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Biking

Devil's Lake State Park

Bikes are allowed on the 4-mile Upland Trail, a high loop trail with some limited vistas, wooded hills and grassy meadows. The main trailhead is at the Steinke Basin parking area off County Highway DL. Bikes are also allowed on the western part of the Steinke Basin Trail, as posted. A state trail pass is not required to use the mountain bike trails. Bicyclists should use caution and give hikers the right-of-way.

There are no official paved road-bike trails in the park, although many people enjoy riding several miles on all the paved campground roads. Many of the roads in the park and surrounding areas are not biker friendly, since roads are often narrow, hilly and winding, with guardrails and narrow shoulders.

A 2-mile paved bicycle trail extends from the park's north shore entrance to the city of Baraboo. South of the park, the paved Great Sauk State Trail extends for over 11 miles from the Sauk Prairie State Recreation area to the village of Sauk Prairie.