MONROE — Explore Wisconsin’s Southwest Savannah region with a hike or bicycle on the Badger and Sugar River State Trails — and earn a reward in the process.

The Friends of the Badger and Sugar River State Trails recently announced the launch of their newly redesigned Trail Explorer Program for the 2021 summer season. The perfect adventure for scouts, families and other silent sport enthusiasts, the Explorer Award Program recognizes people who walk, bike or ski the full length of the Badger and/or Sugar River State Trails in a given year. Adventurers can take a selfie or other photos of their trip and post them to the Friends’ Instagram account @friendsbadgersugartrails.

The Explorer’s Program is designed to educate people about the history and geography of the communities along the trails, as well as to become more knowledgeable about the ecology of the Southwest Savannah region.

People completing the requirements for either the 40-mile Badger Trail or 23-mile Sugar River Trail will receive a Friends’ decal, their name on the Friends’ Explorer Leaderboard and an invitation to be recognized at the Friends’ Annual Picnic. 

Those ambitious adventurers who complete the requirements for both trails receive a Friends’ patch, as well as their name of the Friends’ Leaderboard and an invitation to be recognized at the Friends’ Annual Picnic.

For more information, 

visit https://friendsofbadgerstatetrail.org/explorer-program/.