alma 3 Counties. Blair 54 Rapids 39 London n For more information call 920/439-1008 Babcock n Mississippi Arcadia Black JACKSON 10 For more information call 920/929-3135 or visit dnr.wi.gov 63 River Falls Nekoosa Kaukauna Mishicot or visit dnr.wi.gov 95 73 51 1 61 53 Appleton Fountain in 10 s Rome Brillion continued... n City o Menasha 2 9 TREMPEALEAU c 11 57 is 10 Two Rivers 80 W 13 49 4 Galesville 54 Neenah 1 32 Warrens Petenwell 5 14 Rochester Omro Trempealeau Necedah Arkdale 55 Chilton Manitowoc Winona 21 21 151

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K 61 Center Sauk City Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 25 27 Spring CRAWFORD 60 Wisconsin Green Mazomanie Waunakee Brown Deer Muscoda DANE Oconomowoc 52 Wauzeka Black Earth Middleton Pewaukee Prairie Boscobel 80 Wauwatosa 18 du Chien Mount 94 Delafield 18 Highland Barneveld Horeb Madison JEFFERSON Brookfield Verona Cambridge 18 Milwaukee Fennimore IOWA Fitchburg Waukesha Bridgeport Cobb Blue 151 Jefferson West Allis 18 18 Mounds Oregon WAUKESHA Monfort Stoughton Fort Atkinson MILWAUKEE GRANT 61 Dodgeville Oak Creek Livingston Belleville Eagle Mukwonago 35 Lancaster 14 12 Muskego 52 Mineral Edgerton Whitewater 63 80 Point Koshkonong26 78 New Evansville 43 Waterford 94 32 Beetown Glarus 20 Platteville 23 Monticello 90 89 RACINE Racine 35 S WALWORTH Union Grove Darlington Argyle u Cassville Belmont GREEN g Janesville Elkhorn Sturdevant 151 a r Burlington 11 Potosi 81 69 ROCK Dickeyville LAFAYETTE Delavan 41 Lake Geneva Kenosha Cuba City KENOSHA Hazel P Brodhead 39 e R Green 11 c Monroe i Bristol Pleasant a v Beloit Shullsburg Gratiot t e Walworth Prairie Dubuque o r 81 Fontana Genoa Waterloo n i c City 20 a

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Scale: 1 inch = approximately 40 miles = Travel Wisconsin Welcome Center Location 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 EAST CENTRAL LINEAR BIKE TRAILS, CONTINUED FEATURED TRAIL MARINERS TRAIL

Distance: 5.5 miles Enjoy six-miles of paved lakeshore trail Surface type: Paved asphalt. that joins the cities of Manitowoc and Two Fees: No biking fee is required Rivers. This trail is designed for bicyclists, walkers, joggers and roller bladers and Caution: Sections connecting the Mariners Trail and the Rawley Point Trail includes gardens, sculptures, telescopes, in Two Rivers are on public streets open parking turn outs, restroom facilities, to shared bicycle/motor vehicle use. picnic areas, and the Flora and Fauna of Hikers and in-line skaters also use the trails; always yield to pedestrians. the lakeshore. Along the way you can visit For more information: lighthouses, restaurants, motels and gift Manitowoc Area Visitor & Convention shops. At the north end, the trail connects Bureau with the six-mile Rawley Point Trail at 800/627-4896, 920/686-3070 Neshotah Beach in Two Rivers. The Rawley www.manitowoc.info Point trail heads north through Two Rivers Friends of Mariners Trail and into Point Beach State Forest. This 920/684-0828 www.marinerstrail.net seven-mile section utilizes city streets, limestone surfaces, and a five-mile section through the State Forest.

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7 Newton-Blackmour State Trail KOHLER COMPANY Nine miles of this new trail in northeast

Wisconsin are open. When completed, the Kohler Design Center. trail will run for 23 miles in Outagamie County. The trail name is derived from the four communities the trail passes through: WORTH A STOP New London, Shiocton, Black Creek and Seymour. In Seymour, the Newton Black- In Manitowoc, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum features huge dioramas, a model mour State Trail connects to the Duck ship gallery and a WWII submarine, the USS Creek Trail which travels east towards Cobia. Cross Lake Michigan from Manitowoc Green Bay. to Ludington aboard the Lake Michigan n For more information call 920/832-4790 Carferry Service/SS Badger. The carferry or visit dnr.wi.gov runs daily late-May thru mid-October. The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Two Rivers displays 1.5 million pieces of wooden type and type-making equipment. In Appleton, the History Museum at the Castle features a large collection of Harry Houdini memorabilia, as well as ex- continued... hibits on local industry and history. The Fox River Mall is the largest shopping mall in Wisconsin with 180 stores. The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum in Neenah houses a spectacular collection of glass paperweights and Germanic glass. In Oshkosh, the EAA AirVenture Museum features more than 80 full-size historic civilian and military aircraft on display, plus plane rides aboard a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor. The Paine Art Center and Gar-

GLENN SANDERSON dens features period rooms and traveling art exhibits in a Tudor Revival mansion with seasonal gardens. At the Mariners Trail. Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac, kids can explore a world of wonder and play through imagination, climbing, build- EAST CENTRAL ing, sliding, creating and performing. URBAN BIKING OPTIONS The Ledge View Nature Center in Chilton is a 100-acre preserve with a nature The following communities offer terrific center, trails, observation tower, and cave urban bicycling opportunities. Most tours offered from late May-November. are hard surfaced, family friendly, and generally traverse a given city’s most In Kohler, the John Michael Kohler scenic areas. Many are recognized by Arts Center is nationally recognized for the League of American Bicyclists as an its collections of folk and vernacular art. Official Bicycle Friendly Community. The Kohler Design Center displays their HHHH designer bath products displayed in imagi- APPLETON native settings. www.appletonparkandrec.org Unwind at Aspira Spa in Elkhart Lake OSHKOSH where services include specialized body www.co.winnebago.wi.us treatments, chromatherapy and Vichy shower SHEBOYGAN COUNTYHHHH treatments, specialty facials, massages and www.visitsheboygan.com other salon services. www.nomosheboygancounty.com For information on even more great HHHH = Official Bicycle Friendly Community* regional attractions call 800/432-8747 * See page 77. or visit travelwisconsin.com.

Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 27 EAST CENTRAL LINEAR BIKE TRAILS, CONTINUED FEATURED TRAIL MASCOUTIN VALLEY STATE TRAIL

Distance: 20 miles Formerly Known as the Rush Lake Trail or the Ripon to Berlin Trail, the Mascoutin Val- Surface type: Crushed limestone. ley State Trail is divided into two sections, Fees: No biking fee is required. each about 10 miles. The western section Caution: The trail may bring a number of different users to the trail at the same (shown in the map below) travels between time; always yield to pedestrians. Berlin and Ripon, and the eastern section For more information: travels between Rosendale and Fond du Mascoutin Valley State Trail Lac. The gap in the two sections, between dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/mascoutin Ripon and Rosendale, is privately owned. Fond du Lac County Parks The trail travels past farms, prairies and 920/929-3135 wetlands in scenic Green Lake, Winnebago www.fdlco.wi.gov and Fond du Lac counties. Great wildlife Green Lake County 920/294-4032 viewing opportunities are available in the www.co.green-lake.wi.us Eldorado Marsh Wildlife Area in Fond du Winnebago County Parks Lac County and the Rush Lake Marsh area 920/232-1960 in Winnebago County. There is even a local www.co.winnebago.wi.us winery located along the trail.

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28 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 8 Old Plank Road Trail The Old Plank Road Trail runs west from Sheboygan roughly 17 miles to the town of Greenbush. The terrain varies from flat to gently rolling with one large climb just east of Greenbush. Future plans will extend the trail to the Fond du Lac County line. NICK COLLURA n For more information call 920/459-3060 or visit www.sheboygancounty.com 9 Rawley Point Recreational Trail The Rawley Point Recreational Trail con- BIKING nects Mariners Trail in Two Rivers with Point Beach State Forest. The six-mile trail plunges into the cedars, hemlock, pines ETIQUETTE and birches of the 2,900-acre Point Beach When riding the beautiful state State Forest. The trail ends near the Raw- trails of Wisconsin, please be con- ley Point Lighthouse. siderate of all trail users and follow n For more information call 920/793-5564 or bicyclist etiquette. visit www.tworiverseconomicdevelopment.org

Wild Goose State Trail n Ride single file. You can ride two 10 or more abreast if you will not See South Central region. block other traffic. On curving or hilly trails, ride single file. 11 Wiouwash State Trail South n Stay right, except to pass. Pass Named for the four counties it passes through, Winnebago, Outagamie, Waupaca on the left and clearly alert oth- and Shawano, the Wiouwash State Trail ers. consists of two complete sections. The n Always look before changing po- northern segment of the trail travels 19 sitions on the trail. miles between Birnamwood and Split Rock. The southern segment of the trail n Know and respect all trail uses. runs 22 miles from Hortonville to Oshkosh. n Don’t ride on muddy trails. The southern segment hooks up with the Friendship Trail and extends to the city of n Obey traffic (and other) laws and Menasha. signs. n For more information call 920/232- 1960 (Winnebago County), 920/832- n Pack it in, pack it out. Pick up 4791 (Outagamie County), 715/524-5165 litter. (Shawano County) or visit dnr.wi.gov KELLY RAMSTACK

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Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 29 EAST CENTRAL Mountain Bike Trails See region map on page 24 for trail locations.

The following is a list of “constructed” or “purpose built” mountain bike trails. These trails are more challenging, specially-constructed, narrow-width trails built to the trail standards of the Inter- national Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA). They are designed to present a singletrack mountain biking experience. If you’re looking for a less technical ride, check out the list of less challenging off-road trails below.

1 Calumet Park Trails

There’s some tough mountain biking on TRAVELWISCONSIN.COM the edge of Lake Winnebago. But you’ll find some easy riding as well in this com- pact trail package within Calumet County Park. It just depends on whether you’re Kettle Moraine State Forest. riding north/south or east/west. The trails running parallel to the lake trace the easy 4 New Fane Trails shoreline or flat bluff top. Ride east to The New Fane Trails offer two trail systems west and you’ll attack the steep 150-foot within the Kettle Moraine State Forest. high Niagara Escarpment. The dictionary There are four loops of moderately-chal- says an escarpment is “a long, precipitous lenging mountain bike trails totaling cliff-like ridge,” an apt description of 5.5 miles, interwoven with four loops of the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago. For hiking trails totaling 7.7 miles. Hikers and mountain bikers, the meaning of escarp- off-road mountain bikers share this mul- ment is simple: steep climbs on grades tiple-use trail system. For safety reasons, of between 10 and 20 percent. It’s easy to these trails are use-specific: hiking is not see why the park is the site of the popular allowed on the bike trails, and biking is Calumet Sun Run mountain bike race. not allowed on the hiking trails. n For more information call 920/849-1493 n For more information call 262/626-2116 or visit www.travelcalumet.com or visit dnr.wi.gov 2 Evergreen Park The Evergreen Park Trail is mostly singletrack and can be ridden in many different LOOKING FOR ways. Each October, it is made into a five- mile loop for the Bud Light Challenge. The A MILDER RIDE? trail on the quarry side can be wet in the GLACIAL BLUE HILLS COUNTY PARK spring and summer. The trail offers a nice 262/335-5080 mix of climbing and descending. The upkeep www.ci.west-bend.wi.us on the trail is done by the Fat Kats bike club. HIGH CLIFF STATE PARK Greenbush Trail 920/989-1106 3 dnr.wi.gov See facing page for trail description. KOHLER ANDRAE STATE PARK 888/947-2757, 920/451-4080 dnr.wi.gov MOUNTAIN BIKING TIPS: Always wear a helmet and eye protection. Control your bike; POINT BEACH STATE FOREST don’t ride beyond your skill level. Ride only 888/947-2757, 920/794-7480 on open trails; others may be illegal, and dnr.wi.gov never intentionally spook animals.

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Distance: 9 miles of singletrack, 4 loops. The Northern Unit of Wisconsin’s Kettle Mo- raine State Forest has everything a moun- Difficulty: Easy to very difficult. tain biker could want – exciting terrain, Trailhead locations: On weekends, you can use the parking area at the group plenty of room to expand, and a beautiful campground shelter 2.5 miles south of forest setting. All that was lacking was a Greenbush via Cty T & Kettle Moraine first-rate, purpose-built trail system. Now Drive; or use the picnic area 0.5 mile further at anytime. you’ll find that here too. Fees: Daily or annual State Trail Pass is When off-road riding boomed in the required for riders 16 and older. Self-pay mid-’80s there were no restrictions; you stations are located at trailhead parking could ride almost anywhere on public lots. lands. But conflicts with other trail users Note: Riding on the existing 8 miles of soon changed that. Bikers were restricted cross country ski trails is prohibited. to only those trails explicitly designated. Caution: The trail loops are intended for one-way travel. They cross the Ice Age Cross-country ski trails seemed to be ideal. Trail used by hikers, and a horse trail. But that concentrated throngs of riders on Always yield to pedestrians and don’t relatively few miles of trail never designed spook animals. to handle the impact. For more information: IMBA (International Mountain Bicycling Sheboygan County Convention & Visitors Association) guidelines were used to solve Bureau 920/457-9495 the erosion issues with demanding design www.sheboygan.org standards and with new trail building tech- Kettle Moraine State Forest, Northern Unit niques. In the Kettle Moraine, scores of vol- 262/626-2116 unteers and dedicated Wisconsin DNR staff www.wiparks.net pitched in. Now you can enjoy exciting, challenging riding on sustainable singletrack trails without harming the environment. The trails take full advantage of the relief of the famous steep-sided “kettles” that range from 20 to 70 feet deep.

