Welcome to the Trempealeau Trails

Bicycling magazine calls Trempealeau County “cycling nirvana,” and The New York Times describes our countryside as “pastoral and hilly, studded with rock-topped bluffs.” Spanning 520 miles across all Trempealeau townships and east Buffalo County to Mondovi, the Trempealeau Trails, founded in 1998 by Walter Ordway Jr., invite you to ride scenic loops, climb challenging hills, and discover rural America. With 5,000+ cyclists yearly generating $500K–$1M in tourism, our trails are a community treasure, connecting Whitehall, Galesville, Arcadia, and beyond to the Great River State Trail at Perrot State Park.

Inspired by my RAGBRAI 2025 ride—where communities cheered cyclists with water and shade—I’m Travis Mossman, leading TTBA to make our trails a cyclist haven. Our $1M vision includes $600K for MUTCD-compliant signage (D11-1, D1-1b, warning, scenic signs, kiosks in Blair, Osseo, Mondovi) and $400K for high school bike teams, videos, and marketing. We’re building a “dream team” to race locally and aim for the Tour de France, boosting global recognition.

Discover Trempealeau County: Bicycling in Trempealeau County
WTCO – Trempealeau County Community Television

(Note from the video: Square bluff is named so, not because the bluff itself is square, but there is a carpenter square turn in a bluff at the top of the hill. You can’t really see it from the road and it is privately owned by several different people…)

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