Trail Passes​

Annual passes cost $25, daily passes are $5
Passes are valid on all state trails.
Bicyclists and in-line skaters 16 or older must have an annual or daily trail pass. No pass is needed for walkers or hikers. 
There is no horseback riding, or off-highway motorcycling allowed on the Military Ridge Trail.​

If you purchase a trail pass through the Friends of the Military Ridge Trail, the money collected  is used on Wisconsin trails.

order by mail

Passes are also available at Governor Dodge and Blue Mound State Parks and other Department of Natural Resources offices.

School groups, senior citizen groups, and other community groups can apply to the Wisconsin DNR for permission to use the trail at a specific time.  Click here for more information.

Photo by Friends of MRT

Area Vendors

City                       Business                                                              Contact #
Dodgeville        New Horizon Supply Coop                         608-935-3190
                                 Governor Dodge State Park                     608-935-2315
Ridgeway           Badger Mart                                                       608-924-3222
Barneveld          People’s Community Bank                        608-924-4511
Blue Mounds    Blue Mound Mart                                          608-437-8027
                                  Blue Mound State Park                               608-437-5711
Mt. Horeb           Grandstay Hotel & Suites                          608-437-5200
                                  Grumpy Troll                                                      608-437-2739
                                  Miller’s Supermarket                                    608-437-3081
                                  Premier Co-op                                                  608-437-5536
                                  Mt. Horeb Chamber                                      608-437-5914
                                  Skal Public House                                           608-437-1011
                                  Trail This Bike Shop                                        608-274-8447
Riley                      Riley Tavern                                                         608-845-9150
Verona                 Atkin’s Bicycle Shoppe                                  608-845-6644
                                 Miller’s Supermarket                                      608-845-6478
                                 Kwik Trip, E Verona Ave                                608-845-8997
Madison              Erik’s Bike Shop West                                    608-278-9000
                                 Erik’s Bike Shop East                                       608-244-9825
                                 R.E.I.                                                                           608-833-6680
Fitchburg.          Fitchburg Cycles                                                608-630-8880

Photo courtesy of Doug Wollin