Great River State Trail-Trempealeau to the Wildlife Refuge

The last 6 miles of the Great River State Trail are full of stops. From the Village of Trempealeau, Perrot State Park, ending in the Trempealeau Wildlife Refuge.

A detour at the Hwy 35 trail head and you can swing into Trempealeau for everything from breakfast at the River Café, a cocktail on the deck at the Trempealeau Hotel or dining at the 50 year old supper club Sullivan's. Plus there's a great view at the Lock and Dam, or stretch your legs on the Little Bluff Trail. This weekend also happens to be Catfish Day's, the biggest celebration in this little river town.





Another detour is Perrot State Park, a short connecting trail takes you right into the campground, check out some of the sites right along the Bay and then head over to the Nature Center and a visit to the restored prairie. Or you can do a little paddling with a rental from the Headquarters.

At the end of the trail is the refuge, with lots more ground to cover. You can explore the roads and dikes by bikes. Here we could almost make it to Trempealeau Mountain.


























Be sure to make it to the overlook.
























A must have on the trail, since they can get a bit buggy.

Very dorky screen hats that easily fitted over our helmets. The 99 cent purchases from Amazon saved us from the knats and deer flies.