Top 46 Paved Wisconsin Bike Trails

Paved trails offer a smooth, comfortable, and relaxing ride. They’re helpful for cyclists of all ability levels with various bicycle types. The following Wisconsin bike trails are completely paved and ranked in order by distance.

#1 Old Plank Road Trail

This 35-mile trail is completely paved. It travels from Fond du lac to Sheyboygan.

#2 Interurban Trail

Running through Ozaukee and Sheboygan Counties, this paved trail is 35 miles long.

#3 Glacial River Trail

All 34 miles of the Glacial River Trail in southeastern Wisconsin are paved.

#4 Old Abe State Trail

This entire 20-mile trail in northwestern Wisconsin is paved.

#5 Capital City State Trail

Nearly 17 miles long, this trail travels through Fitchburg and Madison.

#6 Bugline Trail

Located in southeastern Wisconsin, this 16-mile path is paved.

^{The popular Glacial River Trail runs through Fort Atkinson.}

#7 Lake Country Trail

All 15 miles of this trail in southeastern Wisconsin are paved.

#8 Southwest Commuter and Cannonball Paths

This circular route in Madison has 12 miles of paved asphalt.

#9 Ice Age National Scenic Trail

The bikeable section of this Janesville trail travels 11.5 miles on pavement.

#10 Great Sauk State Trail

In southern Wisconsin, the Great Sauk State Trail runs over 10 miles on paved asphalt.

_{The Great Sauk State Trail follows near the Wisconsin River.}

#11 East River Trail

This 10-mile route in the Green Bay area is completely paved.

#12 Mound View State Trail and Rountree Branch Trail

These two trails in southwestern Wisconsin provide 9.7 miles of paved surface.

#13 Oregon Rotary Trail/Keller Alpine Meadows Park

This circular route south of Madison takes trail-goers 8.6 miles on pavement.

#14 New Berlin Trail

With a section of the Oak Leaf Trail, the 8.5 mile path goes from Waukesha to West Allis.

#15 Peace Trail

The Janesville path and connecting spur trail total 7.5 miles of paved asphalt.

^{The Mounds View State Trail travels though open praire between Belmont and Platteville.}

#16 Beloit Riverside Corridor Trails

A suggested route on Beloit’s downtown paved trails is 7.5 miles long.

#17 Fox River Trail (Waukesha)

This Waukesha trail runs 7 miles on paved asphalt.

#18 Portage Levee and Canal Trails

A circular route on these paved trails in Portage runs for 7 miles.

#19 Ice Age Junction Path

This Madison area trail goes for 6.3 paved miles.

#20 Whitewater City Trails

A route on this southeast Wisconsin city’s trails in 6.1 miles long and all paved.

#21 Mariners Trail

The paved 6.1-mile trail travels from Manitowoc to Two Rivers in northeastern Wisconsin.

^{Mariners Trail follows the shoreline of Lake Michigan.}

#22 Tomah Recreation Trail

The 5.7-mile route of this west central Wisconsin city follows a trail and streets.

#23 Coon Prairie Trail

With moderate hills, this 5.5 mile trail runs from Westby to Viroqua.

#24 Sports Complex Loop

All 5.4 miles of this Janesville trail are paved with asphalt.

^{The Fox River Trail in Waukesha passes through a variety of landscapes.}

#25 Lower Yahara River Trail

This 5-mile trail in the Madison area is completely paved.

#26 Osaugie Trail

Superior’s Osaugie Trail travels on asphalt pavement for 5 miles.

#27 Foundation Trail

A route around the west central Wisconsin city of Black River Falls is 4.7 miles long.

^{The entire Foundation Trail in Black River Falls is paved and scenic.}

#28 Old Highway 131 Trail

This paved trail travels 4.5 miles through Vernon County’s Kickapoo Valley Reserve.

#29 Wau-King Trail

Located in east central Wisconsin, this trail runs 4 miles from Waupaca to King.

#30 South Connector Trail

Janesville’s paved South Connector Trail is 4 miles in length.

#31 Upper Yahara River Trail

Located in the Dane County village of DeForest, all 3.8 miles of this trail are paved.

#32 Starkweather Creek Path

This short Madison trail is 3 miles long and entirely paved.

#33 Baird Creek Bike Trail

Even though it’s not long, the 3-mile trail in Green Bay is completely paved.

^{Much of the picturesque Baird Creek Bike Trail passes through a forest.}

Other Wisconsin bike trails have substantial segments that are paved. The following paths are ranked in order by length of paved trail segments.

#34 Green Circle State Trail

About one mile of the Green Circle Trail is paved, but adjoining Heartland and Hoover Avenue Trails add 7.1 more miles of paved asphalt.

#35 Chippewa River State Trail: Eau Claire to Caryville

About 6.5 miles of this northwestern Wisconsin trail are paved southwest of Eau Claire.

#36 Fox River State Trail: Greenleaf to De Pere

6.2 miles of this northeastern Wisconsin trail are paved, from Lasee Road to Voyageur Park.

#37 Chippewa River State Trail: Meridean to Durand

The paved section of this northwestern Wisconsin trail runs 6 miles, from the junction with the Red Cedar State Trail to Tarrant Park in Durand.

^{The Fox River State Trail has trailside waysides.}

#38 Fox River State Trail: De Pere to Green Bay

In northeastern Wisconsin, this trail runs 6 miles on pavement from De Pere to Green Bay.

#39 Badger State Trail: Madison to Belleville

The first 5.8 miles of this south central Wisconsin trail are paved from Madison southward.

#40 Eisenbahn State Trail: Kewaskum to West Bend

In southeastern Wisconsin, 4.7 miles of the Eisenbach State Trail are paved, from the community of Barton to Rusco Road.

^{The Eisenbahn State Trail runs through West Bend.}

#41 Military Ridge State Trail: Riley to Madison

From Verona to the Velo UnderRound in Madison, the paved section of this south central Wisconsin trail is 3.6 miles long.

#42 Pheasant Branch Conservancy

This route in Middleton has 3.6 paved miles on North Fork Trail and Pheasant Branch Corridor Trail. The surface of the Pheasant Branch Corridor Trail is in excellent condition.

#43 Seven Waters Trail

In southeastern Wisconsin, slightly over 3 disconnected miles of this trail are paved with asphalt or an emulsion mix.

^{The section of the Military Ridge State Trail from Verona to Madison is paved.}

#44 Friendship State Trail: County Highway M to Menasha

Three miles of this east central Wisconsin trail are paved, from Irish Road to Menasha.

#45 Howard Temin Lakeshore Path

Madison’s small scenic trail is only 2.2 miles long, and is paved for 1.5 miles.

#46 Rawley Point Trail

In Two Rivers, only 0.7 mile of the 6.6-mile trail is paved.