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Rustic Road 110
Rustic Road 50
Location: Columbia County. Portions of O’Connor, Van Ness and Chrislaw roads between WIS 60 and WIS 113.
Location: Adams County. Cottonville Avenue (Old State Road), from Eighth Drive east to Fourth Avenue.
Length: 5.9 miles
Length: 4.6 miles
Surface: Paved R110 meanders through prime agricultural land interspersed with ponds and small lakes, marshland and rolling hills covered in trees. Wildlife abounds through the route. Outstanding fall foliage make R110 a very good tour route.
Rustic Road 14 Location: Adams County. Ember Drive between County A Highway and County Highway B. Length: 2 miles Surface: Gravel This thickly forested area supports a multitude of wildlife and wildflowers. The road winds through a cleft on top of a bluff. A natural spring runs from the top of the bluff down the side of the road to the east.
Surface: Unpaved Locals call this road the State Road because it was laid out by the state, probably in the 1800’s. Vistas along this road include native lowland and upland trees, shrubbery and marshes. Wild birds, deer, and grouse abound.
Rustic Road 21 Location: Sauk County. Just off County PF, follow portions of Schara Road, Ruff Road and Orchard Drive, and Slotty Road. Length: 8.6 miles Surface: Gravel Ruff Road, Orchard Drive, and Slotty Road are narrow, gravel roads. They wind through rolling, rugged terrain, near Natural Bridge State Park where the Raddatz rock shelter is located, the oldest documented site of primitive man in the upper-midwest. Schara Road extends along a ridge bordered by oaks, maples, basswoods and hickories. Remains of an old barn and home foundation are visible from the road. A walk during the spring and summer reveals many wildflowers along the roadside and in the open fields. Note: Slotty Road was added in 1996.