The Military Ridge Bike Trail crosses Canyon Park Road about 4 miles east of Dodgeville. It’s about a half mile (up and down a good sized hill) from the cabin. You can see it here in the Google Satellite Image. And Google Maps show it as the railroad track, it’s former use.
Military Ridge Bike Trail Wisconsin DNR Map, pdf
In addition to the Military Ridge Trail, Road Biking is popular and rewarding. The area is mentioned in Espn’s Top Ten!
There are also competitions that are challenging. These roads races test the mettle of any biker. The Horribly Hilly Hundreds begins in Mt. Horeb, about twenty minutes from Canyon Park.
The Dairyland Dare is another event and is held in Dodgeville with various timed lengths and challenge sets.
And the Bombay Bicycle Club hosts this event. Canyon Park is about 15 miles from Taliesin.
And there is a new site about biking in SW Wisconsin.
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