The Great River State Trail

An advantage of living in the midwest is the proximity to dozens of “Rails to Trails”, trails. These trails are old railroad lines that have been slowly converted to crushed limestone trails for public use mostly year round.

One of my favorites has to be the Great River Trail. It’s a meandering 24-mile long trail through wetlands, farm country, small town Wisco and parts of the Mississippi shoreline. There are no tunnels in this section, but you go across several bridges and ride on wooden boardwalks constructed over marshy parts of the trail.

There’s nothing quite like a ride through the woods, with just the wind in your hair and the sounds of nature to accompany you.