What are the best ways to get around in Menomonie? Why drive when you can bike/walk?!  Carpooling is another awesome option! 

The City of Menomonie has a transportation plan to help improve all sorts of transportation. 

Bicycling

Trail system logoIf you haven’t been riding your bike in and around Menomonie, you don’t know what you are missing.  Take a look at some of the old and new biking friendly infrastructure and events that are supported by the City of Menomonie and several volunteer groups and businesses.

Let’s start with the Red Cedar State Trail at the westerly entrance to the City of Menomonie.    The Red Cedar State Trail is a 14.5-mile rail to trail that follows the Red Cedar River and takes users past prairies, marshland bottoms, forests and farmlands, including sandstone bluffs and other unique rock formations. The trail connects to the Chippewa River State Trail in the Dunnville Bottoms Wildlife Area near the confluence of the Red Cedar and Chippewa rivers.  The trail continues allowing a bicyclist to access the swimming spot, as well as the city of Eau Claire The Red Cedar State Trail Visitors Center is located on S.T.H.29 on the west side of Menomonie. 

 

If you want to ride in the City, you won’t be disappointed.  To date, the City of Menomonie has constructed over 16 miles of off-street bicycle and pedestrian trails through the City.  Notable infrastructure improvements include a new bicycle/pedestrian bridge across the Red Cedar River just south of the I-94 bridges and the new bicycle/pedestrian bridge across I-94 that replaces a deteriorated railroad bridge that the City acquired. The City has also mapped out a 22-mile Loggers Loop around the City and an 8.3 mile bicycle trail (mostly on a bike path) around Lake Menomin (Lake Menomin Loop).

Bike Stations are located around town with several stations also located on the UW-Stout campus, by the Student Center, Clock tower (Bowman Hall), and in front of the Commons.

  

The Menomonie Area Mountain Bike Association (MAMBA) created and maintains mountain bike trails and a pump track in Menomin park. There are no fees to use the trails or the park.

 

Since 2015, Volunteers have organized the Sadistic Century.  An event that features the hills and valleys surrounding Menomonie.  The event provides over 30 climbs and an 8,819 foot elevation gain, this ride is both challenging and beautiful. Event distances include a full century (100 miles), a metric century (100 kilometers), a half metric century, and mountain bike time trials.

The St. Valentine’s Day Hustle is another local bike event that is open to anyone 21+ years old. Celebrating it’s 10th year in 2018, it is an alley cat style race that consists of a set of stops, and each rider must plan their own route to get to all the stops (in any order). 

The City of Menomonie received a Bicycle Friendly Community-Bronze level from The League of American Bicyclists.  This is a prestigious national award that acknowledges the community’s efforts to make bicycling a transportation and recreation option for all people.

UW-Stout received the Bicycle Friendly University-Bronze award from The League of American Bicyclists.

The Menomonie City Council has a 7-person Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC).  The BPAC meets bi-monthly to discuss bicycle and pedestrian related issues such as safety, infrastructure planning, policy, and plan review.  The BPAC makes recommendations to the City’s Plan Commission.

Along with ongoing bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure planning, the BPAC and City of Menomonie have recommended and completed the following:

 ·        Developed and designed a trail wayfinding sign system

·        Adopted an ordinance requiring bicycle racks in most new development and redevelopment

·        Increased bicycle parking in the Historic Downtown

·        Installed three bicycle fixit stations along trails in the City (supported by MAMBA and Our Savior’s Lutheran Church). 

Ride Menomonie!  Ride Dunn County!

Places to buy or find bikes

One great place to get a bike to fix up is behind the Stout cop shop, next to Stout Surplus. The Stout cops auctions bikes that have been left around Stout every May. You can buy one of these beauties or check the dumpster for fixer-uppers at a much "lower cost."

You can also rent bikes from Stout Adventures or Simple Sports. The offer price options for the weekends, day and year.

Buses

Menomonie Transportation

1016 19th Ave E, Menomonie, WI 54751

715-235-4995

Greyhound: Bus Stop

302 10th Ave E, Menomonie, WI 54751

Dunn County Transit

640 Stokke Pkwy, Menomonie, WI 54751

Taxis

Menomonie Taxi Services:

Menomonie Taxi (Affordable Transportation) - (715) 308-4816

A1 Eau Claire Taxi -  715-831-8294

Courtesy Cab -  715 - 308-9030

Magena SMV Transport & Taxi -  715 - 338-9840

Maverick Taxi -  715-577-3664

Pulse Party Bus -  715-313-4530

Town & Country Taxi -   715-309-9619

(These taxi companies have been licensed by the City of Menomonie)

 

715 TAXI CAB - 715 273 7115 

( we are licensed chauffeur service )

Walks

This page is intended to be a place for  community members to share their favorite walks here and in Dunn County with others. Please add your favorite walk to the page so others can learn about great places to go for walks in our community!

Junction Trail

by Don Roberts:

This trail is well groomed and accommodates "handicapped" people (I am "on a cane");  thus I have to be extremely careful,  especially in Winter.  The Junction Trail is cared for year around and is highly recommended. This segment of the Red Cedar Trail starts just North of Highway 29, the so-called Junction Trail. Get to Broadway/Highway 25 and Highway 29,  and then proceed West on 29 across the bridge and on to the Red Cedar Trail Visitors Center (on the left) and make a hard right into the parking lot.  The Junction Trail takes off just to the North of the parking lot and is especially.

About a quarter of a mile North there is a bench by the River on the right side,  I've only walked a half mile up the Trail so far but intend to walk as far as the dam and the Public Library as soon as Winter is over.  Then  I will either arrange to be picked up to get back to my car or call a cab in order to accomplish this.  The sound of the River is especially prized because of the rapids along this stretch;  the only downside to the walk is the sound which emanates from the Swiss Miss plant on the East bank of the river,  but this is a reminder of the combination of beautiful environments and working environments in the region.   Enjoy the walk and please don't forget to add your favorite local or regional walk to the Wiki.  Thank you

 

Menomin Park

Menomin Park is located on the eastern side of Lake Menomin. There are many forested trails that can be used for walking or biking.

Evergreen Cemetery

Evergreen Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Menomonie, located on what is now an island on the southeastern side of Lake Menomin. Although there are not formal walking trails, it is a great place for a relaxed stroll to view the lake and the historic graves.

Hoffman Hills

Hoffman Hills is a great place to go for a more strenuous hike. You can even hike up to the fire tower for a fabulous view of the entire region.

 

Shuttles

Hopefully one year soon, there will be rail service to Eau Claire and Minneapolis, but until then, there is a shuttle if you don't want to drive.

 The Chippewa Valley Airport Service is a shuttle that runs between Eau Claire and the Minneapolis Airport. The shuttle stops in Menomonie, Baldwin, and Hudson. It can also drop you at the Mall of America or the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Shuttles run about every 1-11/2 hours, leaving Eau Claire starting at 2 AM and ending at 9 PM. The last shuttle leaves the airport around 12:45 AM. Cost is $39 one way.