The Great River State Trail
The La Crosse River Trail
The Elroy-Sparta Trail
The following scenes are from a bike trip my brother
and I took in the fall of 2012. They are along three
connected trails:
the Great River State Trail, the La Crosse River State Trail,
and the Elroy-Sparta Trail.
We started at the north-west end of these three trails
and biked south and east; hence, the photos start in the town
of Trempealeau and end in Elroy.
A fourth trail, the 400 State Trail, then continues on eastward.
We biked it in 2013 and photos along that trail are covered on
a separate page.
Our motel in Trempealeau
View of the Mississipi and the railway from the motel's front porch.
On the Great River State Trail as it passes through Trempealeau
One of several old railroad bridges
A view of the Mississippi and the present day railway.
Heading east on the La Crosse River State Trail.
Difficult to miss Sparta. Arriving from the west on
the LaCrosse River State Trail
Setting out the next morning on the Elroy Sparta Trail.
Lots of foliage along the trail.
The west entrance to Tunnel No. 3, numbered from east to
west; hence, our first tunnel.
Trail just east of Tunnel No. 3.
A levee with the beginning of fall colors in the background.
Lunch time in Norwalk
West entrance to Tunnel No. 2
The Amish have a visable presence along the trail.
The west entrance to Tunnel No. 1 lies in a deep cut.
Elroy, the end (or beginning) of the Elroy-Sparta Trail
