Trans Wisconsin Adventure Trail (2015)

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The Trans Wisconsin Adventure Trail is a 600+ mile route that starts at the Illinois/Wisconsin border near Galena IL, and finishes northeast of Cornucopia Wisconsin at Lake Superior. This route has taken on theacronym of T.W.A.T. , so you may hear it being called that, I usually just call it the Trans Wisconsin Trail. The T.W.A.T. was designed for dual sport and Adventure style motorcycles but it can also be done by highclearancevehicles with a slight route change.Be prepared for DEEP sand, ruts, mud, dust, livestock in the road, horse and cow manure, deer, bears, porcupines, possums, turkeys, logs, low hanging branches, barbed wire, drunk or distracted drivers, bear hunters running dogs, logging trucks, ATV's, rednecks, amish, bad roads, no roads, lakes, streams, washouts, police, sharp unmarked corners, etc. Be aware you can die at any point along this route, regardless of your skill level.Q & A - Questions and answersIt usually takes me 2 1/2 days to do the actual route, then you have to figure in your time to the start and back home again. Youcancertainly do the route faster, buttakeyour time and enjoy it. There are a lot of interesting things to see along the route!Most of the route is easy paved and gravel roads, with the option of riding ATV trails in a few areas. There are areas of the route north of Black River Falls and north of Drummond that can have deep sand. The weather and other factors change the conditions of the route on a continual basis.I think a 650 Dual Sport is the perfect bike for this ride. They handle the rough stuff pretty well, get good gas mileage and they work well on the highway on way home.Full Q&A section can be found on authors website Notice from track author: Ride reports on the TWAT and discussions. Photo gallery of the Trans Wisconsin Adventure Trail.