Running between Wisconsin's two largest urban areas, this trail stretches for 52 miles through farmlands and glacial topography. The trail travels through 10 small towns from Cottage Grove to Waukesha. The trail is on an abandoned rail corridor, except for a 1.5-mile section northeast of Jefferson, between State Highway 26 and County Highway Y, which uses public roads as the trail route.
Most people don't realize this, but your bike needs regular maintenance. Your axle bearings needs to be cleaned and repacked with grease every 500-1000 miles depending on riding conditions This How To shows the processes with repacking your axle bearings and installing a new freewheel body (if you need one).
12 miles Southwest to New Glarus and the 23-mile trail to Monticello, Albany and Brodhead, WI. Trail is surfaced with compressed limestone screenings and is ideal for bicycling, hiking and snowmobiling Green County. Copy a trail map from its web site
This map is presented in color as Adobe PDF file, and is printable on 8.5" x 11" (or larger) size paper. Some of the PDF files are large and may require a lengthy download time. Vistit the State of Wisconsin Department of transportation for more information regarding this map.