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Reedsburg Rock Springs

Reedsburg Rock Springs is 35.8 miles of loop riding through Sauk 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 45 minutes; allow 65 with stops — a half morning. It is scored CS-2, Easy: 43 corners, 147° of turning per mile, 1,922 feet of climbing. The roads it uses, in the order you ride them, are in the app.

Curviness
CS-2Easy · 1.2/mi
Distance
35.8 mi45 min riding
Corners
4358% sharp · Tight
Climbing
1,922 ft54 ft/mi · Relentless
Shape
LoopHalf morning
Roads
100% back road0% state or US route
Traffic
Not countedno state counts on these roads
Speed limit
Unpostedno posted limits recorded
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About this road

Reedsburg and Rock Springs sit near the western end of the Baraboo Hills. Rock Springs takes its name from the natural springs that emerge from the local rock—another reminder of how water and stone organize this landscape. The loop offers steady climbing and a mix of open and wooded country. Proximity to the ancient range means occasional dramatic views and roadcuts that expose rock far older than the surrounding layers. The contrast between those hard ridges and the softer valleys is visible and, on the bike, tangible. Services are available in Reedsburg; the middle miles supply the elevation and the sense of approaching deep time. A scenic and physical approach to the Baraboo Hills, or a stand-alone half-day that samples the transitional country between Reedsburg, Rock Springs, and the dramatic rock core. Springs, ridges, and the feeling of older stone under the wheels.

How it rides

43 corners over 35.8 miles — 1.2 a mile, and 147° of turning for every mile ridden. That scores CS-2, Easy on the five-point curviness scale. 58% of those corners are sharp ones, and the road reads as tight.

What it climbs

The road climbs 1,922 feet in total, 54 feet per mile, between 878 and 1,296 feet — 418 feet of relief. The longest single climb is 126 feet over 0.5 miles, and the steepest grade on it is 7.6%. For this country that is relentless.

Surface, speed and traffic

Paved end to end. 100% of it is back road rather than highway, the other 0% state or US route. No posted speed limits are recorded for these roads. State traffic counts cover only 3% 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 — 2 fuel, 4 bars.

Longest stretch without fuel: 24.8 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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