The Sugar River State Trail is a long, , recreation
rail trail
A rail trail or railway walk is a shared-use path on a Right of way#Rail right of way, railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed but may also share the rail corr ...
in
Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
.
This trail connects four communities:
New Glarus,
Monticello
Monticello ( ) was the primary residence and plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States. Jefferson began designing Monticello after inheriting l ...
,
Albany and
Brodhead. The limestone-surfaced trail is on an abandoned railroad bed, and is used for bicycling, hiking, and snowmobiling. The trail follows the course of the
Little Sugar and
Sugar River and includes several
trestle bridge
A trestle bridge is a bridge composed of a number of short spans supported by closely spaced frames usually carrying a railroad line. A trestle (sometimes tressel) is a rigid frame used as a support, historically a tripod used to support a st ...
s.
The Sugar River State Trail is part of the
Aldo Leopold Legacy Trail System, linking with the
Badger State Trail near Monticello. It also hosts a portion of the
Ice Age Trail
The Ice Age Trail is a National Scenic Trail stretching in the state of Wisconsin in the United States. The trail is administered by the National Park Service, and is constructed and maintained by private and public agencies including the Ice ...
.
The north end of the trail is at a parking lot next to the New Glarus Depot on Railroad St. in downtown New Glarus (). The south end of the trail is on Decatur Rd. at the intersection with W. 3rd Av. in Brodhead ().
See also
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List of bike trails in Wisconsin
The following is a partial list of biking trails in Wisconsin:
Northeastern Wisconsin
* Calumet County Park (Stockbridge)
* Fox River State Recreational Trail —
*Friendship State Trail —
*Devil's River State Trail — Denmark ...
*
List of hiking trails in Wisconsin
This is an incomprehensive list of hiking trails in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, including multi-purpose biking trails that also function as hiking trails.The list does not include many smaller trails found within places such as Wisconsin state, ...
*
Rail trails
A rail trail or railway walk is a shared-use path on a railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed but may also share the rail corridor with active railways, lig ...
References
External links
Sugar River State Trail Hiking InformationWisconsin Department of Natural Resources Sugar River State TrailLink to Sugar River TrailWisconsin Sugar River Trail (GPS and map)
Rail trails in Wisconsin
National Recreation Trails in Wisconsin
Protected areas of Green County, Wisconsin
Protected areas of Rock County, Wisconsin
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