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The Mountain-Bay State Trail is an 83-mile state-designated rail trail in Brown, Marathon, and Shawano Counties in Wisconsin. The trail is the longest rail trail in the state.^[1]

The trail is named for the two geological features at either end of the trail: Green Bay and Rib Mountain.^[2]

For much of the route, the trail roughly parallels Wisconsin Highway 29. The trail begins on Lakeview Dr. in Green Bay, Wisconsin (44°33′54″N 88°03′53″W / 44.56500°N 88.06472°W / 44.56500; -88.06472), and travels northwest, where it ends in Weston, Wisconsin (44°54′25″N 89°33′06″W / 44.90694°N 89.55167°W / 44.90694; -89.55167). There is a gap in the trail in Shawano, Wisconsin, where trail users must use local roads after crossing the Wolf River.^[2] The trail is 83 miles long, and is made of crushed stone.^[2]

The trail is open to walkers, joggers, bicyclists in the summer, and snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing in the winter. Horseback riding is permitted in the Shawano County section, but not in the Brown or Marathon County sections.^[2]

The trail is free to walk or run, but a trail pass must be purchased in order to bike the trail, which may be purchased at several self-registration stations along the trail.^[3]

The trail was first created in 1996.^[1] It uses an abandoned rail line from the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company.^[1]

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