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Wisconsin | South-Central Wisconsin
Sugar RiverHighway X to Attica Highway C Access
Short lower-Sugar day from the public Highway X landing to the Attica Highway C access. It is not the most scenic Sugar River reach, but it has good public access, easy current, and a route-specific Verona gauge ladder.
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Access and shuttle
Put in at the Highway X public access and take out at the Attica Highway C access. This is a simple lower-Sugar float with easy current, a wooded final mile, and a clear Verona-gauge ladder.
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Put-in
Highway X public accessThe accesses are bridge-area public landings, so confirm parking and bank conditions before committing to the shuttle.
Take-out
Attica Highway C AccessThis route overlaps the upstream half of the longer County Road X to County Road EE entry, but the Attica take-out creates a shorter, cleaner beginner day.
Road shuttle
Use the short rural shuttle between the Highway X landing and the Attica Highway C access. Wisconsin River Trips reports the bike shuttle as about 2.7 miles with little climbing.
More route and safety guidance
- Rain-driven rises can create pushier current and strainers; check trend and visibility before launching.
- Use the named Highway X and Attica public accesses and treat open-bank sections as day-use only.
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Sugar River near Verona, WI. This view may be outside your paddling reach. Images are periodic and do not establish safe conditions.
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Data behind the scoreWater levels, published guidance and update times
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| Gauge site | Sugar River near Verona, WI |
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| Preferred range | 21 cfs to 130 cfs |
| Low threshold | 0 cfs |
| High threshold | 201 cfs |
| Evidence strength behind the range | Local route guidance |
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| Main source behind this score | Wisconsin River Trips Sugar River - Hwy X gauge guide |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Published route ladder21 to 130 cfs normal window
Wisconsin River Trips ties the Highway X-to-Attica route to the Sugar River near Verona gauge and publishes bands from low-but-navigable through very high/adventurous.
- Direct gaugeUSGS 05435950
USGS operates the Sugar River near Verona monitoring location used by the route-specific gauge guide.
- Put-in supportHighway X public access
Wisconsin River Trips describes an excellent public access northeast of the Highway X bridge.
- Take-out supportAttica Highway C Access
Wisconsin River Trips describes the Attica Highway C access north of the bridge as another good public Sugar River access.
- Endpoint coordinatesHighway X 42.8000248, -89.4863567; Attica 42.7701609, -89.4786942
The embedded Wisconsin River Trips trip map places the endpoints at the Highway X and Attica Highway C public accesses.
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