The Glacial Drumlin State Trail is a rail trail in the Midwestern United States stretching for 52 miles from Waukesha, Wisconsin to Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. The trail runs through or near the cities of Cottage Grove, Deerfield, Lake Mills, Jefferson, London, Helenville, Sullivan, Dousman, Wales, and Waukesha. It crosses the Rock Lake In Lake Mills on one of its old railroad bridges. The trail, which was opened in 1986, follows the old Chicago and North Western Railway track. The first 13 miles of the trail is paved with asphalt. The remaining 39 miles it is crushed limestone. There are multiple rest stations along the trail. The trail crosses sixteen wooden bridges, two of which are more than 300 feet long. The Big Muck Farm Bridge is about 880 feet long. The trail is used for biking and hiking in the summer and for cross-country skiing, snowshoe hiking and snowmobiling in the winter.

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