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The Elroy-Sparta State Trail is a 32.5-mile (52.3 km) Wisconsin State rail trail between Elroy and Sparta, Wisconsin. Considered to be the first rail trail when it opened in 1967, it was designed for foot, bicycle, equestrian and light motorized traffic.
Sparta/La Crosse trails start/end in Sparta. The trail headquarters is located in a historic depot in Sparta and is open from May 1 through October 31. There is a $5.00 per day fee for use of the trail if one does not have the $25.00 yearly Wisconsin bike trail pass. Camping, lodging, food, parking, bike rentals and information are available at ...
The North Western abandoned that part of the line altogether in 1964 and it was converted into the Elroy-Sparta State Trail. [8] In 1986, the North Western abandoned the line between Elroy and Reedsburg. It is now the 400 State Trail. [9] The Union Pacific Railroad acquired the Chicago and North Western in 1995.
The Elroy-Sparta State Trail is the nation's oldest rail trail, beginning its second life roughly 50 years ago when Wisconsin purchased the abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line to ...
Sparta: Yellow brick Masons' hall and private club with red tile roof, designed by Parkinson & Dockendorff in Classical Revival style with Prairie School elements and built in 1923 by the Naset brothers of Sparta. [16] Now hosts the Monroe County Museum. [17] 9: Tomah Boy Scout Cabin: Tomah Boy Scout Cabin: November 27, 2017 : 415 E Council St.
The line was abandoned in 1964 and the former railbed was converted into the nation's first rail trail, opening in 1967. Today, the depot serves as a trailhead for the Elroy-Sparta State Trail and houses a railroad history museum. [3] The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [1]
Inspired by the creation of the Illinois Prairie Path and Wisconsin’s Elroy-Sparta State trail in the mid-1960s, the Rails to Trails Conservancy took off in 1986 with a mission of converting ...
Map of the connected "Bike 4" trails in West Central Wisconsin. 400 State Trail — Railroad bed between Elroy and Reedsburg. 22-mile (35 km) Belmont Mound State Park — 2 miles (3.2 km) of trails; Browntown-Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area — 1-mile (1.6 km) Elroy-Sparta State Trail — Railroad bed with three tunnels 32.5 miles (52.3 km).