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Mauston Elroy

Mauston Elroy is 22.1 miles of loop riding through Juneau County in Wisconsin — The Dells Region, the baraboo hills, the lower wisconsin river and the ridge roads between reedsburg and spring green. Moving time is about 26 minutes; allow 40 with stops — a quick spin. It is scored CS-1, Cruiser: 7 corners, 88° of turning per mile, 806 feet of climbing. The roads it uses, in the order you ride them, are in the app.

Curviness
CS-1Cruiser · 0.32/mi
Distance
22.1 mi26 min riding
Corners
739% sharp · Mixed
Climbing
806 ft37 ft/mi · Rolling
Shape
LoopQuick spin
Roads
100% back road0% state or US route
Traffic
Not countedno state counts on these roads
Speed limit
55 mphtypically 55
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About this road

The connection between Mauston and Elroy parallels one of America’s pioneering rail-trails. The Elroy-Sparta State Trail, complete with its signature tunnels, is a landmark of early rail-trail conversion; the surrounding roads offer a parallel on-road experience through rolling terrain. Even if the trail itself is not ridden, the railroad grade and the engineering of the tunnels remain visible reminders of the late-nineteenth-century effort to cross this country by rail. The rolling profile and moderate demand make the route accessible while still delivering authentic regional texture. Services are available at both Mauston and Elroy. An excellent way to experience the historic transportation corridor from the road while remaining free to stop at trail access points or simply appreciate the grade and the landscape it was built to conquer. History under the wheels between Mauston and Elroy, scenery all around.

How it rides

7 corners over 22.1 miles — 0.32 a mile, and 88° of turning for every mile ridden. That scores CS-1, Cruiser on the five-point curviness scale. 39% of those corners are sharp ones, and the road reads as mixed.

What it climbs

The road climbs 806 feet in total, 37 feet per mile, between 888 and 1,269 feet — 381 feet of relief. The longest single climb is 247 feet over 1.1 miles, and the steepest grade on it is 10.9%. For this country that is rolling.

Surface, speed and traffic

Paved end to end. 100% of it is back road rather than highway, the other 0% state or US route. Posted speeds run to 55 mph, typically 55, measured across 37% of the route. State traffic counts cover only 4% of these miles, too little to put a number on, which is itself a fair sign of how quiet they are.

Where to stop

2 of the towns on this road have somewhere to stop — 3 fuel, 5 food, 3 bars.

Longest stretch without fuel: 11 miles. Worth knowing before you set off if your tank is small.

Listed alphabetically, and chosen by us rather than rated by anybody. The order you reach them, and the mile each one sits at, are in the app.

Turn-by-turn directions and the spoken guidance are in the app. Every figure on this page is measured from the route itself — corner counts and gradients from the road geometry, elevation from NASA SRTM, traffic from the state transport department where counts exist.

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