This area is called the Sparta to Elroy trail and it was the first former railroad bed converted to a trail back in the 1960's. This trail is almost 50 miles long if you rode the entire length and then it is connected to the La Crosse river trail which in turn is connected to the Mississippi River trail which ends up being over 100 miles long.
The Sparta trail has 3 tunnels along the trail, with the longest being 3/4 mile long and the other 2 trails are both 1680 feet long, just over 1/4 mile. We rode thru the 2 short tunnels, we actually walked the bikes as it is too dark to ride thru them and they are slick from the moisture. The trails go thru the local countryside and you can actually
stop in each little town along the route. We had lunch in Wilton which is considered the heart of the trail.
After finishing the ride we went to the local antique/flea market in Norwalk and I found a couple of Green Bay Packer items which I picked up for my Granson, Riley, who happens to be a big Green Bay fan(we dont know what happened there, I guess he just never was able to watch the Denver Broncos play)!!!
If you will notice one of the photos is a dog in the window. I could not resist taking that shot, he was laying the window of the local hardware store and I am sure he is the supervisor of the store as the other 2 people in the store were working!! ha ha!!
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