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1 Elkhart Lake to Kiel Tour The cafes and parks in Kiel and Elkhart Lake are attractions in their own right. They Distance: 28 miles offer a small town hospitality that makes Difficulty: Moderate them perfect stopping places for bicyclists. Caution: Entire route is on public The state’s tallest wooden observation roadways open to shared bicycle/motor vehicle use. Be sure to use the paved tower can be found at Sheboygan Marsh shoulder on State Highways 32/57. Park, which also serves as a great place to For more information: start this wonderful bike tour. Elkhart Lake Tourism Commission Native Americans lived on the edge of 877/355-4278, 920/876-2385 the Sheboygan Marsh for ten thousand www.elkhartlake.com years. Their spear points and artifacts Manitowoc Area Visitor & Convention have been plowed-up by area farmers for Bureau 800/627-4896, 920/683-4388, generations. The Henschel home farm has www.manitowoc.org been in the family for 150 years. Their Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce fascination with Native American culture 800/457-9497 has endured, creating Henschel’s Indian www.sheboygan.org Museum. Your pedal through the countryside will Rural Wisconsin doesn’t get any prettier be a roller coaster ride over moderately than around Kiel and Elkhart Lake. A huge steep hills, each just high enough for a 180-degree bend in the Sheboygan River, fine view and speedy run down. Near Kiel, the vast Sheboygan Marsh and rolling an old road has been turned into a bike Kettle Moraine hills are backdrops for the and pedestrian trail with great views of the area’s many prosperous dairy farms. Sheboygan River.

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Iron River Odanah 1 TRAVELWISCONSIN.COM 1 Brule Ashland 35 53 2 Bike Trails 2 35 Hurley Ironwood MINNESOTA Solon Montreal MICHIGAN 1. 400 State Trail Springs Drummond 1 Rib Mountain State Park Mellen 77 51 27 45 The entire 22 miles 41of the 400 State Trail Gordon 63 Presque follows the Baraboo River valley from Elroy 2 Clam Isle WORTH A STOP Cable Lake Glidden Manitowish to Reedsburg. The trail is named for the Mercer Minong Waters 2 In Waupaca, take a lake cruise aboard a Manitowish Boulder Land Chicago-Northwestern passenger train 77 13 Turtle Flambeau 51 Junction O’ Lakes that once operated on this grade. The train sternwheeler or motor launch “Lady of the 77 Flowage Lac du Phelps Lakes” at Clear Water Harbor/Chief Danbury Hayward Butternut Park Flambeau Conover 17 traveled the 400 miles between Chicago er 63 Arbor St. iv Trego Falls Eagle and Minneapolis/St. Paul in 400 minutes. Waupaca. R Vitae Germain 70 ix Woodruff River Florence You can enjoy the latest high-tech slot o Webster 70 The renovated Reedsburg Depot is the r 70 C 70 2 Iron Hertel . Spooner machines and more than 500 slot games t Minocqua S Grantsburg Fifield 139 Mountain trail headquarters and the office for the 70 at Ho-Chunk Gaming in Wittenberg, or try Siren 47 Reedsburg ChamberEscanaba of Commerce. The Three Niagara your luck at blackjack, slots and bingo at Lakes 32 Hiles trail links to the Elroy-Sparta State Trail 35 63 2 Mohican North Star Casino & Bingo in Phillips 17 at Elroy Commons on the west end and to Rhinelander 8 Bowler. 40 the Hillsboro State Trail in Union Center. A Luck 48 8 Pembine The in daily or annual State Trail Pass is required Menominee Logging Museum 8 Balsam RUSK Crandon 141 Keshena has the largest collection of logging St. Croix Rice for riders 16 and older. Lake Lake 41 artifacts in the world. 35 Falls n For more information call 800/844-3507 73 Washington Wausau’s 8 Island Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Dresser 55 or visit dnr.wi.gov 65 Turtle Gills Museum exhibits its collections of art of the Lake 53 27 17 Rock Osceola 13 natural world, with an emphasis on birds. Amery 39 Elroy-SpartaEllison State Trail 6 46 2 The 1,172-acre 35 51 32 Bay Rib Mountain State Park New 45 Merrill See Southwest region.Ephraim Sister Bay offers hiking, picnicking and spectacular Somerset Richmond Antigo 64 64 64 Fish Creek scenic overlooks. 94 Stillwater 63 64 The offers tours Marinette Green CircleEgg StateBaileys Trail Stevens Point Brewery 3 Harbor Minneapolis Hudson Baldwin Harbor and tastings at the nation’s 5th oldest, con- Aniwa Encircling the city of Stevens Point, this Knapp Thorp Withee Owen Abbotsford Wausau 141 42 Jacksonport tinuously operated brewery. St. Paul 94 Schofield 47 trail meanders along the scenic Wisconsin 29 Birnamwood 57 In Marshfield, Jurustic Park features a Colby Weston Bowler Keshena Oconto andGreen Plover Bay rivers recalling the history 61 River 29 whimsical array of junkyard creatures and Menomonie Unity 4 Rothschild Sturgeon 10 Prescott Falls 73 of the lumber-making and pioneer set- jewelry shop. Mosinee Wittenberg 5 Shawano 32 Bay 10 Ellsworth Spencer Brusselstlements of the area while connecting The 72 Elderon Bonduel Rudolph Grotto Gardens & Won- Loyal 1 8 57secluded natural and wildlife areas, the 85 39 29 der Cave features floral walkways and gar- 61 35 63 45 22 Pulaski Bay City 10 PEPIN Marshfield Rosholt Marion SchmeeckleDyckesville Reserve and many city parks. dens, as well as folk-art memorials, shrines Maiden Durand 51 47 10 Clintonville The trail, includingAlgoma all spurs, is 31 miles and a museum. Rock 3 66 Red Wing Mondovi 49 long54 and features river scenery, forests, In Neillsville, the 146-acre Highground Stockholm 12 Neillsville 13 Stevens Iola 35 161 Green Pepin 93 3 Point wetlands, prairies, boardwalks and quiet Veterans Memorial Park honors veterans Nelson 73 Amherst 45 Bay Kewaunee BUFFALO River Plover 7 neighborhoods.29 A one-way spur in Plover and their families. The park includes four 35 Pittsville 54 10 Waupaca New connects to the Tomorrow River State Trail. miles of hiking trails, picnic areas and shel- Wabasha Alma Wisconsin 6 41 43 42 54 London Babcock Rapids 39 n For more information call 715/346-4992 ters and overlooks 500,000 woodland acres. Mississippi Black 1 Weyauwega 63 Nekoosa 2 Fremont or visitMishicot www.greencircletrail.org The 44,000-acre 95 River Falls 51 147 Necedah National 61 53 73 Appleton Fountain Plainfield 10 Wildlife Refuge is home to sandhill cranes, City 94 Rome TREMPEALEAU 2 57 Two migrating waterfowl, wild turkeys, eagles, Wild Rose 10 80 13 49 Rivers continued... Galesville 54 Wisconsin 5 55 32 shorebirds and songbirds as well as the

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16 Adams 45 New 22 Green 26 Lake, you can tour the lake aboard a 60-foot Lisbon Westfield Princeton Lake Ripon catamaran-style vessel. La Crescent 6 Mauston Fond du Lac 23 90 2 Sheboygan Take a tour of the Wild Rose Fish 94 Montello 61 Elroy Union Marquette Hatchery. The cold-water hatchery produces 52 Center 90 Wisconsin Sheboygan 63 33 Dells 73 41 45 Falls trout, salmon, northern pike, lake sturgeon 14 Wonewoc 23 151 Hillsboro Waupun WISCONSIN STATE PARKS and musky. MINNESOTA Portage 82 1 33 56 Viroqua For information on even more great Reedsburg Beaver 57 Belgium 56 80 58 Dam regional attractions call 800/432-8747 82 Baraboo IOWA 33 OZAUKEE or visit travelwisconsin.com. 14 16 151 The 400 State Trail. 12 Port Washington Lansing Richland 23 60 60 35 Columbus 61 Center 51 26 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 35 27 Spring CRAWFORD 60 Green Watertown Menomonee Germantown Falls Brown Deer 52 DANE Pewaukee Prairie 80 Wauwatosa 18 du Chien 94 Delafield 18 Barneveld Madison JEFFERSON Brookfield IOWA Fitchburg Cambridge 18 Waukesha Milwaukee Bridgeport Blue 151 Jefferson West Allis 18 18 Mounds Oregon WAUKESHA Stoughton Fort Atkinson MILWAUKEE GRANT 61 Dodgeville Oak Creek Belleville Eagle Mukwonago 35 14 12 Muskego 52 Mineral Edgerton Whitewater 63 80 Point Koshkonong26 78 New Evansville 43 Waterford 94 32 Beetown Glarus 20 Lake Michigan Platteville 23 Monticello 90 89 RACINE Racine 35 S WALWORTH Union Grove Darlington Argyle u Cassville Belmont GREEN g Janesville Elkhorn Sturdevant 151 a r Burlington 11 Potosi 81 69 ROCK Dickeyville LAFAYETTE Delavan 41 Lake Geneva Kenosha Cuba City KENOSHA Hazel P Brodhead 39 e R Green 11 c Monroe i Bristol Pleasant a v Beloit Shullsburg Gratiot t e Walworth Prairie Dubuque o r 81 Fontana Genoa Waterloo n i c City 20 a

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Scale: 1 inch = approximately 40 miles = Travel Wisconsin Welcome Center Location 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 CENTRAL BIKE TRAILS, CONTINUED FEATURED TRAIL MOUNTAIN BAY STATE TRAIL

Distance: 83 miles Surface type: Crushed limestone with a short asphalt paved section in Shawano. Fees: A daily or annual State Trail Pass is required for ages 16 and over. Caution: Make a complete stop at all road crossings. Hikers also use the trail. Always yield to pedestrians. For more information: Wisconsin State Parks System 920/448-4466 dnr.wi.gov RJ

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920/448-4466 www.co.brown.wi.us MILLER Shawano County Parks Department Mountain Bay State Trail. 715/526-5216 www.co.shawano.wi.us Bay. There is a short gap in the trail in the Marathon County Parks, Recreation and city of Shawano near the Wolf River, where Forestry local roads are utilized. 715/261-1550 The trail is operated and maintained by www.co.marathon.wi.us Marathon, Shawano and Brown counties. It passes through several small communities The Mountain-Bay State Trail is one of the and a wide variety of landscapes including longest rail-trails in Wisconsin. The trail farmlands, forests and wetlands, and fea- travels for 83 miles between the two geo- tures numerous bridge crossings over rivers logic features it is named for; Rib Mountain and streams. In Eland, the Mountain-Bay and Green Bay. On the western end, the State Trail connects to the northern seg- trail ends in Weston, just east of Wausau. ment of the Wiouwash State Trail. A daily On the eastern end, the trail ends at How- or annual State Trail Pass is required for ard Memorial Park near the city of Green riders 16 and older.

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36 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 4 Mascoutin Valley State Trail to use local roads as the trail route. The See East Central region. eastern terminus of the trail in Waupaca County ends at Wolf Road. Users will need Mountain-Bay State Trail to use local roads for about .5 miles be- 5 tween the trail and the village of Manawa. See trail description on facing page. A daily or annual State Trail Pass is required for riders 16 and older. 6 Omaha Trail n For more information call 715/346-1433 This 13-mile trail runs south from Camp (Portage County), 715/258-6243 (Waupaca County) or visit dnr.wi.gov Douglas to Elroy. At nearby Mill Bluff State Park you’ll have the opportunity to 11 Wiouwash State Trail get up close and personal with the park’s 8 signature towering sandstone bluffs. The See East Central region. trail runs south to Elroy where it joins the Elroy-Sparta and “400” State Trails. On the way, you’ll visit the quaint village of CENTRAL Hustler, then roll through a short tunnel, the only other trail tunnel in the state URBAN BIKING OPTIONS besides those on the Elroy-Sparta and The following communities offer terrific Badger State Trails. urban bicycling opportunities. Most n For more information call 608/847-9389 are hard surfaced, family friendly, and or visit www.trailsfromrails.com generally traverse a given city’s most scenic areas. Many are recognized by Tomorrow River State Trail the League of American Bicyclists as an 7 Official Bicycle Friendly Community. This 29-mile rail trail travels through sce- GREEN LAKE nic glacial terrain and farm country from visitgreenlake.com Plover in Portage County to just outside STEVENS POINTHHHH the village of Manawa in Waupaca County. www.stevenspointarea.com The western end of the trail connects to the Green Circle State Trail in Plover. There WAUSAU is a short one-mile gap in the trail in www.bicyclewausau.org Amherst Junction, and trail users will need HHHH = Official Bicycle Friendly Community* * See page 77.

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Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 37 CENTRAL Mountain Bike Trails See region map on page 34 for trail locations. The following is a list of “con- 2 Hartman Creek State Park structed” or “purpose built” mountain There are currently ten miles of ful- bike trails. These trails are more ly-benched, IMBA approved singletrack challenging, specially-constructed, trails at Hartman Creek State Park. The narrow-width trails built to the trail trails include beginner, intermediate and standards of the International Moun- advanced loops. The green loop is the tain Bicycling Association (IMBA). easiest of the loops with smaller hills They are designed to present a single- and lower grades, but still offers plenty track mountain biking experience. of twists and turns to mix things up. The blue and black loops are accessible from the green and a bit more challenging, 1 Big Eau Pleine Park with longer climbs and faster downhill There over ten miles of winding singletrack sections. There are two new technical trails available at this expansive, 2,050 man-made features on the black loop, a acre park. The trails are all granite based double teeter totter and dragon’s tail, a and shared with hikers and horses. The roller coaster bridge. Both features offer park is located just 15 minutes southwest bypasses. The blue and black loops fea- of Mosinee. A large parking lot is available ture a number of log jumps. There are also across from the park manager’s office and another six miles of doubletrack if you care serves as the trailhead. Frequent wildlife to tack on a few extra miles of riding. Bik- sightings can be found on the trails that ers age 16 and older must have a daily or meander through hardwoods along with annual state trail pass to use trails within scenic views of the Big Eau Pleine Flow- the park. age. The trails are maintained by the local n For more information call 715/258-2372 or visit dnr.wi.gov IMBA chapter, Central Wisconsin Off Road Cycling Coalition. Levis Mound Trails n For more information call 715/261-1550 3 or visit www.co.marathon.wi.us See trail description on facing page. DAVE SCHLABOWSKE

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Distance: 10 miles of doubletrack cross- Select Cut, Dead Turkey and Pile Driver, you country ski trails, 16 miles of singletrack. can expect some pretty intense riding. Toad Difficulty: Easy to extreme; difficult Road is a favorite. It is demanding, but sections can be avoided. incredibly beautiful as it winds along the Surface type: Grassy cross-country ski face of a sandstone cliff. It’s the perfect trails with frequent sandy sections and place to snap a photo that will make your some steep rocky stretches. Hardpack or sandy forest floor with rocks and roots on friends ask, “You really rode that?” For a the singletrack. tough combination, link Toad Road, Pile Fees: Daily or annual trail pass is Driver and Switchback into a loop. If you’ve required. got the appetite for a second lap, you’re re- Caution: Hikers may also use the trails; ally in super shape. For some easier single- always yield to pedestrians and don’t track riding, head for the low land between spook animals. the two mounds.The side-hill singletrack is For more information: usually soft with many switchbacks. Keep Clark County Forestry & Parks 715/743-5140 track of how often you have to put a foot www.co.clark.wi.us down if you can count that high.

