Top 40 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 by distance.

#1 Old Plank Road Trail

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

#2 Glacial River Trail

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

#3 Old Abe State Trail

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

#4 Capital City State Trail

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

#5 Bugline Trail

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

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

#6 Lake Country Trail

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

#7 Southwest Commuter and Cannonball Paths

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

#8 Ice Age National Scenic Trail

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

#9 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.}

#10 East River Trail

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

#11 Mounds View State Trail and Rountree Branch Trail

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

#12 Oregon Rotary Trail/Keller Alpine Meadows Park

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

#13 New Berlin Trail

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

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

#14 Beloit Riverside Corridor Trails

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

#15 Fox River Trail (Waukesha)

This Waukesha trail runs 7 miles on paved asphalt.

#16 Portage Levee and Canal Trails

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

#17 Ice Age Junction Path

This Madison area trail goes for 6.6 paved miles.

#18 Whitewater City Trails

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

#19 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.}

#20 Tomah Recreation Trail

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

#21 Coon Prairie Trail

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

#22 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.}

#23 Lower Yahara River Trail

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

#24 Osaugie Trail

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

#25 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.}

#26 Wau-King Trail

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

#27 South Connector Trail

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

#28 Upper Yahara River Trail

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

#29 Starkweather Creek Path

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

#30 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 by length of paved trail segment.

#31 Chippewa River State Trail: Eau Claire to Caryville

Over 6.5 miles of this northwestern Wisconsin trail are paved, from Phoenix Park past Wisconsin State Highway 85.

#32 Fox River State Trail: Greenleaf to De Pere

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

#33 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.}

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

In northeastern Wisconsin, this trail runs nearly 6 miles on pavement from Voyageur Park to downtown Green Bay.

#35 Badger State Trail: Madison to Belleville

5.8 miles of this south central Wisconsin trail are paved, from the Velo UnderRound in Madison to Purcell Road.

#36 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.}

#37 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.

#38 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.}

#39 Friendship State Trail: County Highway M to Menasha

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

#40 Howard Temin Lakeshore Path

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