July evening, valley floor
Planning a ride here
Maps & resources
The maps, passes and organizations worth knowing before you point a car at southwest Wisconsin.
Local knowledge
Three things nobody tells you
The clay does not drain
Driftless soil holds water. A gravel or singletrack route that was perfect Saturday can be unrideable Sunday morning. Check trail conditions after rain and have a paved plan B.
Services are thin in the middle
Ridge routes can run 30 miles between anything open, and rural taverns keep their own hours. Carry more water than the mileage suggests.
Buy the annual trail pass
Most state trails here require a bike pass. If you'll ride more than two days in a year, the annual costs less than the day passes.
We're building this out
Tell us what's missing.
Lodging that welcomes bikes, shops that will look at a bike on a Saturday, the tavern with the good stop — that's the version of this page we want. Riders, guides and hosts, get on the list.