Badger State Trail
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The Badger State Trail is a newly renovated stretch of abandoned railway corridor leading from the Wisconsin – Illinois state line to Madison, Wisconsin. Cities along the way are, from south to north, Monroe, Monticello, and Belleville. Near Monticello, the trail passes through the 1,200-foot-long, about 120 year old, unlit Stewart Tunnel. A state trail pass is required to bicycle or ski the trail, and the path is patrolled by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources rangers. The Badger State Trail connects to the Capitol City Trail in Madison, and the Jane Addams Trail at the state line (leading to Freeport, Illinois) which will connect to the proposed 500-mile Grand Illinois Trail System. Along the way, the Badger State Trail crosses the Sugar River Trail in Monticello, and the Cheese Country Trail in Monroe.