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Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 39 CENTRAL MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS, CONTINUED 4 Nine Mile Forest Trail See trail description on facing page. 5 Nordic Mountain Nordic Mountain has eight miles of moun-

tain bike trails covering almost every WISCONSIN BIKE FED inch of their 104 acres. In some spots, the trails are very technical, while other sections are super fast. The climbs can be tough, but overall, the trails provide a nice mix of riding. From a world-class cross country course to numerous downhill and WINTER freeride lines, Nordic Mountain is fast becoming a favorite mountain biking desti- FAT BIKING nation. The best part is, the trails are free and always open. For the past few years, xploring the state on two Nordic Mountain has hosted the Subaru wheels is a great way to Cup Pro XCT. The course they use is tech- see the distinct beauty of nical and very challenging, but everyone EWisconsin’s four seasons. has the opportunity to ride the very same In the winter months, the appear- track that Olympic level riders compete on. ance of snow doesn’t slow the bik- n For more information call 800/253-7266, ing fun, but rather adds to it! Not 920/787-3324 or visit www.nordicmountain. only are bikes ridden as year round com transportation by many in cities such as Madison and Milwaukee, 6 Standing Rocks Trail but biking is also a growing rec- The trails at this Portage County park reational sport during Wisconsin’s have attracted cross-country and downhill winter months. skiers to its slopes and trails for years. The Plowed city streets are not the standing rocks are huge glacial erratics, only place for bicyclists to ride granite boulders rolled here by the con- when snow covers the state. “Fat tinental ice sheet. You’ll find enough of biking” as it is called, or riding their smaller brothers in the trail’s surface bicycles with wider tires on ap- to make for a challenging ride in places. proved snow-covered trails for Approximately 10 miles of cross-country recreation is a growingly popular ski trails are open for mountain biking, sport in Wisconsin. Whether rid- and in 2003, over 13 miles of well-marked ing professionally groomed trails, singletrack was added. The trails are sel- frozen lakes, or less packed down dom the same grade for more than a few powder, fat bikes have extended yards. There are plenty of climbs, roots, the biking season for enthusiasts and rocks that wind throughout the park and added a whole new twist for that will keep you shifting and anticipat- those who enjoy Wisconsin’s ex- ing the next steep climb or downhill. There pansive offerings of biking trails is a lot of moderate riding here, but the and routes. periodic steep stuff is unforgettable. Two Out of this newly popular sport long 100-foot climbs are tests of aerobic has spawned a number of new capacity and willpower. Your effort will clubs, events and races in Wis- take you on a roller coaster ride through consin for those wishing to get a beautiful forest of red pine, aspen and involved with others who share oak. The view of Bear Lake from the top of the ski hill is thrilling. The trails are open their passion. For more information daily from May 1 to November 16. about where to get started, check out wisfatbikeracing.com, n For more information call 715/346-1433 or visit www.co.portage.wi.us greatlakesfatbikeseries.com, fatbikebirkie.com, and fat-bike.com/tag/wisconsin for comprehensive information about MOUNTAIN BIKING TIPS: Always wear a helmet and eye protection. Control your bike; the sport. Please check with the don’t ride beyond your skill level. Ride only local biking sources to make sure on open trails; others may be illegal, and that you are riding on approved never intentionally spook animals. trails.

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Distance: 19.6 miles of cross-country The wide cross-country ski trails are great ski trails, and 11.6 miles of singletrack for high speed cruising, sight seeing, or a trails. tough aerobic workout. Singletrack trails Difficulty: Easy to extreme. aren’t for bird watching, but the skill and Fees: $2 daily donation. Use the self-pay concentration they require make them fun station at the trailhead. and challenging. The farther south you Caution: Hikers also use the trails. go, the steeper the slopes become. There Hunting is allowed in season, so portions of the trail system may be closed. Nine the ski trails and singletrack snake over Mile is a managed forest; you may the sides of a steep, 140-foot-high ridge; encounter active logging in places. enough elevation to get anyone’s heart Always yield to pedestrians and don’t pumping. If you haven’t tried singletrack spook animals. riding, Trail 4 is a good place to start. For more information: Twisting through the deep pine, oak and Wausau-Central Wisconsin CVB 888/948-4748 birch forest, the trail keeps your speed low. www.visitwausau.com It’s challenging, but not too hard. If you venture onto connecting Trail 5, you’ll begin The trails at Nine Mile Forest have been fa- to experience some of Nine Mile’s signa- vorites of cross-country skiers for decades. ture obstacles; low berms and log piles to Mountain bikers love this easy-to-get-to test your bike handling skill. Riding the trail system too; great riding smack in the higher-numbered trails, you’ll find greater middle of the state and just a few miles off elevation changes, narrower passages I-39. Over the years, local enthusiasts have between trees, and rocks and roots on the laid out nearly a dozen miles of singletrack trail. trail adding even more fun. Eleven loops of

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1 Chain O’ Lakes Tour Pines Road. Here the wind whistles in the tall pines as the route winds along the Distance: 24 miles for the outer loop, 14 north shore of the Chain O’ Lakes. Follow miles for the east loop, and 18 miles for the west loop. Grandview Road along the Chain’s south Difficulty: Easy to moderate – some steep shore to King, a pleasant little village with hills on the west loop. a real tourism flavor. You’ll enjoy a string Caution: The entire route is on public of boutique gift shops, as well as several roadways open to shared bicycle/motor good restaurants. vehicle use. Be sure to use the paved shoulder on County Highway QQ. You’ll roll south from King on County Highway QQ and Smith Road to sleepy For more information: Parfreyville. Turning west, simple Greek Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce 888/417-4040, 715/258-7343 Revival and Italianate Victorian homes mix www.waupacamemories.com with woods and fields along Rural Road. Hartman Creek State Park You’ll pass the Village of Rural, an historic 715/258-2372 crossroads town with several 1840s homes dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/hartman and the picturesque Crystal River Inn Bed & Breakfast. This central Wisconsin road tour is a de- Rolling west, you can stay on Rural lightful roll through Waupaca’s popular Road to complete the short loop, or you can Chain O’ Lakes area on a pair of rustic opt to extend your ride by taking the tour’s roads, designated roads that are protected second rustic road, Emmons Creek Road from development. You’ll be glad they are (R-24). Here, the route plunges into a forest when riding State Scenic Byways – Rural canopy adjacent to a wildlife preserve. Cool Road (R-23) and Emmons Creek Road (R- fragrant air from the dense pine and hard- 24). wood forest flows over the road. You’ll cross Leaving the Hartman Creek parking lot, a babbling trout steam along the way. Keep head east or right onto Windfeldt lane (the in mind that the westernmost mile has a road adjacent to this lot) until you reach gravel surface. the beach parking lot. Continue until you At Stratton Lake Road, you’ll segue to reconnect with the bike trail. This trail will Fountain Lake Road, a favorite for its twist- lead you back out to Rural Road. Continue ing downhill run through the woods. Turn- southeast and you’ll cross the meandering ing north on County Highway TT, then east Crystal River twice on quaint stone bridges on Edminster Road brings you back to Hart- before turning northeast on Whispering man Creek State Park. The Hartman Lake beach is a great place to end your ride.

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01.5 1.5 2 Miles Wild Rose Covered Bridge Tour The tiny village of Saxeville is a popular 2 stop for pie at the local café or supplies at Distance: 30 miles its country store that looks little different Difficulty: Easy than it did 100 years ago. Just outside Sax- Caution: The entire route is on public eville, you’ll pedal along quiet 26th Road, roadways open to shared bicycle/motor (Rustic Road 48), that brushes the Pine vehicle use. River and curves around the rolling hills of For more information: the area’s ground moraine. Waushara Area Chamber of Commerce 920/787-3488 www.wausharachamber.com

With it’s scenic, easy riding on quiet back roads, the Covered Bridge Tour is what Waushara County is all about. There are only a handful of unpaved roads in the entire county, so riding anywhere is fine. The picturesque village of Wild Rose with RJ

& its cafes and Roberts Park on the scenic LINDA millpond makes a great trailhead. MILLER Covering gently rolling terrain and well- Saxeville Covered Bridge. paved roads, the Covered Bridge Tour pays several visits to the Pine River, the area’s In the middle of this 30-mile loop is Class A trout stream. The stretch along Kusel County Park, a nice side trip on a hot 19th Drive is particularly lovely. Any of the day when a relaxing dip in a clean lake is a 02134 Mile roads are great places for spotting pheas- welcome break from pedaling. Nearby Mt. ants, deer, fox and a myriad of songbirds. Morris County Park offers a grand overview As you approach Saxeville, you’ll pedal of the area’s lakes, forests and farms. You through the romantic light and shadow of can hike to the top of this 250-foot rem- a covered bridge over the Pine River. When nant of Magnesian limestone that the great the old bridge needed rebuilding, public continental glacier could not subdue. funds would only provide a nondescript That’s the same glacier that made the replacement. So local people volunteered rest of Waushara County such wonderful their time, skills and money to build this riding terrain. more appropriate reminder of the past.

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Scale: 1 inch = approximately 40 miles = Travel Wisconsin Welcome Center Location 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 53 Apostle Islands 2 61 Red Lake SuperiorCornucopia Cliff 13 Bayfield Madeline Duluth Island Port Wing 13 La Pointe Superior Washburn 1 Iron River Odanah 1 Brule Ashland 35 53 2 2 35 Hurley Ironwood MICHIGAN MINNESOTA Solon Drummond Montreal Springs 2 77 Mellen Linear Bike Trails 51 27 45 41 Gordon 63 Presque 2 Clam Isle Cable Lake Glidden Manitowish Buffalo River State Trail Great River State Trail Mercer 5 Minong 3 Waters 1 2 Manitowish Boulder Land 77 13 Turtle Flambeau 51 Junction O’ Lakes This trail in west-central Wisconsin follows The 24-mile Great River State Trail travels 77 Flowage Lac du Danbury thePhelps scenic Buffalo River valley for 36 miles through the prairies and backwaters of Hayward Butternut Park Flambeau Conover 17 er 63 Arbor St. iv Trego Falls Eagle between Mondovi and Fairchild. Early the upper Mississippi River valley. Built R Stone Vitae Germain 70 ix Woodruff River Florence o Webster Lake 70 r 70 French explorers called the river Riviere on an abandoned Chicago-Northwestern C 70 2 Iron Hertel . Spooner t Grantsburg Fifield Minocqua Mountain S Radisson Winter de Beeufs for the139 many bison that once railroad line, the trail has a finely crushed 70 Siren 47 Escanaba Three inhabited the area. The trail is builtNiagara on limestone surface suitable for walking Shell 4 Lakes 32 Hiles 35 63 Lake 3 a former railroad corridor and passes by and bicycling2 for much of the year and Phillips 17 Cavour Birchwood Rhinelander farmlands, woods, 8hills and wetlands. A snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and 40 Heafford Goodman Luck 48 8 Crandon Pembine Cumberland Junction daily or annual State Trail Pass is required snowshoeing in winter. The Great River 8 Monico Laona Balsam RUSK Prentice Pelican 141 St. Croix Rice Lake Lake Lakefor riders 16 and older. 41trail is within a larger area called the Mis- 35 Falls Ladysmith Ogema Tomahawk Wabeno Bruce 73 Elcho n For more information call 608/534-6409 sissippi Flyway andWashington passes through two 8 Island Dresser 55 Carter Wausaukee 65 Turtle Barron Summit or visit dnr.wi.gov National WildlifeGills Refuges. The trail is in 5 Lake 53 27 Jump 17 Lake Townsend Rock Osceola Chetek 13 39 Lily Amery River Lakewood Wisconsin’sEllison scenic Coulee Region, part of 6 46 35 Holcombe 51 2 Chippewa River32 State Trail Bay New 45 2 Langlade Crivitz the Driftless Area that was untouched by Merrill Polar Ephraim Sister Bay Somerset Richmond Cornell Medford Antigo Mountain glaciers during the last Ice Age. Visitors to 64 64 64 See NorthwestWhite region. Fish Creek 94 Stillwater 63 Lake 64 the Great River trail will enjoy the chang- Pound Peshtigo Marinette Egg Baileys Hudson ing wetlandsHarbor of theHarbor Mississippi River Minneapolis CoonMENOMINEE Prairie Trail Chippewa Aniwa3 Abbotsford Wausau 141 backwaters,42 500-footJacksonport bluffs, hardwood St. Paul 94 Falls 47 29 The new Coon Prairie Trail is a five-mile, 57 Birnamwood Keshena Gillett forests, unique sand prairies and oak 29 Bowler Oconto Green Bay 61 multiuse path that was part ofOconto a recent Wittenberg Shawano savannahs.Sturgeon The Great River Trail Prairie 10 Eau Claire 73 Falls Prescott four-laneSHAWANO highwayShawano expansion32 project. The Bay Elderon Embarrass Brusselsand the Midway Railroad Prairie are state 10 72 Bonduel asphalt-paved45 path connects the commu- 57 85 39 29 Pulaski natural areas with direct access from the 61 35 63 2 nities of Viroqua22 and Westby. Wayside Park 10 Marion River Durand Marshfield Rosholt Dyckesvilletrail. The trail links to the La Crosse River Fairchild 51 47 Eleva 10 is locatedClintonville about halfway between the Greentwo Algoma 66 State Trail via a short road route in the city Red Wing Mondovi Osseo 49 Seymour Bay 54 Stockholm 1 12 Neillsville 13 Stevens communities.Iola Black 35 161 of La Crosse. A daily or annual State Trail Pepin 93 Merrillan Point Creek Nelson 94 73 Amherst nW AUPACAFor more information45 call 608/637-5485De Pere Kewaunee 29 Pass is required for riders 16 and older. Whitehall PORTAGE or visit www.vernoncounty.orgOUTAGAMIE 63 35 Independence 10 54 Wabasha Waupaca New 41 43 Denmark n42 For more information call 608/534-6409 Alma Hixton Wisconsin London Blair 54 39 Little ox 2 Rapids F or visit dnr.wi.gov Mississippi Arcadia Black Weyauwega Chute Elroy-SpartaFremont State TrailKaukauna Mishicot 95 River Falls 51 4 147 61 53 73 Appleton Fountain 10 City Wild Rose Brillion See trailWinchester description onMenasha page 46.57 Two 10 Rivers continued... Galesville 80 13 WAUSHARA 49 Neenah Reedsville 54 Warrens WINNEBAGO 55 32 Wautoma MANITOWOC

