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Sugar River State Trail

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Trail description: 23-mile multi-use trail from New Glarus to Brodhead, a region called America's "Little Switzerland" because of its Swiss heritage. Most of the route of the trail is through dairy pastures. The trail forms a link in the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.
Access fee: State Trail Pass is required for bicyclists
Towns along the trail: New Glarus, Monticello, Albany, Brodhead, WI
Web site: WI State Trails
Related links: Dane County Bicycle Community Pages
Trail map: Available online and in the Wisconsin Tourism Bicycle Guide
Trail surface: Crushed stone
Designated activities: Bicycling, walking, snowmobiling
Facilities on the trail:
Points of interest: New Glarus Brewing Company, Swiss Historical Village in New Glarus, covered bridge just north of Brodhead and several cheese shops.
Lodging: New Glarus has a few choices of accommodations
Camping: New Glarus State Park, south of town, has 32 sites
Bike shops: Rentals available in New Galrus
Weather forecast: Monticello
Tourism info: New Glarus Tourism | Green County Info
Getting to the trail: New Glarus trailhead is one block north of Hwy 39 on Railroad St. Brodhead trailhead is one block west of Hwy 11 on Exchange St.
Map of local region: New Glarus | Monticello | Albany | Brodhead

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Number of ratings: 3
Average rating: 3.67  

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Trail name: Sugar River State Trail
Times biking the trail: Several
Date of last visit: June, 2005
Sections that I biked: New Glarus to Monticello; Brodhead to Albany
My favourite sections of the trail: New Glarus to Monticello
Best time to go: Spring & Summer
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 4 stars
What I liked: New Glarus is a great place to visit and the trail is very nice. The ride from New Glarus to Monticello is very scenic and highly recommended.
What I disliked: It is very well maintained at the New Glarus end but the Brodhead section isn't as nice.
Comments: Stop in New Glarus for lunch or dinner - the Glarner Stube is great!
Submitted by: LR
from: Madison, WI
Date submitted: June 19, 2005

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Trail name: Sugar River State Trail
Times biking the trail: Few
Date of last visit: June, 2004
Sections that I biked: All of it.
My favourite sections of the trail: New Glarus to Monticello
Best time to go: Summer
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 5 stars
What I liked: Very nice scenery. Smooth grade and no steep hills.
What I disliked: Nothing
Comments: Very nice small towns. Great food in New Glarus. The trail is easy to ride. You can camp in a state park in New Glarus if desired. We stayed in a motel.
Submitted by: Al & Doris
from: Rockford, IL
Date submitted: Feb 28, 2005

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Trail name: Sugar River State Trail
Times biking the trail: Several
Date of last visit: August, 2003
Sections that I biked: all
My favourite sections of the trail: brodhead to albany and new glarus to monticello
Best time to go: summer
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Fair
Rating: 2 stars
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Submitted by: jj
from: illinois
Date submitted: July 23, 2004