Southwest Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota offer some of the best riding in the country. Rail trails, bridges, cheese factories, and wineries highlight this beautiful area.
From Eagan, just south of the Twin Cities, we’ll shuttle to Baraboo, WI before a short ride to the sparkling Devil’s Lake State Park. Next up is a scenic ride south to Spring Green, located along the Wisconsin River. We’ll stop at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin, “the greatest single building in America.” We’ll turn northwest and find Reedsburg, the gateway to the “400 Trail.” The twenty-two mile long 400 Trail is followed by the thirty-two mile Elroy Sparta Trail, the nation’s oldest rail trail. We’ll pass through rock tunnels amidst the beautiful ridges and valleys. In Sparta, we’ll visit the eclectic Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bike Museum. Then, we’ll take the twenty-two mile La Crosse River Trail, and connect to the Great River Trail. Eighteen bridges along the trail’s length have been modified to accommodate bicycles! We’ll cross the mighty Mississippi at Red Wing, MN, and roll quietly on the Cannon Valley Trail, which takes us to Cannon Falls. Then, it’s gentle terrain back to our start point in Eagan.