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Scale: 1 inch = approximately 40 miles = Travel Wisconsin Welcome Center Location 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 SOUTHWEST LINEAR BIKE TRAILS, CONTINUED FEATURED TRAIL ELROY-SPARTA STATE TRAIL Considered the first rail-to-trail in the Distance: 32.5 miles one-way between Elroy Commons and the Sparta Depot. United States, the Elroy-Sparta State Trail Surface type: Crushed limestone. remains one of the most popular trails in Fees: A daily or annual State Trail Pass is the country. With three rock tunnels and required for ages 16 and older. five towns along its 32.5-mile route, the Caution: Dismount and walk bikes through trail is a favorite Wisconsin biking desti- the tunnels. The tunnels are always nation. Between Sparta and Elroy the trail cool and sometimes wet; windbreakers, passes by wetlands, prairies, farmland and flashlights and caps are recommended. A short section near Sparta is open un-glaciated areas. Three century-old rail- to shared bicycle/motor vehicle use. road tunnels highlight the trail. The tunnels Hikers also use the trail; always yield to near Kendall and Wilton are each about a pedestrians. quarter-mile long. The tunnel between Nor- For more information: walk and Sparta is three-quarter-mile long. Wisconsin State Parks System 608/463-7109 The tunnels are dark and cool, even on the dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/elroysparta brightest days, and flashlights are a ne- Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce cessity. The Elroy-Sparta State Trail links to 800/354-2453, 608/269-4123 two other state trails. A bridge over Inter- bikesparta.org/elroy/elroy-sparta-trail state 90 in Sparta connects the La Crosse City of Elroy River State Trail to the Elroy-Sparta State 608/462-2410 www.elroywi.com Trail on the west end, and the 400 State Elroy-Sparta National Trail, Inc. Trail connects to the trail at Elroy Commons 608/463-7109 on the east end. There is also a connection www.elroy-sparta-trail.com at Elroy Commons to the 13-mile Omaha Trail. A daily or annual State Trail Pass is required for riders 16 and older.

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TRAVELWISCONSIN.COM the mighty river aboard a 98 foot riverboat. In Coon Valley explore the Norwegian heritage museum, nature trails and pioneer homestead at the Norskedalen Nature & Elroy-Sparta State Trail. Heritage Center. Enjoy camping, hiking, scenic overlooks, and equestrian trails at Wildcat Mountain State Park near Ontario. 21 FORT MCCOY 16 90 Explore the progression of travel from the 27 C 16 H Sparta MILITARY 16 12 bicycle to astronaut Deke Slayton and beyond 94 90 RESERVATION at the Deke Slayton Memorial Space & 131 C Bike Museum in Sparta. IGLOO RD N In Warrens, the museum and gift shop at Sparta A T W Camp Depot A Douglas the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Cen- M A ter is dedicated to Wisconsin’s cranberry industry. H

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Distance: 24 miles The 24-mile La Crosse River State Trail has been developed from the abandoned Chi- Surface type: Crushed limestone. cago and Northwestern Railroad between Fees: A daily or annual State Trail Pass is required for ages 16 and older. Sparta and La Crosse. Packed-limestone Caution: The trail parallels an active rail screenings provide a smooth surface for line to the north. bicycling. The trail lies in the La Crosse For more information: River valley and parallels an active rail Wisconsin State Parks System line to the north. Prairie remnants, farm- dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/lacrosseriv land, trout streams, hardwood forests and Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce wetlands can be found along the trail. The 800/540-8434, 608/269-4123 trail passes through the communities of La bikesparta.org Crosse, West Salem, Bangor, Rockland and La Crosse Convention & Visitor Bureau 800/658-9424, 608/782-2366 Sparta. It directly links to two other state www.explorelacrosse.com trails, the Elroy-Sparta State Trail on the La Crosse River State Trail east end, and the Great River State Trail on www.lacrosseriverstatetrail.org the west end. A daily or annual State Trail Pass is required for riders 16 and older.

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48 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 6 Hillsboro State Trail MORE RESOURCES This four-mile trail connects the communities of Hillsboro and Union Center LOWER WISCONSIN RIVERWAY while crossing woods, farmland, winding SCENIC BYWAY – HIGHWAY 60 streams and the beautiful Baraboo River. Wisconsin’s 100-mile Scenic Byway 60 The Hillsboro State Trail connects to the follows the graceful curves of the Lower Wis- consin River. 400 State Trail in Union Center. The 400 For more information: State Trail connects to the Elroy-Sparta www.scenic60.com State Trail in Elroy. A daily or annual State Trail Pass is required for riders 16 and GREAT RIVER ROAD SCENIC BYWAY older. The Wisconsin Great River Road parallels the Mississippi River for 250 miles of the most For more information call 608/489-2521 incredible scenery in the Midwest. (Vernon County), 608/847-9389 (Juneau County) or visit dnr.wi.gov For more information: wigreatriverroad.org 7 La Crosse River State Trail CYCLE SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN See trail description on facing page. 28 pre-designed bike tours that take you on a picturesque journey through southwest Wisconsin’s “Driftless Area.” 8 Pine River Recreation Trail For more information: Richland County’s incredible river bluff www.cyclesouthwestwisconsin.com country can be hard on a bicyclist’s legs. On the Pine River Trail you can take a lazy ride up a lazy river and enjoy bluff scenery without having to ride over it. Along the way you’ll cross 15 bridges that span the meandering Pine and its tributaries. One bridge is a whopping 241 feet long. Between Richland Center and Lone Rock you’ll enjoy views of green-forested bluffs lining the broad valleys of the Pine and Wisconsin Rivers. The river backwaters are havens for great blue herons, egrets, and other wildlife. Town Parks in Gotham and Lone Rock offer pleasant rest stops. n For more information call 608/647-2100, or visit www.rclrs.net WISCONSIN BIKE FED C C 2727 2121 B B SpartaSparta MM DEDE Fall trail riding near La Crosse. 108108 162162

S S River Great River River 3535 Great River E StateState Trail Trail E LaLa Crosse Crosse SOUTHWEST 16 J 5.85.8 16 J 9090 SpartaSparta Depot URBAN BIKING OPTIONS 5353 Depot NeshonocNeshonoc CYPRESS AVE Mississippi River Rockland CYPRESS AVE Mississippi River Rockland West West Lake Lake The following communities offer terrific U U urban bicycling opportunities. Most Salem Village Park Salem4.44.4 Village Park 3.63.6 are hard surfaced, family friendly, and OnalaskaOnalaska 16 16 River River generally traverse a given city’s most 157 157 GreatGreat River River Trail Trail B B scenic areas. Many are recognized by VisitorVisitor Center Center 6.86.8 Bangor Bangor the League of American Bicyclists as an MONROE CO. MONROE CO. LA CROSSE CO. 9090 LA CROSSE CO. Official Bicycle Friendly Community. 1.91.9 LaLa Crosse Crosse HHHH B B 2727 LA CROSSE 162162 J J www.bicyclelacrosse.com M Y LaLa Crosse Crosse M Y HHHH 53 ONALASKA 53 www.discoveronalaska.com HHHH = Official Bicycle Friendly Community* 0 0 12341234MilesMiles * See page 77.

Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 49 SOUTHWEST Mountain Bike Trails See region map on page 44 for trail locations. The following is a list of “constructed” 4 Mound View Park or “purpose built” mountain bike trails. These trails are more challenging, spe- The Mound View Park (MVP) trail is the cially-constructed, narrow-width trails first official singletrack trail built in the built to the trail standards of the Inter- city limits of Platteville. It serves as the national Mountain Bicycling Association base for future expansion through the (IMBA). They are designed to present a valley. MVP is designed for riders of all singletrack mountain biking experience. abilities and traverses both pine and If you’re looking for a less technical deciduous woods. The trail also follows ride, check out the list of less challeng- along a self-producing trout stream. MVP ing off-road trails below. is managed and maintained by Platteville Human Powered Trails. The one-mile loop also connects to the city’s gravel trail add- 1 Ash Creek Community Forest ing more fun to the ride. The mountain bike trails in the 350-acre n For more information call 608/348-9741 Ash Creek Community Forest feature about (Ext. 1) or visit www.plattevilletrails.org or seven miles of single and doubletrack www.platteville.org mountain bike trails. The singletrack has Sidie Hollow County Park a nice mix of fast runs, switchbacks, 5 steep climbs and bone-rattling decents. The mountain bike trails at Sidie Hollow The trails are not marked but are easy to County Park have been a collaborative follow. effort between Vernon Trails – the local n For more information call 608/647-2100 mountain bike club – and the Vernon or visit www.rclrs.net/parkcommission County Parks Department. Since 2006, over 200 volunteers have built 4.5 miles 2 Human Powered Trails of shared use singletrack trails. This new See description on facing page. trail network, along with the 2.5 miles of existing doubletrack, combines to create Kickapoo Valley Reserve Trail over seven miles of mountain biking trails. 3 The lower loop is a two-mile doubletrack The Kickapoo Valley Reserve offers approx- that meanders around the lake, ideal for imately 24-miles of designated mountain beginners or as a perfect warm-up. The bike trails that run the entire length of the other trails climb 300 vertical feet up and 8,600 acre property. Although not single- down the bluffs. On these lung-busting track, the trails present many challenges climbs you’ll find plenty of rocks, roots, for serious off-road bikers. You’ll encoun- log piles, switchbacks, and a perfectly ter steep uphill climbs, hairpin turns, designed benchcut. and rapid descents as you travel through n For more information call 608/637-5485 hardwood forests and open meadows with or visit www.vernoncounty.org breathtaking overlooks along the way. Mountain biking allows access to some of the more remote areas of the Reserve seldom visited by others. However, there are places where the bike trail may ac- LOOKING FOR company equestrian trails; and hikers may A MILDER RIDE? be encountered at any point on the system. The Kickapoo Valley Reserve also offers BLACK RIVER STATE FOREST five miles of family-friendly blacktop rid- 715/284-4103 ing on the Old 131 trail. dnr.wi.gov n For more information call 608/625-2960 PERROT STATE PARK or visit www.kvr.state.wi.us 608/534-6409 dnr.wi.gov PERRY CREEK TRAIL MOUNTAIN BIKING TIPS: Always wear a hel- 800/404-4008, 715/284-1400 met and eye protection. Control your bike; don’t ride beyond your skill level. Ride only www.blackrivercountry.net on open trails; others may be illegal, and WYALUSING STATE PARK never intentionally spook animals. 888/947-2757, 608/996-2261 dnr.wi.gov

50 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. FEATURED TRAIL HUMAN POWERED TRAILS The purpose-built mountain bike trail Distance: 11 miles of trails including the TNT connector trail to the Hixon Forest system that resulted is remarkable. The trail trailhead. met the local demand and also attracted Difficulty: Easy to very difficult. riders from the surrounding states of Minne- Fees: Donations encouraged at main sota and Iowa. The trails were constructed trailhead or on website. using IMBA design standards to minimize Note: No riding on hiking trails in the erosion, a common problem on many popular Hixon Forest. trails. In 2007, La Crosse was deluged with Caution: Obstacles and narrow passage heavy rains. Despite the rain and steep ter- on the advanced trails require high technical riding ability. The TNT and rain, the impact on the HPT Trails was hardly easy trails are two-way. Horses may be noticeable. encountered on the easy trails. All trails The advanced trails on the Human Pow- are open to hikers and runners. Be careful not to spook animals and always yield to ered Trails are not for the faint of heart how- pedestrians. ever. They feature some tough obstacles like For more information: log and rock piles and tight switchbacks. La Crosse Area Convention & Visitors The switchbacks are located on some steep Bureau terrain; take a turn too wide and you’ll end 800/658-9424, 608/782/4082 up careening down a wooded hillside. Due www.explorelacrosse.com to that steep terrain, when the trail is wet, Outdoor Recreation Alliance www.naturesplacetoplay.com riding can be extremely challenging. The tamer intermediate trails offer plenty of hills as well as some great vistas overlooking the When La Crosse area mountain bikers were Mississippi River. looking for a place to ride back in 2000, An alternate route to the trail is the two- they managed to convince the city fathers way TNT Trail from the Hixon Forest trailhead to turn them loose on public land on the at the bottom of the bluff, but be ready for a city’s far east side. They created a trail very tough climb of 500 plus feet. system for riders, runners and hikers. It even offers horseback riding by permit on the easier trails.

