The White River Trail is a beautiful trail traversing the pastoral landscape of southeastern Wisconsin. It follows about 12 miles of the old SOO rail line from Elkhorn to Burlington, passing through the small communities of Lyons and Springfield, and very near to Lake Geneva. On the White River Trail you will ride through farms, woods, rolling hills, and the scenic, glaciated landscape of Walworth county. The ride is very level and easy for all ages, and offers a very safe and peaceful escape from cars and other road traffic. The White River Trail is named for the White River, which the trail crosses in several places on some lovely, old, railroad trestles and bridges. The White River Trail opened with great success in June of 2003 and is now complete.

The White River Cycle Club was formed in the year 2000 to support the development of the White River Trail. While the trail was the result of the effort of many people and organizations, the WRCC was instrumental in getting it done. Now that the trail is mostly complete, the WRCC exists primarily as a social club to promote bicycling this area. The WRCC also sponsors The Festival of Summer Bike Ride in the summer, as well as several weekend recreational road and trail rides in the spring, summer and fall. Our club has raised a significant amount of money to help support the trail. Currently we are donating 10 benches to be placed at scenic overlooks along the tail.

The trail is maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Walworth County. A Wisconsin trail pass is required to ride the trail for riders 16 years old and up. These can be purchased on a daily ($4) or annual ($20) basis and are good for any of the Wisconsin State Bicycle Trails in America's Dairyland. The passes can be bought from many of our club members or many local bike shops and businesses along the trail. For more information please click on the email link below.

All of The White River Cycle Club rides and meeting are open to the public. The WRCC meets the 2nd Tuesday each month.. Meeting information and times can be had by contacting wrcc@genevaonline.com or Don Andersion 262-248-7741. Our meetings are open to all who would like to attend and learn about our club.

Of course we are bicyclists and think of the trail as primarily a bicycle trail. However, it should be mentioned that the trail is a wonderful place for hiking, horse riding (from Springfield to Lyons) and snowmobiling (in winter).

 

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PHOTO ALBUM
View sites along the trail
and club activities

Also of Interest
May 22nd Sunchaser Challenge
Aug. 7th
Festival of Summer Bike Ride
Sept.20th Annual Fund Raiser Dinner for the White River State Trail @ Moose Creek Bar & Grill Hwy. H, Elkhorn, WI

White River Cycle Club meeting schedule
Bike ride @ 6:00PM (weather permitting) General business meeting @ 7:00PM
February to December- Meeting at the new VIP Servicesbuilding in Elkhorn, WI
Visitors and interested persons are always welcome at our meetings.

For more info on meetings email wrcc@genevaonline.com


Email us at wrcc@genevaonline.com
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