Pine River Trail Description
The Pine River Trail winds on an abandoned railroad corridor between Richland Center and Lone Rock in scenic Richland County. Trail users are treated to stunning views of river bluffs, marshland and dense woodlands, as well as famous Wisconsin farmland. The Pine River, of course, is never far away from the trail that shares its name.
The trail is paved in Richland Center—the birthplace of Frank Lloyd Wright—but transitions to crushed limestone at Bohmann Drive. That surface continues all the way to Lone Rock. Krouskop Park, the northern trailhead in Richland Center, features a playground, baseball diamonds, picnic shelters, and tennis and basketball courts. As the trail leaves Richland Center it becomes more and more desolate, with the trail surface turning to sand and dirt, rough enough at some points along the trail to be better suited for mountain bikes alone.
Parking and Trail Access
There are several options for parking along the first, first at Krouskop Park, N. Jefferson Street. Additional parking and restrooms can be found in Twin Bluff, along Twin Bluff Drive. In Gotham, parking is available at a city park one block south of the trail on Fulton Street. In Lone Rock, park at the southern trailhead on W. Richland Street. See TrailLink Map for more detailed information.
Pine River Trail Facts
States: Wisconsin
Counties: Richland
Length: 14.3 miles
Trail end points: W. Richland St. west of N. Birch St. (Lone Rock) and Krouskop Park on N. Main St./SR 80 (Richland Center)
Trail surfaces: Boardwalk, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass
Activities: Bike, Mountain Biking, Snowmobiling, Walking