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1 Prairie du Chien Tour used the rivers as canoe highways. Several effigy mounds from the area’s pre-Euro- Distance: 23 miles pean era are preserved in Wyalusing State Difficulty: Very difficult, but easy out-and- Park located just south of the city across back riding is possible north and south of Prairie du Chien. the Wisconsin River. Caution: Almost the entire route is on Riding east from Prairie du Chien you public roads open to shared bicycle/motor can take advantage of the paved bike path vehicle use. Be sure to use the bike path on the south side of Hwy 18/35 before on the south side of Highways 18/35 and veering up a side valley of the Wisconsin the paved shoulder to the east. Some slopes are long and steep; take care to River on Bouska Road. At the top of the control your downhill speed. climb you’ll have a fantastic view of the For more information: river valley to the southeast. You’ll plunge Prairie du Chien Area Chamber of off the ridge into the deep, narrow valley Commerce of Gran Grae Creek before an even steeper 800/732-1673 www.prairieduchien.org climb back up to the bluff-top farmland on Wachuta Road. The short unpaved stretch on Wachuta Road is nearly dead flat and Long before the invention of bicycles, trains should pose no riding problem for any type or automobiles, Prairie du Chien was a of bike. crossroads of travel in the heart of the Riding around historic Prairie du Chien continent. Located at the confluence of the is not only fun and scenic, it’s great exer- Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers, Prairie cise too. du Chien was a popular trading or rendezvous spot for the Native Americans who

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012 3 Miles 012 3 Miles 2 Top of the World Tour annual event of the same name held each August and part of the welcome mat Trem- Distance: 23 miles pealeau County rolls out for bicyclists. Difficulty: Very difficult, but a moderate While a quick glance at this course’s out-and-back route is an option. profile makes it clear that it’s not an easy Caution: The entire route is on public roadways open to shared bicycle/motor ride, you can lower the bar a bit by riding vehicle use. Be sure to use the paved out-and-back between Whitehall and In- shoulder on State Highway 121. Some dependence. That 14-mile round trip is a slopes are long and steep; take care to pleasant roll through the flat bottomland of control your downhill speed. the Trempealeau River valley. For more information: Following the loop south of Indepen- Trempealeau Chamber of Commerce 608/534-6780 dence, it’s up, up and away as you climb www.trempealeau.net nearly 400 feet to County Highway N & D. Trempealeau County Tourism Council The four miles you ride atop Square Bluff www.ruralexperiences.com bring some of the best views anywhere. Of course, the descents are plenty of fun too. You’ll feel like you’re on top of the world when you pedal this high-flyin’ route in one of the most bicycling-friendly parts of the state. The route is part of the course for an

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Whitehall k Pittsville PORTAGE OUTAGAMIE 35 Hixton c 54 Independence la 10 Waupaca New Wabasha B Wisconsin 41 43 Denmark 42 Alma London Blair 54 Rapids 39 Little ox Babcock F Mississippi Arcadia Black JACKSON Weyauwega Chute 63 Nekoosa Fremont Kaukauna Mishicot 95 River Falls 51 147 61 53 73 Appleton Fountain Plainfield 10 City Rome Brillion TREMPEALEAU Winchester Menasha 57 Two 10 80 13 49 Reedsville Rivers Galesville 54 Neenah 55 32 MANITOWOC Manitowoc 14 Rochester CALUMET Winona Trempealeau 21 21 151 14 LA CROSSE Tomah ADAMS 90 SARIS CYCLING GROUP 43 16 12 22 26 45 La Crescent Fond du Lac 71 Mauston 90 23 Kohler Sheboygan 61 Elroy 94 90 River Sheboygan 52 Wisconsin 39 63 33 73 151 41 45 SHEBOYGAN Falls 14 Wonewoc Dells 23 Hillsboro Waupun MINNESOTA Portage Fox 82 La Valle Lake 56 1 33 Randolph Viroqua Pardeeville 11 Reedsburg Baraboo 58 Wyocena Mayville West 57 82 56 80 3 Horicon Bend North Rio Beaver 33 Freedon 2 Merrimac IOWA 14 94 Poynette 16 151 Dam Juneau 12 Richland 23 Lodi 90 60 60 35 Prairie du Sac River Columbus 61 Center Cedarburg Sauk City 39 51 26 27 Spring Mequon Waunakee DeForest 60 Wisconsin Green Mazomanie Watertown Germantown Sun Brown Deer Muscoda Lake 52 1 Black Earth Middleton Prairie Prairie 80 Mills Wauwatosa 18 du Chien Mount Madison 94 18 Highland Barneveld 1 Horeb 3Fitchburg 5 Waukesha Verona 4 Cambridge 18 Milwaukee Cobb Blue 18 151 4 Jefferson West Allis 18 Mounds 7 Oregon Stoughton 2 Dodgeville Fort Atkinson 61 6 Oak Creek 35 Belleville 2 14 52 Mineral 12 80 Edgerton 63 Point 26 78 New Evansville 43 94 32 Glarus 20 Lake Michigan Platteville 23 Monticello 90 89 35 8 Racine Belmont Darlington Argyle Janesville Sturdevant 151 10 81 69 11 Lake Geneva 41 Kenosha Cuba City Brodhead 39 11 Monroe Pleasant Shullsburg Gratiot Beloit 9 Prairie Waterloo Dubuque 81 20 = Linear Bike Trails l 45 14 20 M ILLINOIS = Mountain Bike Trails is l 12 s i 20 s = Road Biking Tours 52 s l i p Rockford 151 p i

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Whitehall k Pittsville PORTAGE OUTAGAMIE tween Madison and the Wisconsin-Illinois bicyclists can be seen getting 35 Hixton c 54 Independence la 10 Waupaca New Wabasha B Wisconsin 41 43 Denmark 42 around the city on two wheels. Alma London border while traversing farmlands, woods, Blair 54 Rapids 39 Little ox F Babcock F rolling hills, scenic meadows, remnant In such a bike friendly community Mississippi Arcadia Black JACKSON Weyauwega Chute 63 Nekoosa Fremont Kaukauna Mishicot with numerous bike paths as well 95 River Falls 51 prairies, 14ravines,7 glacial topography and 61 53 73 Appleton as a commitment to safely sharing Fountain Plainfield 10 several small communities. Highlighting City Rome Brillion TREMPEALEAU Winchester Menasha 57 the trail is the 1,200-footTwo long Stewart roads between motorists and bicy- 10 80 13 49 Reedsville Rivers clists, it makes sense that B-cycle Galesville 54 Neenah 55 32 Tunnel. Due to the fact that it is built on Rochester MANITOWOCa curve, you willManitowoc not be able to see the saw an opportunity in Madison. 14 CALUMET In 2010, B-cycle launched Winona Trempealeau 21 21 15other1 end when you first enter the tunnel. 14 LA CROSSE Tomah ADAMS Flashlights and jackets are recommended, the first large-scale smart-tech- 90 43 nology bicycle sharing system in 16 12 as the tunnel is dark and cool, and water 22 from springs above can trickle onto the the United States in Denver. The 45 26 trail. Bikers should walk bikes through Madison B-cycle program began La Crescent 71 Fond du Lac a year later with six stations and Mauston 23 the tunnel. The Badger Trail connects to 90 Kohler Sheboygan about 60 bikes. In just two years, 61 Elroy 94 the Capital City, Military Ridge and Sugar 90 the program has grown to 350 bikes River Sheboygan 52 Wisconsin 39 River State Trails and the Madison bike- 63 33 73 151 41 45 SHEBOYGAN Falls and 35 stations. The program is 14 Wonewoc Dells 23 way system. In Madison, the Badger State the result of a partnership between Hillsboro Waupun Trail corridor continues into the city along MINNESOTA Portage Fox the City of Madison and Trek Bicy- 82 La Valle Lake 56 1 33 Randolph the Southwest Path. At the Illinois border, Viroqua Pardeeville 11 cle Corporation headquartered in Reedsburg Baraboo the Badger State Trail connects to the Jane 58 Wyocena Mayville West 57 nearby Waterloo, Wisconsin. 82 56 80 3 Horicon Bend Addams Trail, which continues on to Free- North Rio Beaver 33 Urban bike sharing provides Freedon 2 Merrimac port, Illinois. A daily or annual State Trail IOWA 14 94 Poynette 16 151 Dam Juneau an economical, convenient and 12 Pass is required for riders 16 and older. 23 Lodi 90 60 60 environmentally friendly way to use Richland River n 35 Center Prairie du Sac Columbus Cedarburg For more information call 608/527-2335 bikes for trips that are too far to 61 39 51 26 or visit dnr.wi.gov 27 Sauk City walk but too short to drive. Here’s Spring DeForest Mequon 60 Wisconsin Green Mazomanie Waunakee Watertown Germantown how it works. B-cycle memberships Sun Brown Cannonball Deer Path Muscoda Lake 3 may be purchased online or at any 52 1 Black Earth Middleton Prairie The Cannonball Path is a paved multiuse B-station. Members may check out Prairie 80 Mills Wauwatosa 18 du Chien Mount Madison 94 trail constructed on the abandoned Union a bike at any B-cycle station and 18 Highland Barneveld 1 Horeb 3Fitchburg 5 Waukesha Verona 4 Cambridge 18 PacificMilwaukee Railroad corridor that runs from ride to the B-station nearest their Cobb Blue 4 Jefferson West Allis 18 18 151 destination. To start a new trip, they Mounds 7 Oregon Stoughton 2 the Beltline to McKee Road near the inter- Dodgeville Fort Atkinson section of Verona Road. Recent construc- simply check out another B-cycle. 61 6 Oak Creek 35 Belleville 2 14 tion of a bicycle overpass of the Beltline The system is designed to encour- 52 Mineral 12 80 Edgerton 63 Point 26 Highway (US Highways 12, 18, 14, and age shorter trips, therefore, trips 78 New Evansville 43 94 32 Glarus 20 151) will make for easy crossing Lakeof the Michigan longer than 30 minutes incur addi- Platteville 23 Monticello 90 89 Racine 35 8 highway and access to the city of Madison tional fees. Belmont Darlington Argyle Janesville Sturdevant 151 10 trails. The next phase of expansion will B-cycle currently has systems 81 69 11 operating in more than 25 U.S. Lake Geneva 41cross CountyKenosha Highway PD and connect with Cuba City Brodhead 39 the Military Ridge State Trail. cities. In addition to Madison and Monroe Pleasant 11 Beloit n Denver, B-cycle can be found in Shullsburg Gratiot 81 9 For more Prairie information call 608/288-8284 Waterloo Dubuque or visit www.fitchburgchamber.com Boulder, San Antonio, Fort Worth, 20 Houston, Salt Lake City, Charlotte, 45 14 Nashville and Broward County. In 20 M ILLINOIS is 12 s 2014, Milwaukee unveils its very i 20 52 s s continued... own B-Cycle. i p Rockford 151 p i For more information on Madison

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lands, woods, wetlands and prairies. Most Distance: 40 miles of the trail follows the former Chicago and Surface type: Crushed limestone North Western Railroad corridor, which has Fees: A daily or annual State Trail Pass is required for ages 16 and over. a gentle grade of only two to five percent. Between Dodgeville and Mount Horeb it Caution: The connector trails into the State Parks are very steep. The trail runs along the top of the Military Ridge, the is also used by hikers; always yield to divide between the Wisconsin River water- pedestrians. shed to the north and the Pecatonica and For more information: Rock River watershed to the south. Between Wisconsin State Parks System Mount Horeb and Fitchburg, the trail goes 608/437-7393 dnr.wi.gov through the Sugar River Valley. The Military Ridge State Trail connects to the Capital City and Badger State Trails in Fitchburg. The 40-mile Military Ridge State Trail con- It also connects to the new six-mile Shake nects Dodgeville and Madison by way of an Rag Trail that travels along US Highway 1855 military route between Verona and 151 between Dodgeville and Mineral Point. Dodgeville. The trail runs along the south- A daily or annual State Trail Pass is re- ern borders of Governor Dodge and Blue quired for riders 16 and older. Mound state parks passing by agricultural

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56 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 4 Capital City State Trail 5 Glacial Drumlin State Trail West The Capital City State Trail is the link Running between Wisconsin’s two largest around and through Madison between the urban areas, the Glacial Drumlin State Military Ridge State Trail and eventually Trail stretches for 52 miles through the Glacial Drumlin State Trail. Nine miles farmlands, glacial topography and sev- of the trail go through the scenic Capital eral small towns from Cottage Grove to Springs State Recreation Area (Dane Waukesha. The western portion of the trail County E-way) south of Madison. In the is the drumlin side. Here the trail winds city, the trail follows seven miles of city among teardrop-shaped hills that were bikeways past the Monona Terrace Con- formed under the great continental ice vention Center and through the city’s east sheet. Streams and rivers poke their way side. The trail also connects to Madison’s around the hills as well. The trail crosses Southwest Path and the Badger State the meandering Koshkonong Creek five Trail, which runs all the way to the Illinois times. The larger Crawfish and Rock Riv- state line. A daily or annual State Trail ers are crossed on impressive, stressed Pass is required for riders 16 and older. iron bridges. A 1.5-mile section northeast n For more information call 608/224-3730 of Jefferson between State Highway 26 and or visit dnr.wi.gov County Highway Y uses public roads as the trail route. A daily or annual State Trail Pass is required for riders 16 and older. Bike trails may bring a number of different n For more information call 920/648-8774 users to the trail at the same time. Always or visit dnr.wi.gov use good trail etiquette to ensure the enjoyment and safety of all trail users. continued... WISCONSIN STATE PARKS

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Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 57 SOUTH CENTRAL LINEAR BIKE TRAILS, CONTINUED 6 Glacial River Trail The Glacial River Trail is an 8.6-mile former rail bed trail running south from downtown Fort Atkinson to the Jefferson/ Rock County line. The northern most portion of the trail is asphalt, with the bal- ance being crushed limestone. This spec-

tacular recreational attraction features JIM BROZEK an archway, bronze sculptures, rest areas and fountains. It makes for a relaxing and Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. scenic ride through Fort Atkinson. n For more information call 920/563-7781 or visit www.fortparksandrec.com WORTH A STOP In Wisconsin Dells, take a one-hour guided 7 Military Ridge State Trail tour of the Lower Dells aboard an authentic See trail description on page 56. WWII era amphibious vehicle at Dells Army Duck Tours. Everything is under one roof at Pecatonica State Trail the African-themed Kalahari Resort, home 8 to Wisconsin’s largest indoor waterpark. Running 10 miles through the picturesque BigFoot Zipline Tours features six lines Bonner Branch Valley, this county-oper- with over 4,300 feet of fun. ated trail links Belmont with the 47-mile In Baraboo, Circus World features cir- Cheese Country Trail in Calamine. The cus memorabilia, miniature circus layouts, trail follows the old Milwaukee Road the world’s largest collection of circus wag- railroad corridor that at one time hauled ons, and big top performances. You can see lead through this valley, reminiscent of all fifteen of the world’s crane species at the the mining era which once dominated this International Crane Foundation. region of Wisconsin. The western terminus Tour the state’s oldest winery and sample of the trail ends in Belmont but eventually the wines at Wollersheim Winery in Prairie will continue to the city of Platteville. A Du Sac. daily or annual State Trail Pass is required House On The Rock in Spring Green is for riders 16 and older. Wisconsin’s most popular single attraction n For more information call 608/776-5706 and a treat for the imagination. American or visit dnr.wi.gov Players Theatre offers eight plays in ro- tating repertory in the outdoor amphitheater Pelishek-Tiffany Nature Trail Up the Hill and in the indoor Touchstone 9 Theatre. The Pelishek-Tiffany Nature Trail is a six- At Pendarvis in Mineral Point, costumed mile, abandoned railroad bed trail that interpreters guide you through preserved offers snowmobiling in the winter and hik- miners’ homes from the 1840s. ing, bicycling, horseback riding, and bird Explore Cave of the Mounds in Blue watching in the summer. The trail starts in Mounds, a registered National Natural Land- the Rock County community of Clinton. mark that is often referred to as the “jewel n For more information visit www.co.rock. box” of America’s major caves. wi.us Take a relaxing stroll through Janesville’s Rotary Gardens, an exquisite 15-acre, in- ternationally themed botanical garden. In Madison, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art features changing ex- MORE RESOURCES hibits of contemporary and modern art. The Henry Vilas Zoo is one of the state’s finest GLACIAL HERITAGE AREA – zoos and there is no admission fee! One of JEFFERSON COUNTY the largest farmer’s market in the country, A network of Jefferson County parks, wildlife the Dane County Farmers Market, is held and natural areas, historic and cultural sites every Saturday from April to November on the connected by trails and waterways. Capitol Square. For more information: www.glacialheritagearea.org The Horicon National Wildlife Refuge near Mayville is home to one of the widest TREK FACTORY TOURS arrays of plants, animals and birds in the Want to see where the best bikes in the Midwest. world go from an idea to reality? Visit the TREK world headquarters in Waterloo, WI. For information on even more great For more information: regional attractions call 800/432-8747 www.trekbikes.com or visit travelwisconsin.com.

