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Lynxville–Seneca–Ferryville Loop
Lynxville–Seneca–Ferryville Loop is 25.4 miles of loop riding through Crawford County in Wisconsin — the Coulee Region, the coulees, ridge tops and river bluffs of south-west Wisconsin. Moving time is about 31 minutes; allow 45 with stops — a quick spin. It is scored CS-3, Spirited: 34 corners, 129° of turning per mile, 1,232 feet of climbing. The roads it uses, in the order you ride them, are in the app.
- Curviness
- CS-3Spirited · 1.34/mi
- Distance
- 25.4 mi31 min riding
- Corners
- 3432% sharp · Sweeping
- Climbing
- 1,232 ft49 ft/mi · Steep
- Shape
- LoopQuick spin
- Roads
- Mixed roads27% county & local
- Traffic
- 1,700vehicles a day, median
- Speed limit
- 55 mphtypically 55
About this road
Lynxville, Seneca, and Ferryville form a compact Mississippi bluff loop in Crawford County. Immediate river influence, steep climbs, and classic bluff scenery define the short, focused ride. Ferryville retains a strong sense of place as a small river town; the inland ridges supply the elevation contrast. River views and the character of the towns themselves are the lasting impressions around Lynxville, Seneca, and Ferryville. Ideal when a concentrated, high-quality sample of the Mississippi bluff experience is wanted, or as a sharp half-day within a larger Crawford County or Great River Road itinerary. The combination of technical climbing and intimate river-town character makes the experience coherent and memorable. Short, steep, and completely shaped by the river edge. Climb, look across the Mississippi, drop into the next town.
How it rides
34 corners over 25.4 miles — 1.34 a mile, and 129° of turning for every mile ridden. That scores CS-3, Spirited on the five-point curviness scale. 32% of those corners are sharp ones, and the road reads as sweeping.
What it climbs
The road climbs 1,232 feet in total, 49 feet per mile, between 615 and 1,268 feet — 653 feet of relief. The longest single climb is 436 feet over 1.2 miles, and the steepest grade on it is 11.7%. By Driftless standards that is steep.
Surface, speed and traffic
Paved end to end. 27% of it is back road rather than highway, the other 73% state or US route. Posted speeds run to 55 mph, typically 55, measured across 92% of the route. Where traffic counts exist — 21% of the miles — the median is 1,700 vehicles a day, busiest at mile 23.2 with 2,300.
Where to stop
3 of the towns on this road have somewhere to stop — 2 food, 2 bars.
- Ferryville
FoodWooden Nickel Saloon · 136 Main Street, lunch, dinner
FoodFin's By the River · 175 Main Street, breakfast
2.4 mi off the route
- Lynxville
BarLynxville Bar · 113 Main St
- Seneca
BarNo Bull Party Place
Listed alphabetically, and chosen by us rather than rated by anybody. The order you reach them, and the mile each one sits at, are in the app.
- Loop
Worth knowing
- Fuel sparse — top off before you go
- Grades to 12% — low gear on the descents
Turn-by-turn directions and the spoken guidance are in the app. Every figure on this page is measured from the route itself — corner counts and gradients from the road geometry, elevation from the national elevation dataset, traffic from the state transport departments where counts exist.