IQ Fifty Plus Guide

Travel and Leisure

Activity Interest Groups and Resources

Cycling

In Wisconsin:

Wisconsin State Touring Bike Trails lists state trails and trails that are 2 or more miles long in state parks, forests, and wildlife areas. Length, type of surface and type of challenge (easy, intermediate, difficult) is listed along with links to more information.

Wisconsin bicycle maps from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has the State Bike Map, downloadable bike maps for all 72 counties, local bike maps and routes, the Great River Road Bicycle Map, and links to other Wisconsin bicycle maps and guides.

Ozaukee Interurban Trail is a 30-mile paved trail spanning the entire length of Ozaukee County.

Racine County Bike Trails comprise a signed 100-mile bicycle route that circles the entire county. The information about the trails is at the bottom of the page.

Milwaukee by Bike provides information about getting around Milwaukee by bike. It has lots of biking related links.

The Kenosha Country Bike Trail consists of a North trail and a South trail. It has approximately 14 miles of limestone path. The locations of the trails are at the bottom of this page.

The White River State Trail is a 12 mile crushed limestone trail that runs from Elkhorn to Burlington and is used by hikers and bikers.

The Eisenbahn State Trail — Washington Country Segment is 12.4 miles long and runs from Rusco Road south of the city of West Bend north to the Washington/Fond Du Lac County line. It is used by bikers and hikers.

Waukesha Country Parks has 26 miles of trails used by bikers and hikers.

Elsewhere:

Find Biking activities at recreation.gov. This site is a one-stop site for information about publicly-managed (primarily federal agencies) recreation sites. Other links include state tourism sites, reservations, national recreation trails, national scenic byways, and recreation maps.

Trails from Rails provides a list of touring trails in the U.S. These routes were originally railway corridors.

Bikelane.com is an extensive directory of bicycling resources.

Traillink.com provides a database of rail-trails, canal towpaths, greenways, and non-rail trails. Provided by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the database contains information on surface types, access points, locations, distances, services, reviews, photographs, and links.

American Trails provides information about trails by state. Information is grouped in categories such as biking/mountain biking, equestrian trails, greenways and community trails, hiking/running trails, long-distance trails, rail trails and canal trails, and other resources.

Helmet Use Laws—motorcycle and bicycle—from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

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