58 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. SOUTH CENTRAL URBAN BIKING OPTIONS The following communities offer terrific urban bicycling opportunities. Most are hard surfaced, family friendly, and ROB FISCHER generally traverse a given city’s most scenic areas. Many are recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as an Official Bicycle Friendly Community. JANESVILLE MADE www.ci.janesville.wi.us MADISONHHHH IN WISCONSIN www.cityofmadison.com ith miles of bike trails, FITCHBURGHHHH charming towns, and www.fitchburgchamber.com picturesque scenery, Wis- consin is a great place to MIDDLETON W visitmiddleton.com travel on two wheels. Some of the nation’s top biking terrain is located SUN PRAIRIE here, and those who seek leading www.cityofsunprairie.com equipment for the sport don’t need HHHH = Official Bicycle Friendly Community* to leave the state to gear up for their rides. In fact, Wisconsin has the * See page 77. largest domestic concentration of bike industry companies, headquar- 1 0 Sugar River State Trail ters and related manufacturing in the The Sugar River State Trail travels 24 nation. Leading bicycle brands, Trek Corporation and Waterford Precision miles from New Glarus to Brodhead. A Cycles, are both manufactured in short access trail connects the trail to Wisconsin. New Glarus Woods State Park. Fourteen Headquartered in Waterloo, Wis- trestle bridges cross over the Sugar River consin, Trek began making bikes in and its tributaries, while the trail passes 1976 and has since evolved into a by farmlands, woods, rolling hills, and brand known all over the world. From scenic meadows. North of Brodhead, the recreational riding to bicycles built trail goes over a replica covered bridge. for year-round commutes, Trek is The trail headquarters is located in the re- committed to transforming the way stored 1887 railroad depot in New Glarus. they build and deliver their bikes The trail connects with the Badger State hoping their practices and commit- Trail just south of the Monticello trailhead. ment to people will transform the A daily or annual State Trail Pass is re- way people think about the role of quired for riders 16 and older. biking in their lives. Not too far from Trek Headquar- n For more information call 608/527-2334 or visit dnr.wi.gov ters in Waterloo, you will find Water- ford Precision Cycles in Waterford, Wild Goose State Trail Wisconsin. Founded in 1993, Water- 11 ford was formed out of the Schwinn This 34-mile rail trail skirts the western Paramount Factory. Waterford is edge of the vast Horicon Marsh from Fond a custom frame builder trusted by du Lac to Clyman Junction. The Horicon riders who count on their bicycles to Marsh, a National Wildlife Refuge and perform – whatever their preferred State Wildlife Area, is home to over 250 riding style. bird species and is world-famous for its Manufacturing in Wisconsin does numerous migrant waterfowl and endless not stop at the bikes themselves. V-shaped formations of Canada geese. A variety of other biking parts and accessories are also made right here Wildflowers, woodlots, wildlife, prairie in Wisconsin. Some of these include remnants and fertile farm fields are com- Saris Cycling Group producing bicy- mon sites along the trail. The trail was cle racks and bicycle-related fitness Wisconsin’s first “cooperative” state trail equipment, bike racks by MadRax and is maintained and operated by Dodge and Rudy Rac, bicycle brakes by and Fond du Lac counties. Hayes Disc Brake and a variety of bi- n For more information call 920/929-3135 cycle clothing by Mt. Borah Designs. (Fond du Lac County), 920/386-3700 (Dodge Pacific Cycle, North America’s larg- County) or visit dnr.wi.gov est bicycle company is headquartered in Madison.

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The following is a list of “constructed” encounter plenty of ups and downs, plus a or “purpose built” mountain bike trails. lot of challenging features for riders of all These trails are more challenging, spe- abilities. cially-constructed, narrow-width trails n For more information call 608/493-2251 built to the trail standards of the Inter- or visit www.devils-head.com national Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA). They are designed to present a Quarry Ridge Recreation Area singletrack mountain biking experience. 4 If you’re looking for a less technical Just minutes from downtown Madison, the ride, check out the list of less challeng- Quarry Ridge Recreation Area features a ing off-road trails below. network of singletrack trails for beginner to expert riders. The trail consists of a Bluemound State Park Trails one-mile main loop as well as several 1 downhill lines of varying difficulty. The Bluemound State Park offers 15.5 miles of singletrack on the main loop is fast with challenging off-road, singletrack bicycle only one technical section that might trip trails. At 1,719 feet of elevation, the top up beginners. More advanced riders can of Blue Mound is the highest point in challenge themselves to power through southern Wisconsin. The vast overview the steep climb and slice through the long from the observation towers make the downhill with as little brakes as possible. climb worth the effort. On the north side, New trails have been added making the new technically challenging singletrack trail system much more family friendly. trails and doubletrack cross-country ski The trails are free and open year round. trail connectors take you on an odyssey The Fitchburg Parks Department partners through the deep fragrant hardwood forest with Capital Off-Road Pathfinders (CORP) that cloaks the steep slopes. On the milder to develop and maintain the trails. side, the Pleasure Valley Trail circuits an n For more information call 608/270-4288 open prairie to the east. A steep connector or visit www.city.fitchburg.wi.us trail accesses the Military Ridge State Trail where riders can roll on a near-level railroad grade. If you’re looking for some aerobically challenging terrain, you’ll find it here. Working with the park staff, local volunteers have added miles of twisting singletrack trails that completely encircle LOOKING FOR the mound and take advantage of its ele- A MILDER RIDE? vation, rocks, roots and terrain. If you ride the trails and climb the paved road to the BADGER PRAIRIE COUNTY PARK top you’ll have 500 feet of elevation to play 608/224-3730 with. A daily or annual State Trail Pass is www.countyofdane.com required for riders 16 and older. DEVILS LAKE STATE PARK n For more information call 608/437-5711 608/356-8301 or visit dnr.wi.gov dnr.wi.gov GOVERNOR DODGE STATE PARK 2 Cam-Rock Trails 888/947-2757, 608/935-2315 dnr.wi.gov See trail description on facing page. MIRROR LAKE STATE PARK Devil’s Head Ski Area 888/947-2757, 608/254-2333 3 dnr.wi.gov In the winter months, Devil’s Head Ski PLEASANT VIEW MOUNTAIN BIKE Resort attracts skiers and snowboarders TRAILS - MIDDLETON of all skill levels to its 500 vertical feet of 800/688-5694 ski slopes. In the warmer months, those visitmiddleton.com/trails same slopes become challenging single- YELLOWSTONE STATE PARK track mountain biking trails. As you may 888/947-2757, 608/523-4427 expect being that these are ski hills, you’ll dnr.wi.gov

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Distance: 1.8 miles at Cam-Rock 2; 2.6 There’s something for everybody at Cam-Rock miles at Cam-Rock 3; and 2.3 miles for County Park, from an easy riding railbed trail Cam-Rock 1 and the connector to Cam- at the north end to loop systems on moderate Rock 3. cross-country ski trails at Cam-Rock 2 to Difficulty: Easy to very difficult. extreme singletrack at Cam-Rock 3. The trails Fees: A daily or annual Dane County Parks at Cam-Rock 2 present riders with a few short trail fee is required. Self-pay stations are located at the trailheads. steep slopes that are great for novices. Caution: singletrack trails at Cam-Rock 2 Things really get interesting at Cam-Rock and the trails at Cam-Rock 3 are one-way. 3 where trail builders had more than 100 The connector trail at Cam-Rock1 is two- feet of relief to work with. Singletrack always way. The trails are also used by walkers challenges riding ability, but here the trail and hikers, particularly Cam-Rock 1. designers had rock outcroppings, gullies and For more information: other obstacles as well. On the newest and Cambridge Chamber of Commerce 608/423-3780 northernmost loop, riders will find an extreme www.cambridgewi.com six-foot drop and totally wacko spin cycle.

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1 Frank Lloyd Wright Tour Thanks to recent preservation efforts you can tour the Wright complex includ- Distance: 20 miles for the long route on ing Taliesin, Hillside School, and Midway paved and gravel roads. The 10 mile short loop is entirely on paved roads. Farms. Or, you can skirt Taliesin on a new Difficulty: Difficult or moderate. The long bike path, then hit the road into the hills route has five steep hills. The short route and valleys Wright loved. The Spring Green has two. area is loaded with attractions from the For more information: eclectic bonanza that is House on the Rock Spring Green Area Chamber of Commerce to classic stage plays performed beneath 800/588-2042, 608/588-2054 the sky at American Players Theatre. You’ll www.springgreen.com love riding where points of interest meet Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center 608/588-7900 lines of adventure. www.taliesinpreservation.org

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The northern loop has long, steep climbs. east of the Rockies. Caution: The entire route is on public The southern loop is a bit easier, but 02143 5 Miles streets and roads open to shared bicycle/ there’s not much flat road until you near motor vehicle use. Riding the separate the town of Lodi. Along the way you’ll have bike trail along Hwy. 123 south of a great view of Gibraltar Rock, a sandstone Baraboo is advised. monolith popular with area climbers. For more information: You’ll cross the Wisconsin River aboard Baraboo Area Chamber of Commerce 800/227-2266, 608/356-8333 the Merrimac Ferry. The ride is free. www.baraboo.com The real nasty grades are on the north- Lodi Chamber of Commerce ern loop. If you ride it clockwise, you’ll face 608/592-4412 a half-mile climb as you leave Devil’s Lake www.lodiwisconsin.com on a twisting 8% slope. Circling the other direction you’ll pedal up for 2.5 miles and Take on the tough cycling terrain of this climb 650 feet at an average grade of more tour and you’ll be rewarded with some of than 5%. The first half-mile from the en- the most outstanding scenery in Wisconsin. trance to Devil’s Head Resort is a whopping Ride all 45 miles and you’ll pedal up a total 10% pitch. These are the sorts of grades of 2,944 vertical feet. The 26-mile northern you’d find in the Alps. loop has the lion’s share. 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1 Bugline Trail about its namesake. The Bugline Bike Trail owes its existence n For more information call 414/263-8559 or visit dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/hankaaron to the quarries near Lannon. Trains once hauled famed Lannon Stone from the Lake Country Trail deep limestone pits which still operate 6 today. A look down into the quarries from The Lake Country Trail is a 15-mile trail, the trail is an impressive sight. Further located on the former Milwaukee-Water- along, perhaps you’ll be able to spot town Interurban Railway. It was popular homes built from the Lannon Stone. Dense in the late 1800s as a direct link between woods close to the trail often hide the fact Waukesha and the Oconomowoc Lake area. much of your ride is through suburbs. You The trail utilizes the Wisconsin Electric can make your trail ride a tour of three Power Company right-of-way. The Lake comfortable area parks which line the Country Trail runs through the middle of trail. This 16-mile trail will take you from Waukesha County (North of Interstate-94) Appleton Ave (S.T.H 175) in Menomonee from east to west through rolling terrain Falls to the west end of North Lake, in the providing scenic views of the Kettle Town of Merton. Moraine area, including the Landsberg n For more information call 262/548-7801 Center (Trail Head), Pewaukee Lake, Na- or visit www.waukeshacounty.gov/biking ga-Waukee Park and War Memorial Golf Course, Lake Nagawicka, the historic city 2 Eisenbahn State Trail of Delafield, Upper and Lower Nemahbin See East Central region. Lakes and Roosevelt Park in the City of Oconomowoc. Fox River Trail – Waukesha n For more information call 262/548-7801 3 or visit www.waukeshacounty.gov/biking The six-mile Fox River Trail runs through the city of Waukesha along the Fox River 7 Oak Leaf Trail starting on the north end of Frame Park Variety is what cities are all about, and and continuing south along the east side you’ll find plenty along this 100+mile route. of the river to Fox River Park. The trail From Juneau Park, a rail bed trail follows surface is mainly asphalt with a few brick the river to the Kilbourntown House historic sections downtown. Water and restroom site. Stately mansions line Newberry Boule- facilities can be found at several parks vard, Wahl, and Terrace Avenues. The lake along the trail system. parks have their own treasures: the white n For more information visit www. lighthouse, soaring Gothic water tower, and midwestroads.com streamlined McKinley Park Beach House are priceless. 4 Glacial Drumlin State Trail East n For more information call 414/257-7275 See trail description on page 66. or visit www.county.milwaukee.gov 5 Hank Aaron State Trail 8 New Berlin Trail Named in honor of baseball legend The New Berlin Recreation Trail is a 7-mile linear recreation trail located on the Hank Aaron, this 14-mile trail traverses Wisconsin Electric Power Company right- Milwaukee County from Lake Michigan of-way in the City of New Berlin. It extends through the Historic Third Ward and the from South 124th Street just south of Menomonee Valley to the Milwaukee/ Greenfield Ave. (S.T.H. 59) at the Milwau- Waukesha County Line. The trail passes kee/ Waukesha County Line to Springdale numerous places of interest such as Road in Waukesha. The New Berlin Trail Lakeshore State Park, Discovery World, the connects to the Milwaukee Oak Leaf Bike Milwaukee Art Museum, Summerfest, the Trail in Greenfield Park. A connection to Harley-Davidson Museum, Miller Park, the the State DNR Glacial Drumlin Trail is Urban Ecology Center, and State Fair Park. possible by using city streets through Interpretive signage and artwork along the Waukesha.

route focuses on the rich cultural/historic MARY LANGENFELD n For more information call 262/548-7801 value of the area, the natural resources or visit www.waukeshacounty.gov/biking along the route and interesting facts continued...

