SPARTA, Wis (WKBT) – A local bike expo helps to bring lovers of bicycles and nature together on a beautiful day. The Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Rails to Trails Celebration, ...

SPARTA -- Could bike trails add to the social and economic life of Sparta? A group of residents is meeting regularly to figure out how to get trails through the area, not only for recreation but for ...

The first Rails to Trails Project in America, the Elroy-Sparta Trail, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2015. To commemorate , a 50th Anniversary Bike Ride and Ceremony is planned June 6 at the ...

MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) — Two U.S. Bike Routes, including the La Crosse River State Trail and the Elroy-Sparta State Trail, are Wisconsin’s first nationally designated bicycle routes. The American ...

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy names 32-mile route on Trail to Hall of Fame WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) has named the Elroy-Sparta State Trail as the seventh inductee to the Rail ...

The Sparta area has an abundance of recreational/ tourism events to fill a summer schedule. Sparta is a dual location for the Elroy/Sparta and La Crosse River bike trails. Sparta is located in the ...

SPARTA - After even a short stay in Sparta, it is easy to see why the city has been dubbed the Bicycling Capital of America. Whether it's riding on the Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail, visiting the Deke ...

No matter how many times I ride the Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail, the first sight of Tunnel No. 1, one of three railroad tunnels dug by hand through these hills in the 1870s, never fails to surprise and ...