Capital City State Trail

{{Short description|Recreation trail in Wisconsin}}

{{About|the trail in Wisconsin|the trail in Melbourne|Capital City Trail}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox trail

|name=Capital City State Trail

|length_mi=17

|location=Dane County, Wisconsin

|trailheads=Cottage Grove Rd, Madison, Wisconsin
Arrowhead Park, Fitchburg, Wisconsin

|maintainer=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

|website=[https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/capcity Capital City State Trail]

|map={{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|type=line}}

}}

The Capital City State Trail is a {{convert|17|mi|adj=on}} paved recreation trail in and around Madison, Wisconsin, with connections to the Military Ridge State Trail and the Badger State Trail. A {{convert|9|mi|adj=on}} segment of the trail goes through the Capital Springs State Recreation Area and a state trail pass is required to bicycle, skate or roller-ski this segment.{{Cite web |title=Capital City State Trail {{!}} Wisconsin DNR |url=https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/capcity |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=dnr.wisconsin.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Capital City State Trail {{!}} Dane County Parks |url=https://parks-lwrd.countyofdane.com/Trail/Capital-City-State-Trail |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=parks-lwrd.countyofdane.com}}{{Cite web |title=Capital City State Trail {{!}} Wisconsin Trails {{!}} TrailLink |url=https://www.traillink.com/trail/capital-city-state-trail/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=www.traillink.com}} The trail will eventually connect to the Glacial Drumlin State Trail.{{cite web |title=Glacial Drumlin to Capital City Connector Trail |url=https://www.danecountyparks.com/parksproject/detail/Glacial-Drumlin-to-Capital-City-Connector-Trail}}

The eastern end of the trail is at Cottage Grove Rd in Madison ({{coord|43|02|32|N|89|21|52|W|region:US-WI|display=inline}}). The western end is at the Southwest Madison Bike Interchange in Arrowhead Park ({{coord|43|01|26|N|89|27|40|W|region:US-WI|display=inline}}).

{{As of|2023}}, a bicycle counter located on the trail in downtown Madison records an average of approximately 1,400 users each day.{{Cite web |title=Madison, WI – Eco-Totem on the Capital City Trail at North Shore Dr. |url=https://data.eco-counter.com/public2/?id=100020865 |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=Eco-Counter}}