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Hank Aaron State Trail. FEATURED TRAIL GLACIAL DRUMLIN STATE TRAIL

Distance: 52 miles you’ll ever take – guaranteed. The railroad ferreted out a level route through the jum- Surface: 39 miles of crushed limestone and 13 miles of paved asphalt. bled glacial legacy of hills and valleys. You Fees: A daily or annual State Trail Pass is get to enjoy all of the famous Kettle scenery required for ages 16 and over. without the usual effort. The rail bed trail For more information: covers another hard to bike natural feature Glacial Drumlin State Trail – West as well; between Dousman and Sullivan the 920/648-8774 grade crosses a vast marsh that is home dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/glacialdrumlin to abundant wildlife. On the east end, Glacial Drumlin State Trail – East Waukesha’s downtown is an architectural 262/646-3025 dnr.wi.gov gem, and the street plan has a definite European feel. In the country, friendly small towns along the route are pleasant spots to Running between Wisconsin’s two largest take a break The trail is on an abandoned urban areas, the Glacial Drumlin State Trail rail corridor, except for a 1.5-mile section stretches for 52 miles through farmlands, northeast of Jefferson which currently uses glacial topography and several small towns public roads as the trail route. An off-road from Cottage Grove to Waukesha. It’s the connection is in the works. easiest trail through the Kettle Moraine

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66 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 9 Ozaukee Interurban Trail SOUTHEAST The 30-mile paved Ozaukee Interurban URBAN BIKING OPTIONS Trail runs north from the Milwaukee County line through Thiensville/Mequon, The following communities offer terrific urban bicycling opportunities. Most Cedarburg, Grafton, Port Washington and are hard surfaced, family friendly, and Belgium to the Sheboygan County line. The generally traverse a given city’s most trail includes biking, walking, rollerblad- scenic areas. Many are recognized by ing and cross-country skiing. the League of American Bicyclists as an n For more information call 800/403-9898, Official Bicycle Friendly Community. 262/284-9288 or visit www.interurbantrail.us KENOSHA www.visitkenosha.com Pike Bike Trail 10 MILWAUKEEHHHH The scenic 10.2-mile Pike Bike Trail runs city.milwaukee.gov/Parks through Kenosha County near several RACINE points of interest including three National www.cityofracine.org Register Historic Districts, Lake Michigan, SHOREWOODHHHH two historic lighthouses, recreational op- www.villageofshorewood.org portunities and Poerio Nature Center. WAUKESHA n For more information call 262/653-4080 or visit www.kenosha.org bikewaukesha.org HHHH = Official Bicycle Friendly Community* Seven Waters Trail 11 * See page 77. This scenic trail stretches more than 17 miles between Burlington and Muskego eastern end of the trail is at Spring Valley Lake and into Waukesha County. Three Road near the Walworth-Racine county existing trails, Burlington, Waterford-Wind line, just west of Burlington. A daily or an- Lake and Norway, were stitched together nual State Trail Pass is required for riders to form Racine County’s system of bike 16 and older. paths. n For more information call 262/741-3114 n For more information visit publicworks. or visit dnr.wi.gov racineco.com/biking 12 White River State Trail This 12-mile trail follows a former rail corridor as it travels between Elkhorn and Burlington, passing numerous bridges, scenic vistas, quaint towns, farmlands and wetlands. The trail is operated by Walworth County and is within five miles TRAVELWISCONSIN.COM of Lake Geneva and Big Foot Beach State Park. The western end of the trail begins at County Highway H near Elkhorn. The Downtown Cedarburg

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The following is a list of “constructed” for beginners. The trails will allow you to or “purpose built” mountain bike trails. climb towards the top of the ski hills to These trails are more challenging, spe- take in views of the resort’s expansive cially-constructed, narrow-width trails property. Since the trail system is on a built to the trail standards of the Inter- resort property, consider looking into a spa national Mountain Bicycling Association treatment after your ride. Mountain bike (IMBA). They are designed to present a singletrack mountain biking experience. rentals are available. If you’re looking for a less technical n For more information call 800/558-3417 ride, check out the list of less challeng- or visit www.grandgeneva.com ing off-road trails on page 71. 3T Hoyt Park Trail Alpine Valley The 2.5-mile Hoyt Park Trail winds along 1 the Menomonee River just northwest of Ten miles of intermediate to advanced downtown Milwaukee. The trail is designed single track mountain bike trails with over for novice riders, but there are sections 750 feet of elevation. Featuring the most that will provide a definite challenge for challenging climbing in the area, with more advanced riders. The trail is pri- 80% tight single track, many off camber marily technical singletrack with copious and decreasing radius corners, wooded amounts of roots, rocks, and trees. The bridges, quick elevation changes, rocks, Metro Mountain Bikers, the Bicycle Fed- and logs. The trails are through the forest eration of Wisconsin, and the Milwaukee with some views of the surrounding coun- County Parks Department were all instru- tryside. mental in developing the trail. n For more information call 262/642-7374 n For more information call 414/257-7275 or visit www.alpinevalleyresort.com or visit www.county.milwaukee.gov/parks

2 Grand Geneva continued... Approximately 7 miles of singletrack located at the resort’s Adventure Cen- MOUNTAIN BIKING TIPS: Always wear a hel- ter. Most of the trails are designed for met and eye protection. Control your bike; don’t ride beyond your skill level. Ride only intermediate to advanced riding around on open trails; others may be illegal, and the resort’s ski hills. One or two miles are never intentionally spook animals. PETER TAMAYO

John Muir/Emma Carlin Trail.

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Distance: 30 miles for the outer circuit of Close proximity to both Madison and Mil- both trail systems and the connector trail. waukee make these trails two of the most Difficulty: A short beginner loop and popular mountain biking destinations in mostly moderate to difficult with some the state. extreme sections. Over the years, the Muir and Carlin trails Fees: Daily or annual State Park Vehicle have been continually improved to cope Admission required, plus a daily or annual State Trail Pass. with the intense use that fills their parking Caution: The trail crosses County Hwy lots on any good riding weekend. A big part H between the John Muir Trail and the of the attraction is mostly one-way trails Connector Trail. in the challenging terrain of the beautiful For more information: Kettle Moraine State Forest. Kettle Moraine State Forest, Southern Unit The rugged terrain, rock gardens, hills 262/594-6200 and kettle-like depressions make for some dnr.wi.gov tough riding and may not be for everyone. But for riders looking for challenging, technical riding – this is the place.

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4 John Muir/Emma Carlin Trails Flat riding in the bottomland of the Root See trail description on facing page. River offers narrow passages, tight turns and occasional rocks and roots. There are Lake Geneva Canopy Tours some nice views of the river if you can take 5 your eyes off the trail long enough to look. Lake Geneva Canopy Tours has eight miles On the side of the slope, the trail takes of hiking and biking trails from beginner, you into mature woodland. When you ride intermediate, to expert level. The Arbor the Alpha Trail you’re right next to two of Trails singletrack winds through the for- Milwaukee County’s showpiece attractions, est and features plenty of obstacles on the Boerner Botanical Gardens and the the intermediate and expert level routes 625-acre Whitnall Park. including ladder bridges, jumps, and n For more information call 414/273-7222 switchbacks. A handy location between or visit www.county.milwaukee.gov/parks. the metro areas of Milwaukee and Chicago makes these trails a regional favorite. 8 Minooka County Park When you hang up the bikes, be sure to Waukesha County has partnered with experience the thrill of flight high above the Metro Mountain Bikers in the design, the forest floor at the 100-acre zipline construction and maintenance of moun- adventure park. tain bike trails at Minooka Park. The trail n For more information visit www. lakegenevacanopytours.com system is the first trail designated for off-road bicycle only use in the county park Little Switzerland system. The Minooka Park Trails include 6 singletrack trails as well as a multiuse Little Switzerland Ski and Snowboard Area trailhead. The trails are designed for a in the town of Slinger offers lift serviced range of skill levels, from beginner to free riding for advanced and expert moun- advanced, encompassing a variety of ter- tain bikers. These trails have a flow feel to rain. The trails are open sunrise to 10pm, them with many berms, jumps, and man year-around. A daily or annual park pass is made features and drops. The trails are required for entrance into the park. best suited for full-travel downhill bikes n For more information call 262/548-7801 and riders with ample body armor. The or visit www.waukeshacounty.gov/biking park is only open to offer lift service on select days. 9 Pleasant Valley Park n For more information call 262/297-9621 or visit www.littleswitz.com/mountainbiking The Ozaukee County Mountain Bikers and Town of Cedarburg recently celebrated the Milwaukee Alpha Trail grand opening of new mountain bike trails 7The at Pleasant Valley Park. Additional work Milwaukee mountain bikers are blessed to continues on the new trail network with have high-quality singletrack riding right a beginner loop, intermediate loop and a in the metro area. The trails here are the three to eight mile advanced loop. result of the tenacity and energy of the n For more information call 262/377-4509 Metro Mountain Bikers. They’ve worked to or visit www.town.cedarburg.wi.us make legal, compatible and sustainable mountain bike riding a reality in the Mil- waukee County Parks system. You’ll find two distinct terrain characteristics here.

70 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. LOOKING FOR A MILDER RIDE? HARRINGTON BEACH STATE PARK 262/285-3015 dnr.wi.gov KETTLE MORAINE STATE FOREST - LAPHAM PEAK HARLEY-DAVIDSON MUSEUM 262/646-3025 dnr.wi.gov MILWAUKEE OAK HILL TRAIL metromountainbikers.com The Harley-Davidson Museum. 414/257-7275 RICHARD BONG STATE WORTH A STOP RECREATION AREA As you might expect, there’s no shortage 262/878-5600 of things to do in the state’s largest city. dnr.wi.gov Milwaukee’s Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin is a hands-on, interactive ex- ploratory for families connecting technology Silver Lake County Park and the Great Lakes. It includes the tall ship 10 S/V Denis Sullivan, a 137-foot, three-masted A popular fat biking destination with Great Lakes schooner. At the Harley-Da- groomed snowbike trails, riders are found vidson Museum the Harley-Davidson story summer and winter. Silver Lake offers ten is told through photos, videos, exhibits, miles of purpose built singletrack in clus- apparel, rare documents and other fascinat- ters connected by winding double track ing artifacts. Visit the spectacular Santiago through this 260-acre county park located Calatrava-designed Quadracci Pavilion and on the shore of beautiful Silver Lake in Burke Brise Soleil at the Milwaukee Art western Kenosha county. Museum. You’ll find high-stakes bingo, slot Trails accommodate all levels of bikers machines, and a fabulous performing arts from a designated kids loop, to a biginner center at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino. cluser near the soccer fields. Browse through 30 shops, galleries and More difficult trail clusters are in the a winery in a restored 1864 woolen mill at western area of the park starting near the Cedarburg’s Cedar Creek Settlement or trailhead on a trail called Barbed Wire. sample award winning Wisconsin wines at Trails wind and twist through a forest set- the Cedar Creek Winery. ting with steep climbs in some areas. Only the works of Wisconsin artists are featured in the exhibitions and collections n For more information call 262/857-1876 or visit www.visitkenosha.com of the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend. At Old World Wisconsin in Eagle you can take in an outstanding collection of 60 historic buildings, organized in several eth- nically themed pioneer villages. Tour Ten Chimneys in Genesee Depot, the eclectic retreat of Broadway legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for The Arts in Brookfield spotlights perfor- mance and visual arts. Kenosha’s lakefront museum campus includes the Kenosha Public Museum, Dinosaur Discovery Museum, Kenosha History Center, and the Civil War Museum. Kenosha’s HarborPark is a breathtaking lakefront development that blends beauti- fully with the adjacent historic downtown featuring shops, galleries, an outdoor market, and eateries – all linked by a vintage electric streetcar system. TRAVELWISCONSIN.COM For information on even more great regional attractions call 800/432-8747 or visit TravelWisconsin.com. Kettle Moraine State Forest Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 71 SOUTHEAST Road Biking Tours See region map on page 64 for tour locations.

1 Covered Bridge Tour If there had ever been a mason’s Olym- pics, Cedarburg’s builders would have won Distance: 30 miles for the long route (32 hands down. The town and countryside are miles with a side trip to Covered Bridge Park); 16 miles for the short route (13.5 dotted with dozens of gems of 19th century miles if you take the Inter-Urban Trail architecture. German, Yankee, and Irish back to Cedarburg). masons worked their magic with brick and Difficulty: Easy - flat to gently rolling with stone. The Cedarburg Mill and Concordia a few hills on the long route. Mill, crafted of dressed limestone blocks, Caution: Entire route is on public are worth gold medals by themselves. In roadways open to shared bicycle/motor vehicle use. other buildings, field stone was used. These For more information: rounded igneous and crystalline rocks were Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce & left by the glacier. Laid up into walls they Visitor Center created a lovely dappled effect. 800/237-2874; 262/377-5856 For an easy roll, or a short cut back into www.cedarburg.org Cedarburg, try the Inter-Urban Trail. Laid out on an old trolley line, the route features You can’t drive a car or even a horse and a beautiful iron bridge across Cedar Creek. buggy over Wisconsin’s only remaining original covered bridge, but you can ride REMEMBER: Ride single file. You can ride your bike across it and experience the flick- two or more abreast if you will not block ering light and shadow of the oak lattice- other traffic. Always ride single file on curves or hills. work. It’s an ideal spot for a picnic.

