Photo Credit: WisDOT
Location: Southwest Wisconsin, Dane County. Town Hall Road from WIS 92 to County S.
Length: 4.8 miles
Surface: Paved
Town Hall Road twists through hilly canopies of hardwood trees, descends into valleys and crosses meandering trout streams. Historical homes and buildings from the 1800s and 1900s line the road. This is the Driftless area, lacking glacially transported sediments (drift). 450 million years ago, streams carved into rock surfaces, creating a rugged topography and deep valleys. Sandstone bluffs and outcrops, such as
Donald Rock, show a geological history of huge sand dunes cementing into stone and then eroding as continental seas retreated.
The valley at the southern end of Town Hall Road provided spring water for Native Americans and is now a 782-acre
Donald County Park that offers a range of recreational opportunities.