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Stoddard–Chaseburg–Coon Valley Loop

Stoddard–Chaseburg–Coon Valley Loop is 29.4 miles of loop riding through La Crosse and Vernon Counties in Wisconsin — the Coulee Region, the coulees, ridge tops and river bluffs of south-west Wisconsin. Moving time is about 35 minutes; allow 50 with stops — a quick spin. It is scored CS-4, Twisty: 55 corners, 178° of turning per mile, 1,221 feet of climbing. The roads it uses, in the order you ride them, are in the app.

Curviness
CS-4Twisty · 1.87/mi
Distance
29.4 mi35 min riding
Corners
5540% sharp · Mixed
Climbing
1,221 ft42 ft/mi · Hilly
Shape
LoopQuick spin
Roads
Mixed roads19% county & local
Traffic
1,500vehicles a day, median
Speed limit
55 mphtypically 55
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About this road

Stoddard, Chaseburg, and Coon Valley form a compact, highly scenic loop of river towns and ridges. High corner density and technical interest come in a shorter package that still feels complete. Strong Mississippi influence mixes with classic inland coulee character. Quiet once off the main river road, the climbing is immediate and rewarding. The short length allows full attention to the quality of every section around Stoddard, Chaseburg, and Coon Valley. Ideal when a concentrated, high-quality sample of the river-edge and inland Coulee mix is wanted, or as a sharp half-day within a larger La Crosse or Coon Valley itinerary. The combination of technical geometry and dual scenic modes makes the experience coherent and engaging. Short enough to focus, rich enough to remember. Climb, turn, look at the river, drop into the next valley.

How it rides

55 corners over 29.4 miles — 1.87 a mile, and 178° of turning for every mile ridden. That scores CS-4, Twisty on the five-point curviness scale. 40% of those corners are sharp ones, and the road reads as mixed.

What it climbs

The road climbs 1,221 feet in total, 42 feet per mile, between 637 and 1,274 feet — 637 feet of relief. The longest single climb is 549 feet over 3.2 miles, and the steepest grade on it is 9.4%. By Driftless standards that is hilly.

Surface, speed and traffic

Paved end to end. 19% of it is back road rather than highway, the other 81% state or US route. Posted speeds run to 55 mph, typically 55, measured across 39% of the route. Where traffic counts exist — 21% of the miles — the median is 1,500 vehicles a day, busiest at mile 28.5 with 9,700.

Where to stop

4 of the towns on this road have somewhere to stop — 15 fuel, 6 food, 4 bars.

Longest stretch without fuel: 12 miles. Worth knowing before you set off if your tank is small.

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.

Worth knowing

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.

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