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0.511.5 2 Miles 2 Sharon to Fontana Tour downtown. Beautiful nineteenth century cream brick buildings are dressed with col- Distance: 24 miles orful window box flowers. The town’s cafés Difficulty: Moderate and antique shops are pre-ride or post-ride Caution: Nearly all of the route is on attractions. public roadways open to shared bicycle/ Riding through the countryside you’ll motor vehicle use. Railroad tracks cross Brick Church Rd at a sharp angle. Use the cover gently rolling terrain punctuated with paved shoulder on Hwy. 67. pretty farms, churches and roadside maple For more information: trees. Nearing Fontana, the terrain rises to Lake Geneva Convention and Visitors form the bowl that cradles Lake Geneva. Bureau In Fontana, the route skirts the lake where 800/345-1020 pleasant town parks and beaches invite www.lakegenevawi.com you to rest. Walworth County Visitors Bureau 800/395-8687, 262/728-6000 Leaving the lake basin you face the www.visitwalworthcounty.com steepest climb of the ride on Shabbona Drive. The twisting ascent leads to what appears to be a castle gate. Once through, It is amazing to find such quiet rural you can jump on a paved off-road bike trail farmland so near one of Wisconsin’s most for a short distance. Back in the country- popular tourism destinations. But the land side, Ridge Road offers fine overviews of between the tiny border town of Sharon and the surrounding farmland. the blue waters of Lake Geneva is just that. Sharon has a picture perfect block-long BRIAN

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ONGOING Commonwealth Classic Bike Race, Fond du Lac Wisconsin Endurance Mountain Bike Series Frederic Lion’s Classic Bike Race, Frederic Wisconsin Off Road Series “Got Energy” YMCA Touchstone Energy Triathalon, West Salem VISIT GRABAAWR, Madison Horribly Hilly Hundred, Blue Mounds Introduction to Road Touring, West Bend Menominee River Century Bicycle Ride, Marinette Minds in Motion Bike Tour, Onalaska For a full list of winter fat biking events! Northwoods Bicycle Retreat, Manitowish Waters Ride the Drive, Madison JANUARY Pie Ride, Janesville Powder Keg Fat Bike Race, Eau Claire Pleasant Prairie Triathlon, Pleasant Prairie Winter Color Festival, La Grange Ridges Ride for Nature, Baileys Harbor FEBRUARY Stower Seven Lakes State Trail Bike Across the Bay, Washburn Superior Vistas Bike Tour, Washburn Snowbike Scramble, Salem Tour of America’s Dairyland Sweaty Yeti, Neillsville Triathlon@Soo Line Park, Amery UPAF Ride for the Arts, sponsored by Miller MARCH Lite, Milwaukee Fat Bike Birkie, Cable WORS Red Eye Rendevous Mountain Bike Race, Wausau APRIL Adventure Triathlon, Grantsburg JULY Classic Mammoth Gravel Bike Race, St. Croix Falls Best Friends Gourmet Bike Tour, Neenah Wheel & Sprocket Bike Expo, West Allis Bike Northwoods Tour, Madison WISPORT Friendly Metric Century or Less Bike Cambridge Lake Ripley Ride, Cambridge Ride & Bicycling Clinic, Willard Chequamegon Bay Sprint Triathlon, Ashland Flavors of Wisconsin Bicycle Tour, Fitchburg MAY Highground Bicycle Tour, Neillsville Bike for Habitat, New Glarus Lactic Edge Triathlon, Stevens Point Birky Challenge, Fond du Lac Pedal for Paws, New Glarus Cable Area Off-Road Classic, Cable Pewaukee Multisport Weekend, Pewaukee Chippewa Valley Century Ride, Chippewa Falls Phillips Chain of Lakes Tri, Phillips Chocolate Fest, Hortonville Scenic Shore 150 Bike Tour, Mequon Dar’s Midwest Time Trial Championship (Festival of the Wheel), Willard Trempealeau Lions Catfish Days, Trempealeau Hip Breaker Bike Tour, Trempealeau AUGUST Mt. Borah Epic, Cable Annual Lakes and Leaves Ride, Summit Lake Opening of State Bike Trails, Sparta Bike Unite Duathlon, Stevens Point The Opener, Cable Changing Colors Ride & Oktoberfest, Amery West Salem Classic Bike Tour, West Salem Colorama Bike Tour, Merrill Woolly Mountain Bike Race, St. Croix Falls CORP Fest with 12 Hours of Pitch Black Single Track, Rockdale JUNE Escarpment Bicycle Tour, Chilton Aurora BayCare High Cliff Triathlon, Sherwood Flambeau 40, Park Falls Badger State Games Aspirus YMCA Duathlon, Weston Kiwanis Ride to Read, Portage Battle of CamRock, Cambridge Midwest Recumbent Rally, Stevens Point Carl Zach Cycling Classic, Waukesha Northern Woods & Waters Bicycle Tour, Three Lakes

74 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. THE BIKE

FED WISCONSIN’S BICYCLE FRIENDLY KEITH OLESEN COMMUNITIES

Mudders Day Race n 2016, Wisconsin ranked 9th in the country with 17 communities, 52 businesses and six Polish Moon Ride, Milwaukee universities receiving a Bicycle Race the Lake, Fond du Lac I Friendly America certification. Ride Across Wisconsin (RAW) The 17 communities are Appleton, SAGBRAW, Madison Fitchburg, La Crosse, Madison, Seeley Lions Club Pre-Fat Bike Race, Hayward Menomonie, Middleton, Milwaukee, Monona, Onalaska, River Falls, She- Silver Lake Triathlon, Portage boygan County, Shorewood, Stevens Wausau 24 Point and Sturgeon Bay. The program, run by the League SEPTEMBER of American Bicyclists, is an ef- Bike the Barn Quilts, Shawano fective tool to make bicycling a real transportation and recreation CAMBA Fat Tire Tour, Seeley option for everyone. The Bicycle Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival Weekend, Cable Friendly America program provides Colorama “Try-athlon,” Phelps a roadmap, hands-on assistance, Deer Fly Chase Mountain Bike Race, New and recognition for states, commu- Auburn nities, universities and businesses. Door County Century Ride, Sturgeon Bay Each year, the League assesses all Fat Tire Memorial Tour of Geneva Lake, Lake 50 states, and all applicants get Geneva customized feedback on their ap- plication and access to technical Fall Color Festiva assistance. Girls Just Want 2 Have Fun Bike Ride, Hudson Bicycle Friendly America is Hayward Fall Festival, Hayward more than a rewards program. It Hayward Library Fall Century Tour, Hayward is making biking better and safer Irish Fest Central Wisconsin, Weston for cyclists across the country by setting standards for what consti- La Crosse Area Labor Day Weekend Bicycle Festival, La Crosse tutes a real bicycling culture and environment. It affects decisions Maywood Earth Ride, Sheboygan on how communities, businesses, Pedal the Kettle, Waukesha universities and states grow. It in- Peninsula Century Ride, Sister Bay spires action, involvement and co- Taste of Cross Plains, Cross Plains ordination among people who want to improve conditions for bicyclists The Autumn Trek Ride, River Falls and acts as a roadmap for what steps communities, businesses, OCTOBER universities and states can take. St. Croix Falls AutumnFest, St Croix Falls For more information on the Tour de Cheese, Monroe Bicycle Friendly America program Tyranena Oktoberfest Bike Ride, Lake Mills visit www.bikeleague.org/bfa.

Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. 75 76 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. Share The Road! Bicycles are vehicles, just like automobiles, busses, and trucks, and bicyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as the driver of any other vehicle. Help keep the roads safe by remembering these important traffic rules: l Bicyclists should stay to the right as far as practicable, not as far as possible. l Bicyclists are entitled to use the entire lane if the lane is narrow. l Bicyclists are permitted to ride two abreast on any street if other traffic is not impeded. l Bicyclists must ride on the right, in the same direction as other traffic. l Bicyclists passing a parked, stopped or moving vehicle are required to give at least 3 feet of clearance.

Courtesy, common sense and following the rules can make roads safer for everyone. For more bicycle safety information visit: www.dot.wisconsin.gov/pages/safety/education/bike

SPECIAL THANKS The Wisconsin Biking Guide was made possible through financial and creative support from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and the Wisconsin Bike Federation. Together, we share a commitment to provide a safe, healthy and enjoyable biking experience for Wisconsin’s residents and visitors.

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The bicycling culture is embraced both by biking enthusiasts and the bicycle industry in Wisconsin. A substantial bike manufacturing infrastructure is why leading national companies like TREK Bicycle, Saris Cycling Group and Pacific Cycle proudly call Wisconsin home. These companies, plus an impressive supply chain of equipment parts and accessory manufacturers

and wholesalers, provideIn Wisconsin, over you’re13,000 free to think bigger, encouraged to make your mark, and jobs statewide. To learnpoised more for great about things to happen. Our culture and traditions fuel discovery and create opportunities for personal and professional fulfillment. Share your the advantages of doingWisconsin business experience. #ThinkMakeHappen In Wisconsin®, visit InWisconsin.com or call 855-INWIBIZ (toll free).

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78 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. WISCONSIN STATE BIKE MAP Wisconsin is a premier state for bicycling. The Wisconsin State Bike Map helps bicyclists get from one location in the state to another, the map clas- sifies state and county roads throughout the state in terms of bicycling conditions, identifies recreational bicycle trails and mountain bike facilities, provides contacts for local bicycle route information. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (Wis- DOT) also has Urban Area Bike maps for Wisconsin municipalities with pop- ulations greater than 25,000. These maps complement the state bike map and provide information about traffic volume of major urban streets and various bicycle facilities such as wide outside lanes, designated bike lanes, signed bike routes and paths. wisconsindot.gov/pages/travel/bike/bike-maps/state.aspx

Biking allows visitors and residents the opportunity to experience Wisconsin’s great outdoors and exciting urban destinations. It’s also a FUN way to stay fit and active! Visit the Department of Health Services website to learn more about nutrition, staying active, and living a healthy lifestyle.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/physical-activity

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LINEAR BIKE TRAILS PAGE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS PAGE 400 State Trail...... 35 Ash Creek Community Forest...... Ahnapee State Trail...... 15 50...... Badger State Trail ...... 55 Baird Creek Trail...... 18 Bearskin State Trail...... 15 Big Eau Pleine Park...... 38 Bugline Trail...... 65 Bluemound State Park Trails...... 60 Buffalo River State Trail...... 45 Calumet Park Trails...... 30 Cannonball Path...... 55 CAMBA Single Track Trails...... 8 Capital City State Trail...... 57 Cam-Rock Trails...... 60 Cattail State Trail...... 5 Devil’s Head Ski Area...... 60 Chippewa River State Trail ...... 5 Evergreen Park...... 30 Coon Point Trail...... 45 Greenbush Trail...... 30 Devil’s River State Trail...... 25 Hartman Creek State Park...... 38 Eau Claire City Trails...... 5 Hickory Ridge Trail...... 8 Eisenbahn State Trail...... 25 High Point Trail...... 8 Elroy-Sparta State Trail...... 45 Hoyt Park Trail...... 68 Fox River State Trail...... 15 Human Powered Trails...... 50 Fox River Trail - Waukesha...... 65 John/Muir Emma Carlin Trails...... 68 Friendship State Trail...... 25 Kewaunee County Trails...... 18 Gandy Dancer State Trail...... 5 Kickapoo Valley Reserve Trail...... 50 Glacial Drumlin State Trail East...... 65 Lake Geneva Canopy Tours...... 68 Glacial Drumlin State Trail West...... 57 Levis Mound Trails...... 38 Glacial River Trail...... 58 Lowes Creek Trail...... 9 Great River State Trail ...... 45 Maribel Caves County Park...... 30 Green Circle State Trail...... 35 Milwaukee Alpha Trail...... 70 Hank Aaron State Trail...... 65 Minooka County Park...... 70 Heart of Vilas County Trail...... 15 Mound View Park...... 50 Hillsboro State Trail...... 49 Mud Lake Trail...... 18 La Crosse River State Trail...... 49 New Fane Trails...... 30 Lake Country Recreation Trail...... 65 Nicolet Roche Trail...... 18 Lakefront Oak Leaf Trail...... 65 Nine Mile Forest Trail...... 40 Mariners Trail...... 27 Nordic Mountain...... 40 Mascoutin Valley State Trail...... 27 Northern Highland American Legion State Forest.... 20 Military Ridge State Trail...... 57 Northwest Park...... 9 Mountain Bay State Trail...... 37 Otter Creek Park...... 10 New Berlin Recreation Trail...... 65 Pleasant Valley Park...... 70 Newton-Blackmour State Trail...... 27 Pokegama Trail...... 10 Nicolet State Trail...... 15 Quarry Ridge Recreation Area...... 60 Oconto River State Trail...... 16 Raven Trail...... 20 Old Abe State Trail...... 5 Ray’s Indoor Mountain Biking...... 70 Old Plank Road Trail...... 29 Reforestation Camp Trails...... 20 Omaha State Trail...... 37 Rock Lake CAMBA Trail...... 10 Osaugie Trail...... 5 Sidie Hollow County Park...... 50 Ozaukee Interurban Trail...... 67 Standing Rocks Trail...... 40 Pecatonica State Trail...... 57 The Rock Sports Complex...... 71 Pelishek-Tiffany Nature Trail...... 58 Underdown Trails...... 21 Pike Bike Trail...... 67 Washburn Lake Trails...... 21 Pine Line Recreation Trail...... 5 White Tail Ridge...... 10 Pine River Recreation Trail...... 49 ROAD BIKING TOURS PAGE Rawley Point Recreational Trail...... 29 Around the Horn Tour ...... 12 Red Cedar State Trail...... 6 Chain O’ Lakes Tour...... 42 Saunders State Trail...... 6 Covered Bridge Tour...... 72 Seven Waters Trail...... 67 Elkhart Lake to Kiel Tour...... 32 Stower Seven Lakes State Trail...... 6 Frank Lloyd Wright Tour...... 62 Sugar River State Trail...... 59 High Falls Tour ...... 22 Three Eagle Trail...... 16 Merrimac Ferry Tour...... 63 Tomorrow River State Trail...... 37 Prairie du Chien Tour...... 52 Tri-County Corridor Trail...... 6 River Falls Tour ...... 13 Tuscobia State Trail...... 6 Sharon to Fontana Tour...... 73 White River State Trail...... 67 Shore to Shore Tour...... 23 Wilderness Lakes Trail...... 16 Top of the World Tour...... 53 Wild Goose State Trail...... 59 Two Rivers Tour...... 33 Wild Rivers State Trail...... 7 Wild Rose Covered Bridge Tour...... 43 Wildwood Trail...... 7 Wiouwash State Trail...... 29 Wolf River State Trail...... 16

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